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The curriculum of the future : from the "new sociology of education" to a critical theory of learning

Title
The curriculum of the future : from the "new sociology of education" to a critical theory of learning / Michael F.D. Young.
Author
Young, Michael F. D.
Publication
London ; Philadelphia, PA : Falmer Press, 1998.

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Description
ix, 204 pages; 24 cm
Summary
Young argues the need to rethink post-16 education to shift focus onto vocational education, school-work issues and lifelong learning.
Subject
  • Educational sociology > Great Britain
  • Education > Aims and objectives > Great Britain
  • Education > Curricula > Great Britain
  • Education > Aims and objectives
  • Education > Curricula
  • Educational sociology
  • Curriculum
  • Lerntheorie
  • Pädagogische Soziologie
  • Leerplannen
  • Great Britain
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 184-193) and index.
Contents
Section 1 Constructing and Reconstructing a Sociology of the Curriculum 7 -- Chapter 1 The Curriculum as Socially Organized Knowledge 9 -- Chapter 2 Curriculum Change: Limits and Possibilities 22 -- Chapter 3 The Curriculum and the 'New Sociology of Education' 34 -- Section 2 Academic/Vocational Divisions in the Curriculum of the Future 49 -- Chapter 4 Bridging Academic/Vocational Divisions in the 14-19 Curriculum: A New Perspective on Linking Education and Work 51 -- Chapter 5 The Economic Basis for the Curriculum for the 21st Century 64 -- Chapter 6 Modularization as a Strategy for Unifying the Post-compulsory Curriculum 80 -- Chapter 7 Integrating Personal and Social Education into the 14-19 Curriculum 92 -- Chapter 8 Qualifications for a Learning Society: Building on the Dearing Review 105 -- Chapter 9 Beyond A-Levels: Towards an Advanced Level Curriculum of the Future 117 -- Section 3 Knowledge, Learning and Curriculum in a Learning Society 135 -- Chapter 10 Post-compulsory Education in a Learning Society 137 -- Chapter 11 Towards a New Curriculum for Teacher Education 156 -- Chapter 12 From the 'New Sociology of Education' to a Critical Theory of Learning 168.
ISBN
  • 0750707895
  • 9780750707893
  • 0750707887
  • 9780750707886
  • 0203019199
  • 9780203019191
LCCN
99168709
OCLC
  • ocm40226583
  • 40226583
  • SCSB-414745
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library