International Handbook of Curriculum Research (Studies in Curriculum Theory Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415804299 ISBN 13: 9780415804295

Publisher: Routledge, 2013

Synopsis

Continuing its calling to define the field and where it is going, the Second Edition of this landmark handbook brings up to date its comprehensive reportage of scholarly developments and school curriculum initiatives worldwide, providing a panoramic view of the state of curriculum studies globally. Its international scope and currency and range of research and theory reflect and contribute significantly to the ongoing internationalization of curriculum studies and its growth as a field worldwide.

Changes in the Second Edition:

• Five new or updated introductory chapters pose transnational challenges to key questions curriculum research addresses locally.
• Countries absent in the First Edition are represented: Chile, Colombia, Cypress, Ethiopia, Germany, Iran, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, and Switzerland.
• 39 new or updated chapters on curriculum research in 34 countries highlight curriculum research that is not widely known in North America.

This handbook is an indispensable resource for prospective and practicing teachers, for curriculum studies scholars, and for education students around the world.

About this title

About the Author:

William F. Pinar is Canada Research Chair in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0415804299
• ISBN 13: 9780415804295
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 572
• Editor: Pinar William F.