Rethinking the School Curriculum: Values, Aims and Purposes

ISBN-13: 9780415306782 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 208 str.

John White

Opis

In this important and timely book, the contributors argue that the new statement of aims cannot be achieved within the confines of the current curriculum. In 2000, the school curriculum in England was equipped with an extensive set of aims and purposes directed at eliminating the widespread dissatisfaction at the content of the curriculum. In this book, leading experts in the teaching of school subjects examine the significance of the new aims for the reform of the curriculum. In two general introductory chapters John White discusses the aims and how they might be realised in schools and draws conclusions about how government policy on the curriculum should proceed. The remainder of the book focuses on subject specific areas and how these could and should be developed to produce a more relevant and enjoyable curriculum experience for pupils, including more opportunities for choice of activities. This honest portrayal of the school curriculum today and how it should be developed in line with the new aims set by the government. It will be of particular interest to those studying education with a particular focus on the areas of curriculum, assessment, school management, philosophy of education and the history of education.

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction, John White; Chapter 2 Shaping a curriculum, John White; Chapter 3 Art and design, John Steers; Chapter 4 Design and technology, Richard Kimbell; Chapter 5 English, Bethan Marshall; Chapter 6 Geography, David Lambert; Chapter 7 History, Terry Haydn; Chapter 8 Mathematics, Peter Gill; Chapter 9 Modern foreign languages, Kevin Williams; Chapter 10 Music, Charles Plummeridge, Keith Swanwick; Chapter 11 Physical education, Dawn Penney; Chapter 12 Religious education, Michael Hand; Chapter 13 Science, Edgar Jenkins; Chapter 14 Conclusion, John White;

O autorze

John White is Professor of Philosophy of Education at the Institute of Education, University of London and has written extensively on the subject of the National Curriculum.