Although curriculum is central to the schooling process, debates about it are rarely well informed. Over the past 10 years, there has been a dearth of books that have informed the debate by examining curriculum in a broader context, beyond the National Curriculum. In this re-examination of the area, the author opens up a more general debate on how the curriculum is shaped and the compromises made between different ideologies of the nature and purpose of education.
Although curriculum is central to the schooling process, debates about it are rarely well informed. Over the past 10 years, there has been a dearth of...