| What Should Schools Teach?: Disciplines, Subjects, and the Pursuit of Truth Contributor(s): Standish, Alex (Editor), Cuthbert, Alka Sehgal (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1782772170 ISBN-13: 9781782772170 Publisher: Ucl Ioe Press OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Curricula - Education | Higher - Education | Aims & Objectives |
| Dewey: 375.001 |
| LCCN: 2017479138 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.55 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The blurring of the distinctions between pedagogy and curriculum, and experience and knowledge, has resulted in a generation of teachers who are confused about the part that each of these plays in the education of children. Schools may still teach through subjects, but there is little consensus about what constitutes a subject and what they are for. The aim of this book is to contribute to a more robust rationale for, and understanding of, what schools should teach - the curriculum. This is not to dismiss the significance of pedagogy, how children learn or the personal knowledge and experiences they bring to the classroom. Rather, to become a successful teacher depends upon understanding the respective roles of each. But the curriculum - what to teach - is logically prior to how to teach it. There is no more important question in education. |
Contributor Bio(s): Standish, Alex: - Alex Standish is a Senior Lecturer in Geography Education at the UCL Institute of Education.Cuthbert, Alka Sehgal: - Alka Sehgal Cuthbert has spent two decades as an English teacher at secondary level and as a lecturer in cultural studies in higher education. |