Title
Apple, Michael W., "Curriculum Planning: Content, Form, and the Politics of Accountability," pp. 25-44 in F. Michael Connelly, Ming Fang He, and JoAnn Phillion, eds., The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2008.
Annotation
Reviews political issues and actions related to deciding curriculum content and curriculum organization, including struggles by various social groups to influence textbook content, standards and testing, and pedagogical practices that are adopted by legislative bodies in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Broad Topical Focus
Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline
Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study
Critical Inquiry
Type of Study
Status Study
Narrow Topic
Curriculum and Politics, Comparative Curriculum
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