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  Title

  Critical curriculum studies : education, consciousness, and the politics of knowing

  Author

  Au, Wayne, 1972-  

  Publisher:

  Routledge,

  Pub date:

  2012.

  Pages:

  xvi, 123 p. ;

  ISBN:

  9780415877114

  Item info:

  1 copy available at New York State Library.
  

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  Critical curriculum studies : education, consciousness, and the politics of knowing
  Au, Wayne, 1972-
  

  Control number:

  ocn613424372

  ISBN:

  9780415877114 (hardback)

  ISBN:

  0415877113 (hardback)

  ISBN:

  9780415877121 (paperback)

  ISBN:

  0415877121 (paperback)

  ISBN:

  9780203806449 (e-book)

  ISBN:

  0203806441 (e-book)

  Local control number:

  (OCoLC)613424372 (OCoLC)779920346 (OCoLC)793210604

  Call number:

  370.115 C934 213-1653

  Author:

  Au, Wayne, 1972-

  Title:

  Critical curriculum studies : education, consciousness, and the politics of knowing / Wayne Au.

  Imprint:

  New York : Routledge, 2012.

  Physical description:

  xvi, 123 p. ; 24 cm.

  Series:

  (The critical social thought series)

  Note:

  Includes bibliographical references (p. [103]-115) and index.

  Contents:

  With and within the world: developing a dialectical conception of consciousness -- Epistemology and educational experience: curriculum, the accessibility of knowledge, and complex environmental design -- Developing curricular standpoint: strong objectivity and the politics of school knowledge -- Curriculum of the oppressed: curricular standpoint in practice -- Conclusion: critical consciousness, relative autonomy, and the curriculum.

  Summary:

  "Critical Curriculum Studies" brings together curriculum theory, critical educational studies, and feminist standpoint theory with practical examples of teaching for social justice to argue for a transformative curriculum that challenges existing inequity in social, educational, and economic relations. Making use of the work of important scholars such as Freire, Vygotsky, Hartsock, Harding, and others, "Critical Curriculum Studies", argues that we must understand the relationship between the curriculum and the types of consciousness we carry out into the world"-- Provided by publisher.

  Summary:

  "Critical Curriculum Studies: Education, Consciousness, and the Politics of Knowing offers a novel framework for thinking about how curriculum relates to students' understanding of the world around them. Wayne Au brings together curriculum theory, critical educational studies, and feminist standpoint theory with practical examples of teaching for social justice to argue for a transformative curriculum that challenges existing inequity in social, educational, and economic relations. Making use of the work of important scholars such as Freire, Vygotsky, Hartsock, Harding, and others, Critical Curriculum Studies, argues that we must understand the relationship between the curriculum and the types of consciousness we carry out into the world"-- Provided by publisher.

  Held by:

  NYSL

  Subject:

  Education--Curricula--Social aspects--United States.

  Subject:

  Transformative learning--Curricula--United States.

  Subject:

  Critical pedagogy--United States.

  Subject:

  EDUCATION / General bisacsh

  Subject:

  EDUCATION / Curricula bisacsh

  Subject:

  Éducation--Programmes d'études--Aspect social--États-Unis. ram

  Subject:

  Apprentissage transformationnel--États-Unis. ram

  Subject:

  Pédagogie critique--États-Unis. ram

  Subject:

  Education--Curricula--Social aspects--United States.

  Subject:

  Transformative learning--Curricula--United States.

  Subject:

  Critical pedagogy--United States.

  Series:

  (Critical social thought.)