Change and the Curriculum

by Geva M Blenkin, T Gwyn Edwards, A Vic Kelly

Overview

Through the work of the Schools Council and other national agencies, the difficulties of achieving effective curriculum change through centralized initiatives and directives have been well documented. At the same time the importance of teacher involvement in such activities, and the advantages of curriculum development over revolutionary innovation, have become plain. This knowledge and the understandings it has generated are important today, when unusually sweeping changes are being brought about in the school curriculum.

The authors of this book draw together these ideas to assist people promoting curriculum changes, as well as those on the receiving end of such projects.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781853961540
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	04/28/1992
Series:	Curriculum Development Series
Pages:	184
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

For many years A.V. Kelly was Dean of Education and Professor of Curriculum Studies at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is now retired but continues to work in Education.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE CONCEPT OF CHANGE
Response to the Notion of Change
Technological Change and Social Change
Education and Change
Concepts of Curriculum
Summary and Conclusions
PART TWO: EDUCATIONAL CHANGE: A THEORETICAL OVERVIEW
Curriculum Change
The Background
Early Theories of Curriculum Change
Recent and Emergent Theoretical Perspectives
Summary and Conclusions
PART THREE: NATIONAL AGENCIES AND CURRICULUM CHANGE
Agencies for Supporting Curriculum Change and Development
The Impact of Agencies for Assessment and Monitoring
Agencies for Policy Implementation and Control
Summary and Conclusions
PART FOUR: SCHOOL-CENTRED INNOVATION
School-Centred Innovation
The Origins
School-Based Curriculum Development
Action Research
School Self-Evaluation and School-Based Review
Summary and Conclusions
PART FIVE: CURRICULUM CHANGE AND EDUCATIONAL DISCOURSE
Rhetoric
The Legitimation of Discourse
Summary and Conclusions