Why Knowledge Matters in Curriculum: A Social Realist Argument

Why Knowledge Matters in Curriculum: A Social Realist Argument - Paperback

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Why Knowledge Matters in Curriculum: A Social Realist Argument

Why Knowledge Matters in Curriculum: A Social Realist Argument - Paperback

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by Leesa Wheelahan (Author)

This book takes a unique approach by using the sociology of Basil Bernstein and the philosophy of critical realism as complementary modes of theorising to extend and develop social realist arguments about the role of knowledge in curriculum, and to elaborate social realism's critique of constructivism, technical-instrumentalism and neo-conservatism.

Author Biography

Leesa Wheelahan is an associate professor at the L.H. Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests include vocational knowledge in curriculum, and tertiary education policy and social justice. She is a regular commentator for Campus Review, Australia's weekly tertiary education newspaper

Number of Pages: 208
Dimensions: 0.44 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN
Publication Date: January 10, 2012

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