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Fenstermacher, Gary D., and John I. Goodlad, eds., Individual Differences and the Common Curriculum, Eighty-second Yearbook of the NSSE, Part I. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983., Gary D. Fenstermacher and John I. Goodlad

Annotation: Treats perennial issues in curriculum of the implications of individual differences and the desire for a common curriculum for all students.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Differentiation, Content Selection and Organization, Core Mandates, Psychology and Curriculum, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Curriculum Standards and Testing

 

Rosenauer, Walter, "On a Locus of Origin of Educational Practices," Theory Into Practice, 22(Summer, 1983), 235-240., Walter Rosenauer

Annotation: Discusses the relation of theory and practice in education and dilemmas involved in deducing the latter from the former.

Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Curriculum Conceptions and Theories
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses

 

Leonard, J. Timothy, "Mystery and Myth: Curriculum as the Illumination of Lived Experience," The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 5(Winter, 1983), 17-25., J. Timothy Leonard

Annotation: Makes the case for connecting curriculum theory to lived experience; discusses practical implications for curriculum.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum as Experience

 

Dynan, Muredach E., "Dissemination of Curriculum Innovations: Where are We Heading?" Curriculum Perspectives, 3(October, 1983), 60-65., Muredach E. Dynan

Annotation: Reassesses dissemination strategies and reviews related research and implications.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Development Strategies

 

Tanner, Laurel N., "Curriculum History and Educational Leadership," Educational Leadership, 41(November, 1983), 38-39; 42.*, Laurel N. Tanner

Annotation: Makes the case for educational leaders knowing and using curriculum history.

Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Curriculum Specialists in Schools

 

Smith, David, "On the Concept of Perceived Curriculum Decision-Making Space," Curriculum Perspectives, 3(May, 1983), 21-30., David Smith

Annotation: Employs Bernstein's frame factors to study teacher decision-making in curriculum.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Decision-making Processes
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Teacher Planning

 

Schon, Donald A. The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action . New York: Basic Books, 1983., Donald A. Schon

Annotation: Describes various facets of reflection-in-action by practitioners in diverse fields, including education.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Action Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Teacher Research, Curriculum Deliberation, Conceptions of Teaching, Professionalization in Curriculum

 

Joyce, Bruce R., Richard H. Hersh, and Michael McKibbin, The Structure of School Improvement . New York: Longman, 1983., Bruce R. Joyce, Richard H. Hersh, and Michael McKibbin

Annotation: Provides a handbook on redesigning schools, curricula, and staff developmemt.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Criticism of Schooling, Content Selection and Organization, In-service Teacher Development

 

Friesen, John W., Robert B. Carson, and F. T. Johnson, The Teacher's Voice: A Study of Teacher Participation in Three Alberta Communities . Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1983., John W. Friesen, Robert B. Carson, and F. T. Johnson

Annotation: Reports a study of teachers' participation in curriculum decision-making.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Decision-making Processes
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Teacher Knowledge

 

Woods, Peter E., Sociology and the School: An Interactionist Viewpoint . London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1983., Peter E. Woods

Annotation: Explains the symbolic interactionist perspective and related research.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Giroux, Henry A., Theory and Resistance in Education: A Pedagogy for the Opposition . South Hadley, MA: Bergin and Garvey, 1983., Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: Contains six essays on this topic based on earlier published articles.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Ideology and School Knowledge, Curriculum and Politics

 

Grumet, Madeleine R., "The Line is Drawn," Educational Leadership, 40(January, 1983), 28-38., Madeleine R. Grumet

Annotation: Explores aesthetic experience as a metaphor for education.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Aesthetics and Curriculum, Curriculum as Experience, Ideology and School Knowledge

 

Giroux, Henry A., "Literacy, Ideology, and the Politics of Schooling," pp. 205-231 in his Theory and Resistance in Education: A Pedagogy for the Opposition . Granby, MA: Bergin and Garvey, 1983., Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: GIves a critique of current debate on literacy and schooling including instrumental, interaction, and reproduction ideologies; refers to Freire's notion of critical literacy.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Curriculum and Politics, English

 

Broadbent, Marianne, and Bruce Kemp, "Meeting Curriculum Information Needs," Curriculum Perspectives, 3(October, 1983), 1-7., Marianne Broadbent and Bruce Kemp

Annotation: Describes features of a desirable curriculum information system and describes a project in New South Wales.

Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization, Comparative Curriculum

 

Shapiro, H. Svi, "Educational Research, Social Change and the Challenge to Methodology: A Study in the Sociology of Knowledge," Phenomenology+Pedagogy, 1(No., 2, 1983), 127-139.*, H. Svi Shapiro

Annotation: Describes the rise of phenomenological research, its attributes, and its prospects.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Comparisons Among Inquiry Modes

 

Kennedy, Mary M., "Working Knowledge," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 5(December, 1983), 193-211., Mary M. Kennedy

Annotation: Describes in a general context the use of knowledge in practice and related issues.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Action Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Utilization, Practical Knowledge

 

Hameyer, Uwe, Karl Frey, and Henning Haft, eds., Handbuch Der Curriculum-Forschung, (Handbook of Curriculum Research ). Weinheim and Basel: Beltz Verlag, 1983., Uwe Hameyer, Karl Frey, and Henning Haft

Annotation: Contains a comprehensive review of empirical and theory-oriented curriculum research carried out in German-speaking countries from 1970-1981; in ten sections with 69 articles.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General, Curriculum Research Domains and Structure, Defining Curriculum Research Questions, Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Multiple/Mixed Forms of Inquiry, Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Comparative Curriculum, Literature of Curriculum

 

Callahan, Daniel, and Bruce Jennings, eds., Ethics, the Social Sciences, and Policy Analysis . New York: Plenum Press, 1983., Daniel Callahan and Bruce Jennings

Annotation: Describes policy analysis research approaches.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Luckmann, Thomas, "Common Sense, Science, and the Specialization of Knowledge," Phenomenology + Pedagogy , 1(No. 1, 1983), 59-73., Thomas Luckmann

Annotation: Shows the consequence of curricular specialization of knowledge.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis, Scientific/Empirical Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Content Selection and Organization, Ideology and School Knowledge

 

Brown, Gillian, and George Yule, Discourse Analysis . Cambridge, MA: Cambridge University Press, 1983., Gillian Brown and George Yule

Annotation: Gives principles of doing discourse analysis.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Content Analysis
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Discourse Analysis

 

McNeil, Linda M., "Defensive Teaching and Classroom Control," pp. 114-142 in Michael W. Apple and Lois Weis, eds., Ideology and Practice in Schooling . Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press: 1983., Linda M. McNeil

Annotation: Illustrates classroom control in economics classes and various conceptions of school knowledge via fragmentation, mystification, omission, and simplification.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry, Ethnographic Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Social Efficiency/Control, Social Studies, Ideology and School Knowledge

 

Schubert, William H., "Possible Directions for the Study of Curriculum History," pp. 60-62 in Murry R. Nelson, ed., Papers of the Society for the Study of Curriculum History: 1980 and 1982. DeKalb, IL: College of Education, Northern Illinois University, 1983., William H. Schubert

Annotation: Assesses the state of currculum history as represented by SSCH.

Broad Topical Focus: Defining Curriculum Research Questions, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Curriculum History, American/International Curriculum Organizations

 

Dillon, J. T., "The Use of Questions in Educational Research," Educational Researcher, 12(November, 1983), 19-24.*, J. T. Dillon

Annotation: Reports a content analysis of the form and substance of research questions used in educational research studies reported in a variety of educational research journals for a period of one year.

Broad Topical Focus: Defining Curriculum Research Questions, Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Content Analysis
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Education as a Field of Study

 

Giroux, Henry A., "Toward a New Public Sphere," pp. 234-242 in his Theory and Resistance in Education: A Pedagogy for the Opposition . South Hadley, MA: Bergin and Garvey, 1983., Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: Discusses the notion of the public sphere as a place for radical pedagogies to be redefined and restructured.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum and Politics

 

Giroux, Henry A., "Reproduction, Resistance, and Accommodation," pp. 72-111 in his Theory and Resistance in Education: A Pedagogy for the Opposition . Granby, MA: Bergin and Garvey, 1983., Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: Discusses various theories (and theorists) related to each aspect of the topic and urges going beyond them.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Theorists
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Ideology and School Knowledge

 

Berlak, Ann, and Harold Berlak, "Toward a Nonhierarchical Approach to School Inquiry and Leadership," Curriculum Inquiry, 13(Fall, 1983), 267-294., Ann Berlak and Harold Berlak

Annotation: Casts a series of dilemmas around which critical inquiry may be used; gives an illustration in a hypothetical elementary school setting.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Research Domains and Structure, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Defining Curriculum Research Questions
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Teaching/Learning Process

 

Doll, William E., Jr., "Curriculum and Change: Piaget's Organismic Origins," The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 5(Spring, 1983), 4-61., William E. Doll Jr.

Annotation: Explains three views of change plus one based on Piaget's view of change; draws implications for curriculum; followed by five articles critiquing this article.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Psychology and Curriculum, Teaching/Learning Process

 

Walker, Rob, "Three Good Reasons for not Doing Case Studies in Curriculum Research," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 15(April-June, 1983), 155-165. Reprinted pp. 103-116 in Ernest House, ed., New Directions in Educational Evaluation. Philadelphia, PA: Falmer, 1986.*, Rob Walker

Annotation: Examines the reasons why case studies are often seen as weak forms of inquiry in curriculum studies and offers some arguments for their value.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism, Ethnographic Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Warwick, Donald P., and Thomas F. Pettigrew, "Toward Ethical Guidelines for Social Science Research in Public Policy," pp. 335-368 in Daniel Callahan and Bruce Jennings, eds., Ethics, the Social Sciences, and Policy Analysis. New York City: Plenum Press, 1983., Donald P. Warwick and Thomas F. Pettigrew

Annotation: Discusses issues in using research in formulating public policy.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Curriculum Policies and Policy Making
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Ethical Issues in Curriculum

 

Vallance, Elizabeth, "Curriculum as a Field of Practice," pp. 154-164 in Fenwick W. English, ed., Fundamental Curriculum Decisions , 1983 ASCD Yearbook. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1983., Elizabeth Vallance

Annotation: Identifies major questions and common threads related to curriculum development; describes curriculum as a field of practice and draws implications for training curriculum practitioners.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study, Curriculum Research Domains and Structure
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Practical Knowledge, Programs of Study in Curriculum and Instruction, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Curriculum Specialists in Schools

 

Tikunoff, William J., and John R. Mergendollar, "Inquiry as a Means to Professional Growth: The Teacher as Researcher," pp. 210-227 in Gary A. Griffin, ed., Staff Development, 82nd Yearbook of NSSE, Part II. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983., William J. Tikunoff and John R. Mergendollar

Annotation: Makes the case for inquiry done by teachers.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry, Action Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Teacher Research, Teaching/Learning Process, In-service Teacher Development

 

Hurd, Paul de Hart, "Synthesis Processes in Curriculum Development," pp. 546-670 in Spencer A. Ward and Linda J. Reed, eds., Knowledge Structure and Use: Implications for Synthesis and Interpretation . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983., Paul de Hart Hurd

Annotation: Summarizes procedures for creating syntheses of research in curriculum development with an example from science curriculum.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Development Strategies, Knowledge Generation, Science

 

Ratcliffe, John W., "Notions of Validity in Qualitative Research Methodology," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 5(December, 1983), 147-167., John W. Ratcliffe

Annotation: Analyzes the notions of validity in relation to methodologies of qualitative research.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Multiple/Mixed Forms of Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Qualitative Research

 

Carr, Wilfred, and Stephen Kemmis, Becoming Critical: Knowing Through Action Research . Geelong, Victoria, Australia: Deakin University Press, 1983. Revised Edition, 1986., Wilfred Carr and Stephen Kemmis

Annotation: Examines the naturalistic, interpretive, and critical views of educational theory and practice; spells out the critical approach to action research.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Action Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Comparisons Among Inquiry Modes

 

Jennings, Bruce, "Interpretive Social Science and Policy Analysis," pp. 3-35 in Daniel Callahan and Bruce Jennings, eds., Ethics: The Social Sciences and Policy Analysis . New York: Plenum, 1983.*, Bruce Jennings

Annotation: Explains nature and methods of interpretive social science and policy analysis.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Gitlin, Andrew, "School Structure and Teachers' Work," pp. 193-212 in Michael W. Apple and Lois Weis, eds., Ideology and Practice in Schooling. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1983., Andrew Gitlin

Annotation: Shows how the structure of schooling affected teachers' work in an IGE school reform.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Ethnographic Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Parish, Ralph, and Richard Arends, "Why Innovative Programs are Discontinued," Educational Leadership, 40(January, 1983), 62-65., Ralph Parish and Richard Arends

Annotation: Reports a study of the topic in several local schools; suggests ways to overcome problems encountered.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Implementation

 

Weis, Lois, "Schooling and Cultural Production: A Comparison of Black and White Lived Culture," pp. 235-261 in Michael W. Apple and Lois Weis, eds., Ideology and Practice in Schooling. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1983., Lois Weis

Annotation: Provides an example of a phenomenological study on this topic.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Ideology and School Knowledge

 

Giroux, Henry A., "Critical Theory and Educational Practice," pp.7-41 in his Theory and Resistance in Education: A Pedagogy for the Opposition . Granby, MA: Bergin and Garvey, 1983., Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: Gives history of the Frankfort School of critical theory, its critique of instrumental reasoning, and its critiques of culture and of depth psychology; draws implications for a critical theory of education.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses

 

Giroux, Henry A., "Ideology and Agency in the Process of Schooling," Journal of Education (Boston University), 165(Winter, 1983), 12-34., Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: Discusses the legacy of Marxist ideology in the culturalist and the structuralist traditions; discusses ideology in detail and its relation to schooling and power.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Curriculum as Experience, Curriculum and Politics

 

Roberts-Gray, Cynthia, and Thomas Gray, "Implementing Innovations," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 5(December, 1983), 213-232., Cynthia Roberts-Gray and Thomas Gray

Annotation: Summarizes what is known about implementing innovations in general.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Implementation

 

Goodson, Ivor, School Subjects and Curriculum Change: Case Studies in Curriculum History. London: Croom Helm, 1983. Philadeplia: Falmer, 1987., Ivor Goodson

Annotation: Discusses the history of several school subjects in the curriculum.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: School Subjects, Curriculum History

 

Dunn, William N., "Research in Progress: Measuring Knowledge Use," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1(September, 1983), 120-133., William N. Dunn

Annotation: Reports studies that attempt to measure use of research knowledge.

Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization

 

Anyon, Jean, "Workers, Labor, and Economic History, and Textbook Content," pp. 37-60 in Michael W. Apple and Lois Weis, eds., Ideology and Practice in Schooling. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983., Jean Anyon

Annotation: Examines ideology present in history textbooks.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Textbooks, Social Studies, Ideology and School Knowledge

 

Brinkerhoff, Robert O., Dale M. Brethower, Terry Hluchyi, and Jeri Ridings Nowakowski, Program Evaluation: Sourcebook; Program Evaluation: Design Manual; Program Evaluation: Sourcebook/Casebook . Hingham, MA: Kluwer Boston, Inc., 1983., Robert O. Brinkerhoff, Dale M. Brethower, Terry Hluchyi, and Jeri Ridings Nowakowski

Annotation: Specifies in this three-book series a seven step process for conducting program evaluations.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Evaluative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Program Audit/Evaluation

 

Toulmin, Stephen, "The Construal of Reality: Criticism in Modern and Postmodern Science," pp. 99-117 in W. J. T. Mitchell, ed., The Politics of Interpretation . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1983., Stephen Toulmin

Annotation: Shows how humanistic inquiry operates in natural sciences too.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry, Hermeneutic Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Science

 

Schubert, William H., "Review of Ph. D. Dissertation by Francine H. Hultgren: Reflecting on the Meaning of Curriculum Through a Hermeneutic Interpretation of Student-Teaching Experiences in Home Economics," Phenomenology+Pedagogy, 1(No. 1, 1983), 96-100., William H. Schubert

Annotation: Critiques this dissertation.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry, Hermeneutic Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Curriculum as Experience

 

Beyer, Landon E., "Aesthetic Curriculum and Cultural Reproduction," pp. 89-113 in Michael W. Apple and Lois Weis, eds., Ideology and Practice in Schooling . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983., Landon E. Beyer

Annotation: Describes the CEMREL arts program, its content, and its ideological orientation.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Aesthetics and Curriculum, Ideology and School Knowledge, Art Education

 

Bullough, Robert V. Jr., "Teaching, Domination, and Curriculum," Journal of Thought, 18(Summer, 1983), 45-53., Robert V. Bullough Jr.

Annotation: Critiques the domination of curriculum and teaching by a control ideology.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Social Efficiency/Control

 

Barone, Thomas, "Things of Use and Things of Beauty: The Story of the Swain County High School Arts Program," Daedalus, 112 (Summer, 1983), 1-28. Reprinted pp. 275-295 in Elliot W. Eisner, ed., The Educational Imagination . New York: Macmillan, 1985. Also reprinted in Tom Barone, Aesthetics, Politics, and Educational Inquiry: Essays and Examples. New York: Peter Lang, 2000.*, Thomas Barone

Annotation: Presents an aesthetic criticism of a North Carolina high school arts program.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism, Evaluative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Secondary School Curriculum, Art Education

 

Strike, Kenneth, and George Posner, "Types of Synthesis and Their Criteria," pp. 345-362 in Spencer A. Ward and Linda J. Reed, eds., Knowledge Structure and Use: Implications for Synthesis and Interpretation . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983., Kenneth Strike and George Posner

Annotation: Presents a classification scheme with examples for various types of syntheses (inductive, dialectics, interdisciplinary, and quasi-synthesis), along with a discussion of applicable criteria.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Romberg, Thomas A., and Gary G. Price, "Curriculum Implementation and Staff Development as Cultural Change," pp. 154-184 in Gary A. Griffith, ed., Staff Development, 82nd Yearbook of the NSSE, Part II. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983. Reprinted pp. 201-231 in Margaret J. Early and Kenneth J. Rehage, eds., Issues in Curriculum: A Selection of Chapters from Past NSSE Yearbooks. 98th Yearbook of the NSSE, Part II. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1999., Thomas A. Romberg and Gary G. Price

Annotation: Summarizes the nature of curriculum changes at various levels and in various dimensions and makes recommendations for systematic monitoring of change; illustrated by a specific local example.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching, Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: In-service Teacher Development, Curriculum Implementation, Program Audit/Evaluation

 

Chiarelott, Leigh, "The Role of Experience in the Curriculum: An Analysis of Dewey's Theory of Experience," The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 5(Summer, 1983), 29-40., Leigh Chiarelott

Annotation: Reviews Dewey's theory of experience and argues for looking at students' experience in curriculum.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Curriculum Theorists, Curriculum Research Domains and Structure
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum as Experience, Knowledge Generation

 

Chiarelott, Leigh, "The Role of Experience in the Curriculum: Application of Dewey's Theory of Experience," Journal of Curriculum Theorizing , 5(Fall, 1983), 22-37., Leigh Chiarelott

Annotation: Describes the nature of experience in curriculum as defined by Dewey.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Theorists
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Normative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum as Experience

 

Kimball, Bruce A., "Founders of 'Liberal Education': The Case for Roman Orators against Socratic Philosophers," Teachers College Record , 85(Winter, 1983), 225-249., Bruce A. Kimball

Annotation: Gives an historical examination of the origins of liberal education.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Liberal Education/General Education, Curriculum History

 

Corbett, H. Dickson, Differing Curriculum Changes within a School: Strategies and Structure. Philadelphia: Research for Better Schools, April, 1983., H. Dickson Corbett

Annotation: Reports a study of curriculum change in 14 schools involving four aspects: the social club, the professional group, administrative delight, and "egg crate".

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Ethnographic Inquiry,Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Development Strategies, Organization Theory

 

Giroux, Henry A., "Ideology, Culture, and Schooling," pp. 119-167 in his Theory and Resistance in Education: A Pedagogy for the Opposition. South Hadley, MA: Bergin and Garvey, 1983.*, Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: Distinguishes the culturalist and the structuralist traditions and analyzes the role of ideology in schooling and curriculum.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making,Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis,Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Ideology and School Knowledge, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Thomas, Hywel, "Education and the Maximization of Welfare: A Response to 'Curricular Yogis and Cost-Benefit Commissars'," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 15(January-March, 1983), 73-82., Hywel Thomas

Annotation: Responds to O'Keeffe's article in 13 (3), 1981; analyzes implications for curriculum of policies designed to maximize the economic benefit from educational spending.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Defining Curriculum Research Questions, Curriculum Administration, Leadership, Finance
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay, Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Goodson, Ivor, "Subjects for Study: Aspects of a Social History of Curriculum," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 15(October-December, 1983), 391-408. A later version appears as "Subjects for Study," pp. 343-367 in Ivor Goodson, ed., Social Histories of the Secondary Curriculum: Subjects for Study. London: Falmer Press, 1985., Ivor Goodson

Annotation: Analyzes some aspects of histories of curriculum subjects.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Defining Curriculum Research Questions
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: School Subjects, Content Selection and Organization, Curriculum History, Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses, Secondary School Curriculum

 

Short, Edmund C., "The Forms and Use of Alternative Curriculum Development Strategies: Policy Implications," Curriculum Inquiry, 13(Spring, 1983), 43-64.*, Edmund C. Short

Annotation: Analyzes and compares curriculum development strategies in relation to where decisions are made, who is involved, and the role of the teacher; sets forth ten criteria for the optimum strategy among several possibilities in a matrix.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Policies and Policy Making
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Development Strategies

 

Nelson, Murry R., and H. Wells Singleton, "The Growth of the Concept of Curriculum as Evidenced by Two Early Content Specific Education Journals, 1909-1927," pp. 7-17 in Murry R. Nelson, ed., Papers of the Society for the Study of Curriculum History: 1980 and 1982 . DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University, College of Education, 1983., Murry R. Nelson and H. Wells Singleton

Annotation: Reports an analysis of articles in Curriculum Journal and in Educational Method for the period.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History

 

Seddon, Terri, "The Hidden Curriculum: An Overview," Curriculum Perspectives, 3(May, 1983), 1-6., Terri Seddon

Annotation: Reviews literature on the hidden curriculum and analyzes it into its various aspects.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis,Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Hidden Curriculum

 

Romanish, Bruce, "Neutrality, Imposition, and Indoctrination in the Writings of George Counts," pp. 49-58 in Murry R. Nelson, ed., Papers of the Society for the Study of Curriculum History: 1980 and 1982 . DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University, College of Education, 1983., Bruce Romanish

Annotation: Discusses several aspects of Counts' thought and writings.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Theorists
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History

 

Aoki, Ted Tetsuo, "Towards a Dialectic Between the Conceptual World and the Lived World: Transcending Instrumentalism in Curriculum Orientation," Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 5(Fall, 1983), 4-21. Reprinted pp. 402-416 in William F. Pinar, ed., Contemporary Curriculum Discourses . Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch Scarisbrick, 1988., Ted Tetsuo Aoki

Annotation: Calls for attention to phenomenological studies of curriculum (situational interpretive studies) in contrast to empirical analytic studies.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Comparisons Among Inquiry Modes

 

Bowers, C. A., "Linguistic Roots of Cultural Invasion in Paulo Freire's Pedagogy," Teachers College Record, 83(Summer, 1983), 935-953., C. A. Bowers

Annotation: Analyzes Freire's pedagogy in the context of Chepervyan (native American) traditions; raises concerns about the westernizing influences of Freire's thought.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Theorists, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Freedom/Authority and Curriculum

 

Boulding, Kenneth E., and Laurence Senesh, eds., The Optimum Utilization of Knowledge: Making Knowledge Serve Human Betterment . Boulder, CO: Westview, 1983., Kenneth E. Boulding and Laurence Senesh

Annotation: Contains articles relating the topic to education and to decision-making in social institutions.

Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization

 

Tanner, Laurel N., "Curriculum History: Whither Thou Goest," pp. 58-60 in Murry R. Nelson, ed., Papers of the Society for the Study of Curriculum History: 1980 and 1982 . DeKalb, IL: College of Education, Northern Illinois University, 1983., Laurel N. Tanner

Annotation: Marks the fifth year of the SSCH with comments on the status and progress of work to date.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Curriculum Research Domains and Structure, Defining Curriculum Research Questions
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Curriculum History

 

Christensen, James E., and James E. Fisher, Organization and Colleges of Education: An Educological Perspective . Sydney: Educology Research Associates, 1983., James E. Christensen and James E. Fisher

Annotation: Formulates a pattern of academic organization for colleges of education based on categories of knowledge about education (educology).

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Teacher Education, Education as a Field of Study, Content Selection and Organization, Educology

 

Calder, J. R., "The Cells of the 'Bloom Taxonomy'," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 15(July-September, 1983), 291-302., J. R. Calder

Annotation: Examines five shortcomings of Bloom's Taxonomy: Cognitive Domain.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Aims and Objectives, Evaluation of Instruction

 

Nunan, Ted, Countering Educational Design . New York : Nichols,1983., Ted Nunan

Annotation: Raises theoretical and practical issues involved in educational design.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Content Selection and Organization, Curriculum Development Strategies, Philosophical Schools, Ideology and School Knowledge, Teaching/Learning Process

 

Beauchamp, George A., "Curriculum Thinking," pp. 18-29 in Fenwick W. English, ed., Fundamental Curriculum Decisions. 1983 ASCD Yearbook. Alexandria, VA: ASCE, 1983. Reprinted pp. 555-567 in James R. Gress, ed., Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1988., George A. Beauchamp

Annotation: Notes three uses of the word "curriculum"--content, process activities (planning, implementing, and evaluating), and curriculum as a field of study; analyzes the language used with each of these.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Definitions,Curriculum Conceptions and Theories,Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General,Inquiry Language in Curriculum Research
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Development Strategies

 

Mann, Dale, "The Impact of IMPACT II," Teachers College Record, 84(Summer, 1983), 837-870., Dale Mann

Annotation: Assesses outcomes of this project regarding instruction and change.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: In-service Teacher Development

 

Hood-Hanchey, Janet L., "Bobbitt's 1914 San Antonio Survey: Much Ado About Nothing?" pp. 18-25 in Murry R. Nelson, ed., Papers of the Society for the Study of Curriculum History: 1980 and 1982. DeKalb, IL: Northern Illinois University, College of Education, 1983., Janet L. Hood-Hanchey

Annotation: Describes Bobbitt's study and the lack of change resulting from it.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Theorists,Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Curriculum Development Strategies

 

Apple, Michael W., and Lois Weis, eds., Ideology and Practice in Schooling . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983., Michael W. Apple and Lois Weis

Annotation: Presents eleven articles reporting studies of ideology and pracitices in schooling.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Ideology and School Knowledge

 

Kemmis, Stephen, Peter Cole, and Dahle Suggett, Orientations to Curriculum and Transition: Towards the Socially-Critical School. Melbourne, Australia: Victoria Institute of Secondary Education, 1983., Stephen Kemmis, Peter Cole, and Dahle Suggett

Annotation: Defines the socially critical school, its key images, and strategies for change; gives annotated sources and hypothetical interviews on each orientation.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Visions and Philosophies
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Curriculum Aims and Objectives, Comparative Curriculum

 

Ward, Spencer A., and Linda J. Reed, eds., Knowledge Structure and Use: Implications for Synthesis and Interpretation . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983., Spencer A. Ward and Linda J. Reed

Annotation: Contains 20 chapters on every aspect of the topic; a thorough treatise on synthesizing research.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Knowledge Utilization

 

Nelson, Murry R., and H. Wells Singleton, "The Merger of Curriculum Journal and Educational Method: Effects of the Curriculum Field," pp. 35-39 in Murry R. Nelson, ed., Papers of the Society for the Study of Curriculum History: 1980 and 1982. Dekalb, IL: Northern Illinois University, College of Education, 1983.*, Murry R. Nelson and H. Wells Singleton

Annotation: Gives the history of the merger of two early journals in the curriculum field.

Broad Topical Focus: Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Literature of Curriculum

 

Hammersley, Martyn, and Andy Hargreaves, Curriculum Practice: Some Sociological Case Studies . Philadelphia: Falmer, 1983.*, Martyn Hammersley and Andy Hargreaves

Annotation: Gives a brief explanation of the work done in the sociology of education and presents several case studies.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: School Subjects, Comparative Curriculum

 

Seguel, Mary Louise, "Reflections on the Field of Curriculum History," pp. 63-65 in Murry R. Nelson, ed., Papers of the Society for the Study of Curriculum History: 1980 and 1982 . DeKalb, IL: College of Education, Northern Illinois University, 1983., Mary Louise Seguel

Annotation: Gives a brief overview of the questions that should be raised about the founders of the curriculum field.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Defining Curriculum Research Questions
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Curriculum History

 

Gordon, David, "Rules and the Effectiveness of the Hidden Curriculum," Journal of Philosophy of Education, 17(No. 2, 1983), 207-218.*, David Gordon

Annotation: Addresses the hidden curriculum in terms of two theorist's views of rules and law.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Definitions, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism, Moral Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Hidden Curriculum

 

Barrow, Robin, "Prolegomenon to Curriculum Theory: Some Comments on The Canadian Curriculum," Canadian Journal of Education, 8(No. 1, 1983), 77-85., Robin Barrow

Annotation: Gives a response to a critque of his book.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis,Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Comparative Curriculum

 

Donmoyer, Robert, "The Principal as Prime Mover," Daedalus (Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences), 112 (Summer, 1983), 81-94., Robert Donmoyer

Annotation: Reports a study of an administrator using aesthetic inquiry processes and language.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Administration, Leadership, Finance
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Supervision of Instruction

 

Stubbs, Michael, Discourse Analysis: The Sociolinguistic Analysis of Natural Language . Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1983., Michael Stubbs

Annotation: Provides a step-by-step process for conducting discourse analysis.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Content Analysis
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Discourse Analysis

 

Everhart, Robert B., "Classroom Management, Student Opposition, and the Labor Process," pp. 169-192 in Michael W. Apple and Lois Weis, eds., Ideology and Practice in Schooling . Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1983., Robert B. Everhart

Annotation: Addresses the social-political context of classroom management in a study of four schools (1973-1975); describes beating the system and student perceptions on opposition.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Ideology and School Knowledge, Teaching/Learning Process

 

Rich, Robert F., "Knowledge Synthesis and Problem-Solving," pp. 287-312 in Spencer A. Ward and Linda J. Reed, eds., Knowledge Structure and Use: Implications for Synthesis and Interpretation . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983., Robert F. Rich

Annotation: Gives a thorough review of knowledge synthesis and seven problem-solving models; poses a knowledge synthesis model.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Decision-making Processes, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Wirth, Arthur G., Productive Work--in Industry and Schools: Becoming Persons Again . Washington, DC: University Press of America, 1983., Arthur G. Wirth

Annotation: Spells out the difference between the vocationalism of early 20th century industrialists and the model of industrial democracy poposed by John Dewey.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Visions and Philosophies,Curriculum Theorists
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis,Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism,Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Vocational vs. Liberal Education, Ideology and School Knowledge, Curriculum History

 

Johnson, Earl S., The Humanistic Teachings of Earl S. Johnson. Boulder: Westview Press, 1983., Earl S. Johnson

Annotation: Presents collected articles by the author which identifies his values.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Theorists,Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Normative Inquiry,Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Liberal Education/General Education

 

Apple, Michael W., "Power and Culture in the 'Report of the Committee of Ten'," New York University Education Quarterly, 14(Winter, 1983), 28-32. Revised as Ch 5 in his Power, Meaning, and Identity. New York: Peter Lang, 1999., Michael W. Apple

Annotation: Critques the 1894 Report of the Committee of Ten on Secondary Social Studies in terms of inequalities.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making,Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry,Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum and Politics, Classics of Curriculum Literature

 

Kliebard, Herbert M., and Barry M. Franklin, "The Course of the Course of Study: History of Curriculum," pp. 138-157 in John Hardin Best, ed., Historical Inquiry in Education: A Research Agenda . Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association, 1983.*, Herbert M. Kliebard and Barry M. Franklin

Annotation: Sets an agenda of historical work needed in the curriculum field.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines,Defining Curriculum Research Questions,Curriculum Research Domains and Structure
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, School Subjects

 

Sabia, Daniel R., Jr., and Jerald Wallulis, eds., Changing Social Science: Critical Theory and Other Critical Perspectives . Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1983., Daniel R. Sabia Jr. and Jerald Wallulis

Annotation: Explains aspects of critical social science in some detail.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Orpwood, Graham W. F., "Defensible Roles for Researchers in Curriculum Policy - making," The Journal of Educational Thought, 17(December, 1983), 221-229.*, Graham W. F. Orpwood

Annotation: Reports a case study of an Ontario science education research and development project and the guidelines employed in involving researchers in the project.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, Curriculum Evaluation, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry, Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Case Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Deliberation, Science

 

Tuthill, Doug, and Patricia Ashton, "Improving Educational Research Through Development of Educational Paradigms," Educational Researcher, 12(December, 1983), 6-14., Doug Tuthill and Patricia Ashton

Annotation: Discusses the competing paradigms of educational research and ways of resolving their differences.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines,Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis,Multiple/Mixed Forms of Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Morgan, Gareth, ed., Beyond Method: Strategies for Social Research . Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1983., Gareth Morgan

Annotation: Describes a variety of research strategies used in social research from life history, to action research, to interpretive, to critical, etc.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Comparisons Among Inquiry Modes

 

Taxel, Joel, "The American Revolution in Children's Fiction: An Analysis of Literary Content, Form, and Ideology," pp. 61-88 in Michael W. Apple and Lois Weis, eds., Ideology and Practice in Schooling . Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1983., Joel Taxel

Annotation: Shows how children's fiction portrays the American Revolution in four periods, with symbolic representations of socioeconomic relations.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Ideology and School Knowledge, Literature

 

Stenhouse, Lawrence, "The Relevance of Practice to Theory," Theory Into Practice, 22 (Summer, 1983), 211-215., Lawrence Stenhouse

Annotation: Argues that knowledge of practice is essential for developing theory.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses

 

Deyhle, Donna, "Between Games and Failure: A Micro-Ethnographic Study of Navajo Students and Testing," Curriculum Inquiry, 13(Winter, 1983), 347-376., Donna Deyhle

Annotation: Reports an ethnographic study of testing as seen by Navajo students and their teachers.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Evaluation
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Ethnographic Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Marking, Curriculum Standards and Testing, Student Assessment, Evaluation of Instruction

 

Elliott, John, "Self-Evaluation, Professional Development and Accountability," pp. 224-247 in Maurice Galton and Bob Moon, eds., Changing Schools...Changing Curriculum . London: Harper and Row, 1983.*, John Elliott

Annotation: Contrasts unreflective, deliberative, technical, and consciousness-raising self-evaluation and argues that self-evaluation is a process of action research.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Evaluative Inquiry, Action Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Teacher Evaluation, Curriculum Deliberation

 

Munby, Hugh, " A Perspective for Analyzing the Significance of Qualitative Research: A Response to Richard Heyman," Curriculum Inquiry, 13(Winter, 1983), 423-427., Hugh Munby

Annotation: Responds to an article in 13(Spring, 1983) on matters of generalizability in qualitative research.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Ethnographic Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Qualitative Research

 

Giroux, Henry A., "Schooling and the Politics of the Hidden Curriculum," pp. 42-71 in his Theory and Resistance in Education: A Pedagogy for the Opposition . Granby, MA: Bergin and Garvey, 1983., Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: Reprints and expands an article from McGill Journal of Education, Fall, 1981.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Hidden Curriculum, Teaching/Learning Process, Curriculum and Politics

 

Paisley, William J., and Matilda Butler, eds., Knowledge Utilization Systems in Education . Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1983., William J. Paisley and Matilda Butler

Annotation: Collects a series of articles on various knowledge utilization systems employed in education.

Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization