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The Character of Curriculum Studies

Bildung, Currere, and the Recurring Question of the Subject

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  1. William F. Pinar
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • William F. Pinar
      Pages 1-21

  3. The Subject of Politics and Culture

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. The Unaddressed “I” of Ideology Critique

      • William F. Pinar
      Pages 25-38

    3. Decolonization and Subjective Reconstruction

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      Pages 39-48

    4. Multiculturalism, Nationality, Cosmopolitanism

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      Pages 49-59

  4. The Subject of School and Society

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. Bildung in Society and History

      • William F. Pinar
      Pages 63-76

    3. “Molds” and “Spirit” in the Eight-Year Study

      • William F. Pinar
      Pages 77-91

  5. The Subject of Educational Experience

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 93-93
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    2. Subjective Reconstruction through Aesthetic Education

      • William F. Pinar
      Pages 95-103

    3. Currere and Cosmopolitanism

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      Pages 105-121

    4. Epilogue: The Recurring Question of the Subject

      • William F. Pinar
      Pages 123-144

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 145-256
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About this book

Assembles essays addressing the recurring question of the 'subject,' understood both as human person and school subject, thereby elaborating the subjective and disciplinary character of curriculum studies.

About the author

WILLIAM F. PINAR Canada Research Chair at the Center for International Curriculum in the Faculty of Education at the University of British Columbia, Canada.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: The Character of Curriculum Studies

  • Book Subtitle: Bildung, Currere, and the Recurring Question of the Subject

  • Authors: William F. Pinar

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137015839

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Education Collection, Education (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Nature America Inc. 2011

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-11033-5Published: 08 December 2011

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29277-6Published: 08 December 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-01583-9Published: 19 December 2011

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 273

  • Topics: Curriculum Studies, Philosophy of Education, Educational Philosophy

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