Critical Geographies of Education: Space, Place, and Curriculum Inquiry

ISBN-13: 9780367407797 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 110 str.

Robert J. Helfenbein

Opis

This work traces how spatial analysis can be useful in curriculum theorizing, social foundations of education, and educational research. It surveys a range of issues including social justice and racial equity in schools, educational reform, internationalization of the curriculum, and how schools are placed within the larger social fabric.

Spis treści

1. Critical Geography and Education—An Introduction;  2. Space, Place, and Power ;  3. Spaces of Possibility;  4. Geographies of School Reform;  5. The Global City—Taking Space Seriously;  6.The City as Curriculum: The Baltimore Uprising and Spaces of Exception;  7. Conclusions/Connections;  8. Notes on Method

O autorze

Robert J. Helfenbein is Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs and Professor of Curriculum Studies in the Tift College of Education at Mercer University. His current research interests include curriculum theorizing in urban contexts, cultural studies of education, and the impact of globalization on the lived experience of schools.