Title
Pinar, William F., "Reconstructing the Private and Public Spheres in Curriculum and Teaching," pp. 205-232 in his What is Curriculum Theory ? Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004.
Annotation
Condemns the anti-intellectual business mentality now dominant in U.S. education and public policies (such as the NCLB Act) and the collusion by groups such as AACTE and NCATE with these policy directions; challenges curriculum theorists to teach against this mentality both in the classroom and with the public.
Broad Topical Focus
Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences, Curriculum Policies and Policy Making
Source Discipline
Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study
Critical Inquiry, Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study
Single Study
Narrow Topic
Curriculum and Politics, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum
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