For fifteen years, The Curriculum Studies Reader has been a field-defining anthology, bringing together the best scholarship from curriculum studies’ past and present. From John Dewey’s nineteenth-century creed to Nel Noddings’ twenty-first century aims, this thoughtful combination of new and timely essays provides a complete survey of the discipline coupled with concrete examples of innovative curriculum and an examination of contemporary topics. New to this much-anticipated fourth edition are substantive updates to the selections of contemporary readings, including pieces by Thomas Misco and Peter Hlebowitsh, reflecting issues such as globalization and the reconciliation between reconceptualists and traditionalists in regard to curriculum. Carefully balanced to engage with the history of curriculum studies while simultaneously looking ahead to its future, The Curriculum Studies Reader continues to be the most authoritative collection in the field.

Table of Contents:
Preface Introduction I. Looking Back: A Prologue to Curriculum Studies 1. Scientific Method in Curriculum-Making Franklin Bobbitt 2. A critical Consideration of the New Pedagogy in its Relation to Modern Science Maria Montessori 3. My Pedagogic Creed John Dewey 4. The Public School and the Immigrant Child Jane Addams 5. Dare the School Build a New Social Order George S. Counts II. Curriculum At Education’s Center Stage 6. Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction Ralph W. Tyler 7. The Rise of Scientific Curriculum-Making and Its Aftermath Herbert M. Kliebard 8. Man: A Course of Study Jerome S. Bruner 9. Objectives W. James Popham 10. Education Objectives – Help or Hindrance Elliot W. Eisner 11. The Daily Grind Phillip W. Jackson 12. Curriculum and Consciousness Maxine Greene III. Reconceptualizing Curriculum Theory 13. The Reconceptualization of Curriculum Studies William E. Pinar 14. Pedagogy of the Oppressed Paulo Freire 15. Controlling the Work of Teachers Michael W. Apple 16. The Paideia Proposal Mortimer Adler 17. The False Promise of the Paideia: A Cricitcal Review of the Paideia Proposal Nel Noddings 18. Implementation as Mutual Adaptation: Change in Classroom Organization Milbrey Wallin McLaughlin IV. After a Century of Curriculum Thought: Change and Continuity 19. The Four R’s – An Alternative to the Tyler Rational William R. Doll Jr. 20. Centripetal Thinking in Curriculum Studies Peter Hlebowitsh 21. High-Stakes Testing and Curriculum Control: A Qualitative Metasynthesis Wayne Au 22. Standardizing Knowledge in a Multicultural Society Christine Sleeter and Jamy Stillman 23. Outside the Core: Accountability in Tested and Untested Subjects Leslie Siskin 24. What Does it Mean to Say a School is Doing Well? Elliot W. Eisner 25. Subtractive Schooling, Caring Relations, and Social Capital in the Schooling of U.S. Mexican Youth Angela Valenzuela 26. Teacher Experiences of Culture in the Curriculum Elaine Chan 27. Interrupting Heteronormativity: Toward a Queer Curriculum Theory Dennis Sumara and Brent Davis 28. Silence on Gays and Lesbians in Social Studies Curriculum Stephen J. Thornton 29. Gender Perspectives on Educating for Global Citizenship Peggy McIntosh. 30. Moving Beyond Fidelity Expectations: Rethinking Curriculum Reform for Controversial Topics in Post-Communist Setting Thomas Misco 31. Complementary Curriculum: The Work of Ecologically Minded Teachers Christy M. Moroye 32. Curriculum for the 21st Century Nel Noddings