Title
Young, Michael, "An Approach to the Study of Curricula as Socially Organized Knowledge," pp. 19-46 in his Knowledge and Control: New Directions for the Sociology of Education. London: Collier-Macmillan, 1971. Reprinted pp. 254-285 in Arno A. Bellack and Herbert M. Kliebard, eds., Curriculum and Evaluation. Berkeley, CA: Mc Cutcheon, 1977.*
Annotation
Describes the sociological approach to the organization of knowledge in curricula and explains what is meant by socially organized knowledge.
Broad Topical Focus
Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline
Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study
Critical Inquiry
Type of Study
Single Study
Narrow Topic
Content Selection and Organization, Ideology and School Knowledge, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum
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