
Procedures of Power and Curriculum Change
Foucault and the Quest for Possibilities in Science Education
David W. Blades(Author)
Peter Lang Verlag
Published on 1. December 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
294 pages
978-0-8204-3325-7 (ISBN)
Description
Is curriculum change possible? Procedures of Power and Curriculum Change provides a provocative new response to this question. Through a case study of a recent major attempt to change high school science, this work reveals the continuing barrenness of modernistic explanations of curriculum change. Revisiting this case study in the light of Foucault's concept of power suggests that curriculum change is not an issue of correct technique but a journey of being. An imaginative weaving of narratives, metaphors and allegory invites readers to join this journey by entering into a postmodern conversation about the possibilities for curriculum change.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 map, 1 port.
Dimensions
Height: 21 cm
Width: 14.8 cm
Weight
430 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8204-3325-7 (9780820433257)
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The Author: David W. Blades is Associate Professor at the University of Alberta. He received his Ph.D. in Secondary Education from the University of Alberta. His paper on power and curriculum change was awarded a Tetuso Aoki Award in 1993 by JCT: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Curriculum Studies. A Killam Scholar and award-winning teacher, he has published and presented widely on the topics of curriculum change and science education.