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9780226021232

Curriculum As Conversation

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  • ISBN13:

    9780226021232

  • ISBN10:

    0226021238

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1996-05-15
  • Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

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Summary

"Applebee's central point, the need to teach 'knowledge in context,' is absolutely crucial for the hopes of any reformed curriculum. His experience and knowledge give his voice an authority that makes many of the current proposals on both the left and right seem shallow by comparison."Gerald Graff, University of Chicago

Author Biography

Arthur N. Applebee is professor in the School of Education and director of the National Research Center on Literature Teaching and Learning at the University at Albany, State University of New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Role of Tradition
The Individual and Tradition
Deadly Traditions
Curriculum as Conversation
Characteristics of Effective Curricula
Structuring Curricular Conversations
Recent Curriculum Proposals as Domains for Conversation
Toward a Pedagogy of Knowledge-in-Action
Reconciling Conflicting Traditions
References
Index
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