Curriculum of the Future : From the 'New Sociology of Education' to a Critical Theory of Learning

by Young,Michael F

• ISBN13: 9780750707893
• ISBN10: 0750707895
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-08-01
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

In this important new book the author looks back on the 'knowing question'. What knowledge is selected to be validated as school knowledge, or as part of the curriculum, and why is it selected? Looking forward to the next decade, Young discusses how most developed countries have high levels of participation in post-compulsory education but still use curricula designed for a time when only the elite pursued further education. He argues the need to rethink post-16 education to shift focus onto vocational education, schoolwork issues and lifelong learning.

Author Biography

Michael F. D. Young is Professor of Education and Head of the Post-16 Education Centre at the Institute of Education, University of London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction	1	(6)
Section 1 Constructing and Reconstructing a Sociology of the Curriculum	7	(42)
Chapter 1 The Curriculum as Socially Organized Knowledge	9	(13)
Chapter 2 Curriculum Change: Limits and Possibilities	22	(12)
Chapter 3 The Curriculum and the `New Sociology of Education'	34	(15)
Section 2 Academic/Vocational Divisions in the Curriculum of the Future	49	(86)
Chapter 4 Bridging Academic/Vocational Divisions in the 14-19 Curriculum: A New Perspective on Linking Education and Work	51	(13)
Chapter 5 The Economic Basis for the Curriculum for the 21st Century	64	(16)
Chapter 6 Modularization as a Strategy for Unifying the Post-compulsory Curriculum	80	(12)
Chapter 7 Integrating Personal and Social Education into the 14-19 Curriculum	92	(13)
Chapter 8 Qualifications for a Learning Society: Building on the Dearing Review	105	(12)
Chapter 9 Beyond A-Levels: Towards an Advanced Level Curriculum of the Future	117	(18)
Section 3 Knowledge, Learning and Curriculum in a Learning Society	135	(48)
Chapter 10 Post-compulsory Education in a Learning Society	137	(19)
Chapter 11 Towards a New Curriculum for Teacher Education	156	(12)
Chapter 12 From the `New Sociology of Education' to a Critical Theory of Learning	168	(15)
Notes	183	(1)
References	184	(10)
Chronology of Original Papers	194	(2)
Index	196