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Goodlad, John I., M. Frances Klein, and Kenneth A. Tye, "The Domains of Curriculum and Their Study," pp. 43-76 in John I. Goodlad and Associates, Curriculum Inquiry: The Study of Curriculum Practice . New York: McGraw-Hill, 1979.*, John I. Goodlad, M. Frances Klein, and Kenneth A. Tye

Annotation: Describes the process and substantive domains of curriculum inquiry and gives an example of studying them.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Curriculum Research Domains and Structure, 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: Knowledge Generation

 

Osborn, Robert L., "The Validation of Private-Subjective Knowledge Claims," The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 1(Summer, 1979), 26-36., Robert L. Osborn

Annotation: Argues the case for deriving knowledge claims from subjective reports by informants.

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

 

Nelkin, Dorothy, "Scientific Knowledge, Public Policy and Democracy," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1(September, 1979), 106-122., Dorothy Nelkin

Annotation: Discusses the relation between policy making in a democracy and available research knowledge.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Field other than Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Utilization

 

Eisner, Elliot W., "The Forms and Functions of Educational Connoisseurship and Educational Criticism," pp. 190-226 in his Educational Imagination. New York: Macmillan, 1979.* See other versions in his 1985 and 1994 editions of this book., Elliot W. Eisner

Annotation: Describes the purposes and processes of using educational criticism in curriculum inquiry.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Kliebard, Herbert M., "The Drive for Curriculum Change in the United States, 1890-1958. II--From Local Reform to a National Preoccupation," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 11(October-December, 1979), 274-286.*, Herbert M. Kliebard

Annotation: Traces the use of school surveys and local reform from 1920 onward, reviews the work of the Educational Policies Commission of the NEA, the development of ASCD, and post-WW II curriculum development.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Frameworks, Curriculum Specialists in Schools, American/International Curriculum Organizations

 

Reid, William A., "Schools, Teachers, and Curriculum Change: The Moral Dimension of Theory-Building," Educational Theory, 29(Fall, 1979), 325-336.*, William A. Reid

Annotation: Identifies and critiques some theories of curriculum change from a moral perspective.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences, Curriculum Research Domains and Structure
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism, Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay, Development as Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum and Politics, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Curriculum Deliberation

 

Beyer, Landon E., "Aesthetic Theory and the Ideology of Educational Institutions," Curriculum Inquiry, 9(Spring, 1979), 13-26., Landon E. Beyer

Annotation: Discusses some issues in aesthetic theory in education focusing primarily upon ideology.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Inquiry Language in Curriculum Research
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Aesthetics and Curriculum, Ideology and School Knowledge, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Selden, Steven, "Biological Determinism and the Normal School Curriculum: Helen Putnam and the NEA Committee on Racial Welfare, 1910-1922," The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 1(Winter, 1979), 105-122., Steven Selden

Annotation: Examines the ideology underlying the work of this committee.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Ideology and School Knowledge, Teacher Education

 

Reid, William A., "Practical Reasoning and Curriculum Theory: In Search of a New Paradigm," Curriculum Inquiry, 9(Fall, 1979), 187-207.*, William A. Reid

Annotation: Describes a conception of curriculum where practical reasoning is used to deal with uncertain problems.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Decision-making Processes, Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Definitions
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Deliberation

 

Giroux, Henry A., "Schooling and the Culture of Positivism: Notes on the Death of History," Educational Theory, 29(Fall, 1979), 263-284. Reprinted pp. 37-62 in his Ideology, Culture, and the Process of Schooling . Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 1981., Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: Describes how the culture of positivism has influenced the process of schooling and laments the absence of critical reasoning in education.

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, Social Studies, Content Selection and Organization, Ideology and School Knowledge

 

Tomkins, George S., "Towards a History of Curriculum Development in Canada," pp. 1-17 in his The Curriculum in Canada in Historical Perspective. 1979 Yearbook of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education. Vancouver, BC: CSSE, 1979., George S. Tomkins

Annotation: Discusses the need for and rise of a Canadian history of curriculum development.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Comparative Curriculum

 

Noddings, Nel, "NIE's National Curriculum Development Conference," pp. 291-312 in Jon Schaffarzick and Gary Sykes, eds., Value Conflicts and Curriculum Issues: Lessons from Research and Experience. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1979., Nel Noddings

Annotation: Gives an overview of the conference themes, its reports, problems identified, and views of the participants.

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, Government Role in Educational Research & Development

 

Finlayson, Douglas, and Sylvia Quirk, "Ideology, Reality Assumptions, and Teachers' Classroom Decision-Making," pp. 50-73 in John Eggleston, ed., Teacher Decision-Making in the Classroom, A Collection of Papers . Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979.*, Douglas Finlayson and Sylvia Quirk

Annotation: Describes the nature of ideologies in education and gives some examples.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Teacher Planning, Ideology and School Knowledge, Comparative Curriculum

 

Apple, Michael W., Ideology and Curriculum. Boston: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979. Second Edition, 1990., Michael W. Apple

Annotation: Contains eight essays on various aspects of the ideology of control in schools and curriculum.

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: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Curriculum and Politics

 

Van Manen, Max, "The Phenomenology of Pedagogic Observation," Canadian Journal of Education, 4(March, 1979), 5-16.*, Manen Max Van

Annotation: Describes how phenomenological descriptions are constructed.

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

 

Sykes, Gary, "Government Intervention in the School Curriculum: Floating Like a Bee, Stinging like a Butterfly," pp. 313-330 in Jon Schaffarzick and Gary Sykes, eds., Value Conflicts and Curriculum Issues: Lessons from Research and Experience. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1979., Gary Sykes

Annotation: Appraises both the direct and the indirect interventions made by the U. S. government in the school curriculum of the 1960s and 1970s.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Government Role in Educational Research & Development, Freedom/Authority and Curriculum

 

Wilson, Elizabeth C., "Designing Instructional Curricula: A Case Study of Curriclum Practice," pp. 209-239 in John Goodland and Associates, Curriculum Inquiry: The Study of Curriculum Practice . New York: McGraw Hill, 1979., Elizabeth C. Wilson

Annotation: Describes a local school district's use of Goodlad's conceptualization of the various levels of curriculum decision-making.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Decision-making Processes
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Case Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Development Strategies

 

Popkewitz, Thomas S., "Educational Reform and the Problem of Institutional Life," Educational Researcher, 8(March, 1979), 3-8.*, Thomas S. Popkewitz

Annotation: Critques educational reform in terms of favored knowledge, students, and professional groups.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Professionalization in Curriculum

 

Kliebard, Herbert M., "Systematic Curriculum Development, 1890-1959," pp. 197-236 in Jon Schaffarzick and Gary Sykes, eds., Value Conflicts and Curriculum Issues: Lessons from Research and Experience . Berkeley: McCutchan, 1979.*, Herbert M. Kliebard

Annotation: Includes a broad definition of curriculum; reviews early reform efforts, the emergence of the curriculum field, and the school survey movement; and describes the reemergence of the social efficiency ideology.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Definitions, Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study, Curriculum Theorists
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Literature of Curriculum, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Rosario, Jose, "'Aesthetics and the Curriculum:' Persistency, Traditional Modes, and a Different Perspective," The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 1(Winter, 1979), 136-154., Jose Rosario

Annotation: Discusses need for inquiry into how schooling contributes to aesthetic meaning in children.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Research Domains and Structure
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Aesthetics and Curriculum

 

Kliebard, Herbert M., "The Drive for Curriculum Change in the United States, 1890-1958. I--The Ideological Roots of Curriculum as a Field of Specialization," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 11(July-September, 1979), 191-202.*, Herbert M. Kliebard

Annotation: Discusses various committees of the National Education Association whose reports laid the groundwork for curriculum as a field of specialization; covers 1890-1920.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change,Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Curriculum Specialists in Schools

 

Holzner, Burkart, and Evelyn Fisher, "Knowledge in Use," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1(December, 1979), 219-244., Burkart Holzner and Evelyn Fisher

Annotation: Gives an overview of the topic from the perspective of research on it.

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

 

Boyd, William L., "The Politics of Curriculum Change and Stability," Educational Researcher, 8(February, 1979), 12-18.*, William L. Boyd

Annotation: Gives an overview of incremental and non-incremental curriculum policy making and related topics within the context of U. S. schools.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Curriculum and Politics

 

Klein, M. Frances, Kenneth A. Tye, and Joyce E. Wright, "A Study of Schooling: Curriculum," Phi Delta Kappan, 61(December, 1979), 244-248.*, M. Frances Klein, Kenneth A. Tye, and Joyce E. Wright

Annotation: Provides the conceptual framework and examples of data gathered in the curriculum section of Goodlad's "A Study of Schooling."

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Research Domains and Structure, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Defining Curriculum Research Questions
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Survey
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Classics of Curriculum Literature

 

Tyler, Ralph W., "Educational Improvements Best Served by Curriculum Development," pp. 237-262 in Jon Schaffarzick and Gary Sykes, eds., Value Conflicts and Curriculum Issues: Lessons from Research and Experience . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1979.*, Ralph W. Tyler

Annotation: Demonstrates how national change projects overlook teacher's role in learning by pupils.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Development Strategies, Teaching/Learning Process, Content Selection and Organization

 

Pinar, William F., "What is the Reconceptualization?" The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 1(Winter, 1979), 93-104., William F. Pinar

Annotation: Describes the approach taken by the reconceptualists toward emancipation.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Inquiry Language in Curriculum Research, Curriculum Conceptions and Theories
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Fisher, Charles W., and David C. Berliner, "Clinical Inquiry in Research on Classroom Teaching and Learning," Journal of Teacher Education, 30 (November-December, 1979), 42-48., Charles W. Fisher and David C. Berliner

Annotation: Describes inquiry done in clinical settings to identify knowledge about teaching.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching, Defining Curriculum Research Questions, 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 Education, Teacher Knowledge, Practical Knowledge

 

Apple, Michael W., "What Correspondence Theories of the Hidden Curriculum Miss," The Review of Education, 5(Spring, 1979), 101-112., Michael W. Apple

Annotation: Reviews Paul Willis' Learning to Labor, 1977.

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

 

Harris, Kevin, Education and Knowledge: The Structured Misrepresentation of Reality. Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1979., Kevin Harris

Annotation: Analyzes and critiques the role of knowledge and ideology in education.

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

 

Mitroff, Ian I., and Donna D. Mitroff, "Interpersonal Communication for Knowledge Utilization," Knowledge: Creation, Diffusion, Utilization, 1(December, 1979), 203-217., Ian I. Mitroff and Donna D. Mitroff

Annotation: Discusses the dynamics of human communication and its role in knowledge utilization.

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

 

Eisner, Elliot W., The Educational Imagination: On the Design and Evaluation of School Programs . New York: Macmillan, 1979. Second Edition, 1985. Third Edition, 1994., Elliot W. Eisner

Annotation: Presents key elements in curriculum design and evaluation of school programs; related chapters discuss trends and research using educational criticism.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Evaluation
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry, Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Content Selection and Organization

 

Lundgren, Ulf P., and Sten Pettersson, eds., Code, Content, and Curriculum Processes . Stockholm: C. W. K. Gleenup, 1979., Ulf P. Lundgren and Sten Pettersson

Annotation: Reports Swedish studies of curriculum processes based on categories derived from Bernstein.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Decision-making Processes
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Comparative Curriculum

Citations from 1978

 

Popkewitz, Thomas, "The Social Structure of School and Reform: A Case Study of IGE/S," pp. 411-441 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., Thomas Popkewitz

Annotation: Describes effects of change processes related to the project, Individually Guided Education/Secondary.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Evaluation
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Ethnographic Inquiry, Evaluative Inquiry, Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Case Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Implementation

 

Posner, George J., "Tools for Curriculum Research and Development: Potential Contributions from Cognitive Science," Curriculum Inquiry, 8(Winter, 1978), 311-340., George J. Posner

Annotation: Explores cognitive science as an approach to research in curriculum, including use of semantic networking, content analysis, and changing conceptual states of learners.

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

 

Klohr, Paul R., "Emerging Foundations for Curriculum Theory," Educational Considerations, 6(Fall, 1978), 17-19., Paul R. Klohr

Annotation: Gives state-of-the-art review of curriculum theory.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry, Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses

 

Davis, O. L., Jr., "Symbol of a Shift from Status to Function: Formation of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development," Educational Leadership, 35 (May, 1978), 609-614.*, O. L. Davis Jr.

Annotation: Reviews the history of the merger in 1943 into ASCD of the NEA Department of Supervisors and Directors of Instruction and of the Society for Curriculum Study.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, American/International Curriculum Organizations, Professionalization in Curriculum, Supervision of Instruction

 

Shaw, Francine Shuchat, "In Search of Congruence," pp. 227-249 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., Francine Shuchat Shaw

Annotation: Argues for congruence between the artistic principles of intructional methods and the content being taught.

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: Content Selection and Organization, Teaching/Learning Process

 

Popkewitz, Thomas S., "Educational Research: Values and Visions of Social Order," Theory and Research in Social Education, 6(December, 1978), 20-39., Thomas S. Popkewitz

Annotation: Asserts that theory and research methods contain social and political values and can have ideological implications.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Pinar, William F., "The Reconceptualization of Curriculum Studies," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 10(July-September, 1978), 205-214.*, William F. Pinar

Annotation: Contrasts the traditionalists, the conceptual empiricists, and the reconceptionalists in curriculum studies.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Theorists, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism, Phenomenological Inquiry, Critical Inquiry, Multiple/Mixed Forms of Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Knowledge Generation

 

Suppes, Patrick, ed., Impact of Research on Educaiton: Some Case Studies, Washington, DC: National Academy of Education, 1978., Patrick Suppes

Annotation: Gives examples of educational research that has had significant impact on education.

Broad Topical Focus: Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice, 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

 

Peatling, John H., "Research and Religious Education," Religious Education, 73(September-October, 1978), S101-S125., John H. Peatling

Annotation: Reviews research from 1920-1977 in religious education, character education, and related topics.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry, Moral Inquiry, Religious Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Content Selection and Organization, Values in the Classroom, Character Education, Religious & Private Schooling

 

Pinar, William F., "Notes on the Curriculum Field 1978," Educational Researcher, 7(September, 1978), 5-12.*, William F. Pinar

Annotation: Reviews the state of curriculum theorizing and distinguishes between modes and types needing to be generated.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study, Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses

 

Boyd, William L., "The Changing Politics of Curriculum Policy-Making for American Schools," Review of Educational Research, 48(Fall, 1978), 577-628. Reprinted pp. 73-137 in Jon Schaffarzick and Gary Sykes, eds., Value Conflicts and Curriculum Issues: Lessons from Research and Experience . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1979., William L. Boyd

Annotation: Reviews incremental and non-incremental approaches to curriculum policy making, the change role of professionals and the authority structure in this process, and centralizing vs representative forces on the process.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Curriculum and Politics, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Greene, Maxine, "A Perspectival View of Consciousness: Against Dualism," pp. 55-68 in Arthur W. Foshay and Irving Morrisett, eds., Beyond the Scientific: A Comprehensive View of Consciousness . Boulder, CO: Social Science Education Consortium, 1978., Maxine Greene

Annotation: Deals with the many modes of consciousness and the pursuit of meaning.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, 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, Knowledge Generation

 

Oram, Rex, "An Action Frame of Reference as a Register for Curriculum Discourse," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 10(April-June, 1978), 135-149.*, Rex Oram

Annotation: Discusses curriculum as art in action and conceptualizes it as drama.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Inquiry Language in Curriculum Research
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism, Action Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses

 

Jenkins, David, and Bridget O'Toole, "Curriculum Evaluation, Literary Criticism, and the Paracurriculum," pp. 522-554 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., David Jenkins and Bridget O'Toole

Annotation: Critiques the use of literary criticism in curriculum evaluation; draws parallels with illuminative evaluation.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism, Evaluative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Comparative Curriculum

 

Silverman, Robert J., "Diffusion of Educational Knowledge through Journals: Gatekeepers' Selection Criteria," Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 54(April, 1978), 1-22., Robert J. Silverman

Annotation: Explains the processes of knowledge dissemination through refereed journals.

Broad Topical Focus: Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Linkage, Literature of Curriculum

 

Macdonald, James B., "Curriculum, Consciousness, and Social Change," Foundations Studies, 5(Fall, 1978), 27-45. Reprinted in Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 3(Winter, 1981), 143-153. Reprinted pp. 156-174 in William F. Pinar, ed., Contemporary Curriculum Discourses. Scottsdale, AZ: Gorsuch Scarisbrick,1988.*, James B. Macdonald

Annotation: Shows how a liberating perspective can permeate curriculum; presents design guidelines.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay, Normative Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Content Selection and Organization, Philosophical Schools

 

Grumet, Madeleine R., "Songs and Situations: The Figure/Ground Relation in a Case Study of Currere," pp. 274-315 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., Madeleine R. Grumet

Annotation: Describes currere as an analysis of students' experiences and their use of it; presents a case study from a Rochester Theatre Festival.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry
Type of Study: Case Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum as Experience

 

Miel, Alice, "Crystallization in Education," pp. 1-14 in Alice Miel, Changing the Curriculum: A Social Process. New York: Appleton, 1946. Reprinted pp. 452-467 in James R. Gress and David E. Purpel, eds., Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978. Reprinted pp. 527-539 in James R. Gress, ed., Curriculum: An Introduction to the Field, 2nd ed. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1988., Alice Miel

Annotation: Shows how certain practices in curriculum and instruction become crystalized; critiques these procedures to show how to prevent crystalization.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change,Curriculum Conceptions and Theories,Curriculum Development, Organization, Design,Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism,Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Deliberation, Organization Theory

 

Willis, George, and Anthony J. Allen, "Patterns of Phenomenological Response to Curricula: Implications," pp. 32-71 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978.*, George Willis and Anthony J. Allen

Annotation: Describes phenomenological inquiry procedures and offers an example.

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

 

Emrick, John A., and Rekha Agarwala-Rogers, "National Diffusion Network: An Emerging Strategy for Directed Change," Viewpoints in Teaching and Learning, 54(April, 1978), 90-113., John A. Emrick and Rekha Agarwala-Rogers

Annotation: Describes the National Diffusion Network for disseminating ideal programs.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Development Strategies, Curriculum Implementation

 

Short, Edmund C., "Review of Curriculum Theory, edited by Alex Molnar and John A. Zahorik," Texas Tech Journal of Education, 5(No. 3, 1978), 227-131., Edmund C. Short

Annotation: Provides a review and critique of the papers in this book.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories,Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism,Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay,Multiple/Mixed Forms of Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Psychology and Curriculum, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Apple, Michael W., "Ideology, Reproduction, and Educational Reform," Comparative Education Review, 22(October, 1978), 367-387., Michael W. Apple

Annotation: Describes the sociology and economics of school knowledge, the problem of high status knowledge, and their relation to reproduction theory.

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, Content Selection and Organization

 

Roby, Thomas W., "Problem Situations and Curricular Resources at Central College: An Exemplification of Curricular Arts," Curriculum Inquiry, 8(Summer, 1978), 95-117., Thomas W. Roby

Annotation: Reports a study of deliberation by the faculty of a college arts curriculum.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Decision-making Processes
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Ethnographic Inquiry, Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Deliberation, Higher Education Curriculum

 

Lindsey, Duncan, The Scientific Publication System in Social Science . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1978., Duncan Lindsey

Annotation: Gives an overview of social science publication processes.

Broad Topical Focus: Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry, 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: Single Study
Narrow Topic:

 

Aoki, Ted T., "Toward Curriculum Inquiry in a New Key," Presentations on Art Education Research, (No. 2, 1978), 47-69. Reprinted in J. J. Victoria and E. J. Sacca, eds., Phenomenlogical Description: Potential for Research in Art Education . Montreal: Concordia University, 1978. Reprinted pp. 89-110 in William F. Pinar and Rita L. Irwin, eds., Curriculum in a New Key: The Collected Works of Ted T. Aoki. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2005.*, Ted T. Aoki

Annotation: Describes three curriculum inquiry orientations--empirical analytic, situational interpretive, and critical theoretical.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Multiple/Mixed Forms of Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Taylor, William, "Power and the Curriculum," pp. 7-21 in Colin Richards, ed., Power and the Curriculum: Issues in Curriculum Studies . Nafferton, England: Nafferton Books, 1978 / Walkergate Press, 1979.*, William Taylor

Annotation: Relates the new criticism to the politics of the curriculum.

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

 

Willis, George, ed., Qualitative Evaluation : Concepts and Cases in Curriculum Criticism. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., George Willis

Annotation: Contains six articles on the nature of qualitative evaluation in curriculum; 13 reports of such studies are included; comments on this approach are presented in three final chapters.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Evaluative Inquiry, Theoretical/Conceptual Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Qualitative Research

 

Richards, Colin, ed., Power and the Curriculum: Issues in Curriculum Studies. England: Nafferton Books, 1978., Colin Richards

Annotation: Presents 13 conference papers on curriculum change, the new criticism, teachers' decision-making, and other curriculum issues.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Collection of Studies
Narrow Topic: Curriculum and Politics

 

Van Manen, Max, "Language of Deep Structure in Curriculum Inquiry," pp. 43-59 in Kenneth Reeder and Donald Wilson, eds., Language, Culture, and Curriculum . Vancouver: Center for the Study of Curriculum and Instruction, University of British Columbia, 1978., Manen Max Van

Annotation: Explains how to do phenomenological inquiry into the deep structure of curricular experience.

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, Curriculum as Experience

 

McNeil, John D., "Curriculum--A Field Shaped by Different Faces," Educational Researcher, 7(September, 1978), 19-23.*, John D. McNeil

Annotation: Reviews the state of curriculum research in school settings, curriculum policymaking, and implementation.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study, Relation of Curriculum Research to Practice
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Status Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Milner, Edward W., "The Amphibious Musician," pp. 250-273 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., Edward W. Milner

Annotation: Presents a curriculum criticism of a musician and analyzes related evaluative issues.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Evaluation
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Art Education

 

Van Manen, Max, "An Experiment in Educational Theorizing: The Utrecht School," Interchange, 10(No. 1, 1978/1979), 48-66., Manen Max Van

Annotation: Describes the contributions of the Utrecht School of theorizing in education and their use in the curriculum field.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Inquiry Language in Curriculum Research
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Phenomenological Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses, Comparative Curriculum

 

Patton, Michael Quinn, "Utilization-Focused Evaluation: A Flexible Approach," pp. 284-291 in his Utilization-Focused Evaluation . Beverly Hills, CA: Sage, 1978.*, Michael Quinn Patton

Annotation: Identifies evaluation questions and methods of research that exemplify utilization-focused evaluation.

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

 

Davidman, Leonard, "Formative Evaluation of the Unified Science and Mathematics in the Elementary Schools: Summary and Extension of Findings and Recommendations," pp. 387-410 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., Leonard Davidman

Annotation: Reports a qualitative evaluation study of a curriculum project and offers recommendations.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching, Curriculum Evaluation
Source Discipline: All Fields
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism, Evaluative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Elementary School Curriculum, Mathematics, Science

 

Bleich, David, Subjective Criticism . Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978., David Bleich

Annotation: Challenges the assumption of objectivity in literary and aesthetic criticism and analyzes a number of related issues; reveiwed in Curriculum Inquiry 9(4), 1979.

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

 

Edson, C. H., "Curriculum Change During the Progressive Era," Educational Leadership, 36(October, 1978), 64-66., C. H. Edson

Annotation: Discusses briefly the role scientific ideology and rising diverse school populations had in the curriculum of the early 20th century.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Change,Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Grace, Gerald, "Curriculum and Pedagogy," pp. 190-213 in his Teachers, Ideology, and Control: A Study of Urban Education . London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978., Gerald Grace

Annotation: Explores the ideology of control present in teachers' use of curriculum and pedagogy in Britain.

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

 

Selden, Steven, "Eugenics and Curriculum: 1860-1929," The Educational Forum, 43(November, 1978), 67-82., Steven Selden

Annotation: Examines the history of the eugenics movement and its impact on the curriculum, especially the education of the gifted.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Ideology and School Knowledge, Exceptional Education

 

Van Manen, Max, "Reconceptionalist Curriculum Thought: A Review of Recent Literature," Curriculum Inquiry, 8(Winter, 1978), 365-375.*, Manen Max Van

Annotation: Takes a hard look at four books written by curriculum reconceptualists.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories,Curriculum Theorists,Curriculum Research Domains and Structure,Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General,Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry,Defining Curriculum Research Questions
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism,Phenomenological Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Curriculum History, Knowledge Generation, Literature of Curriculum

 

Gowin, D. Bob, and Jason Millman, "Meta-Evaluation and a Direction for Research on Evaluation," CEDR Quarterly , 11 (Winter, 1978), 3-6.*, D. Bob Gowin and Jason Millman

Annotation: Addresses value and epistemological issues in evaluative studies.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research Domains and Structure
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Evaluative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Apple, Michael W., "Ideology and Form in Curriculum Evaluation," pp. 495-521 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., Michael W. Apple

Annotation: Critiques evaluation case studies and the value of phenomenological studies of individuals' responses to schooling.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Evaluative Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Apple, Michael W., and Philip Wexler, "Cultural Capital and Educational Transmissions: An Essay on Basil Bernstein, Class, Codes and Control, Vol. III: Towards a Theory of Educational Transmissions," Educational Theory, 28(Winter, 1978), 34-44., Michael W. Apple and Philip Wexler

Annotation: Critiques and comments on the content of the Bernstein book.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories,Curriculum Development, Organization, Design,Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences,Curriculum Theorists
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism,Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay,Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Ideology and School Knowledge, Content Selection and Organization, Comparative Curriculum

 

Caswell, Hollis L., "Persistent Curriculum Problems," Educational Forum, 43(November, 1978), 99-110.*, Hollis L. Caswell

Annotation: Identifies three problems encountered during the author's years of work in curriculum that still persist: the definition of the basics, procedures to improve the curriculum, and general education.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories, Curriculum Change, Curriculum Decision-making Processes, Curriculum Theorists, Curriculum as a Field of Practice and Study
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Specialization vs General Education, Curriculum History

 

Guba, Egon G., and David L. Clark, "Levels of Research and Development Productivity in Schools of Education," Educational Researcher, 7(May, 1978), 3-9., Egon G. Guba and David L. Clark

Annotation: Reports a study of faculty productivity evidenced by journal articles and books published, conventions addressed, and grants received.

Broad Topical Focus: Critique and Utilization of Curriculum Research and Inquiry, Publication Outlets for Curriculum Research and Inquiry
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry, Scientific/Empirical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Professors

 

Grumet, Madeleine, R., "Curriculum as Theater: Merely Players," Curriculum Inquiry, 8(Spring, 1978), 37-64., Madeleine R. Grumet

Annotation: Describes use of theater to free students to see their experience; relies on the performance of "scores".

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: Curriculum as Experience

 

Kemmis, Stephen, "Nomothetic and Idiographic Approaches to the Evaluation of Learning," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 10(January-March, 1978), 45-59., Stephen Kemmis

Annotation: Contrasts approaches intended to establish laws and intended to understand a situation; illustrates the latter.

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

 

Shaw, Ken E., "Understanding the Curriculum: The Approach through Case Studies," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 10(January-March, 1978), 1-17., Ken E. Shaw

Annotation: Reviews a selection of case studies of curriculum (descriptive, analytic, deliberative) and argues for the contribution case studies can make.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Multiple/Mixed Forms of Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Greer, W. Dwaine, "A Model for the Art of Teaching and A Critique of Teaching," pp. 161-185 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., W. Dwaine Greer

Annotation: Gives a non-technique oriented model for teaching; does a crtique of one segment of classroom teaching.

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: Conceptions of Teaching

 

McCutcheon, Gail, "Of Solar Systems, Responsibilities and Basics: An Educational Criticism of Mr. Clement's Fourth Grade," pp. 186-205 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation . Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., Gail McCutcheon

Annotation: Gives a case study portraying a class using educational criticism.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism
Type of Study: Case Study
Narrow Topic: Classroom Observation & Research

 

Popp, Jerome A., "Practice and Malpractice in Philosophy of Education," Educational Studies, 9(Fall, 1978), 275-294., Jerome A. Popp

Annotation: Asks what is the point of philosophizing; distinguishes between inquiry aimed at practical and at theoretical understanding; explores the scientific and value aspects of philosophical inquiry in education.

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

 

Apple, Michael W., "The New Sociology of Education: Analyzing Cultural and Economic Reproduction," Harvard Educational Review, 48(November, 1978), 495-503., Michael W. Apple

Annotation: Reviews two books in the sociology of education appearing in 1977 by Bernbaum and by Woods & Hammersley.

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

 

Vallance, Elizabeth, "Scanning Horizons and Looking at Weeds: A Critical Description of 'The Great Plains Experience'," pp. 140-160 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., Elizabeth Vallance

Annotation: Presents an educational criticism of a distance learning course in which the author portrays its qualities.

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

 

Reid, William A., Thinking About the Curriculum: The Nature and Treatment of Curriculum Problems. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1978., William A. Reid

Annotation: Sets forth views on curriculum as a moral problem and the use of practical reasoning in curriculum deliberation.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Decision-making Processes,Curriculum Change,Curriculum Conceptions and Theories,Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General,Curriculum Theorists
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Ampliative Criticism,Deliberative Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Deliberation, Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Mehan, Hugh, "Structuring School Structure," Harvard Educational Review , 48 (February, 1978), 32-64., Hugh Mehan

Annotation: Describes a process of "constitutive ethnography" for studying the processes and outcomes of structuring classroom lessons, testing, and counseling sessions; presented with examples.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines, Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Ethnographic Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation, Classroom Observation & Research

 

LeCompte, Margaret, "Learning to Work: The Hidden Curriculum of the Classroom," Anthropology and Educational Quarterly, 9(February, 1978), 22-37.*, Margaret LeCompte

Annotation: Reports a study of the hidden curriculum in a New Mexico classroom related to teacher autonomy.

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: Hidden Curriculum, Classroom Observation & Research, Conceptions of Teaching, Freedom/Authority and Curriculum

 

Phillips, J. Arch, Jr., and Richard Hawthorne, "Political Dimensions of Curriculum Decision Making," Educational Leadership, 35(February, 1978), 363-366., J. Arch Phillips Jr. and Richard Hawthorne

Annotation: Examines implications of political realities on curriculum decision-making.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Decision-making Processes, Curriculum Contexts and Societal Influences
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Integrative Inquiry
Type of Study: Research Synthesis
Narrow Topic: Curriculum and Politics

 

Bowers, C. A., "Educational Critics and Technocratic Consciousness: Looking into Future Through a Rearview Mirror," Teachers College Record, 80(December, 1978), 273-286., C. A. Bowers

Annotation: Critiques the views of revisionists and neo-romantic educators and calls for a way for sociologists of knowledge to confront technocratic consciousness.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Conceptions and Theories
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum, Ideology and School Knowledge

 

Beauchamp, George A., "A Hard Look at Curriculum," Educational Leadership, 35 (February, 1978), 404-409., George A. Beauchamp

Annotation: Examines curriculum design, planning, development, improvement, implementation, and evaluation as they relate to curriculum theory and definitions.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories,Curriculum Development, Organization, Design,Curriculum Research Domains and Structure,Curriculum Definitions
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Theory Creation and Uses

 

Musgrave, Frank, "Curriculum, Culture, and Ideology," Journal of Curriculum Studies, 10(April-June, 1978), 99-111., Frank Musgrave

Annotation: Discusses hegemony, ideology, and legitimacy in relation to the neo-Marxist perspective in curriculum.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Conceptions and Theories
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Value Assumptions and Ideologies in Curriculum

 

Osborn, Robert L., "Radical Inquiry and the Study of Education," Foundational Studies, 7(Winter, 1978), 2-19., Robert L. Osborn

Annotation: Describes and critiques traditional inquiry and radical inquiry in education; draws implications of radical inquiry for educational studies.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Research and Inquiry-General,Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines,Defining Curriculum Research Questions
Source Discipline: Education
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis,Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Comparisons Among Inquiry Modes, Knowledge Generation

 

Egan, Kieran, "What is Curriculum?" Curriculum Inquiry, 8(Spring, 1978), 65-72.*, Kieran Egan

Annotation: Analyzes several meanings of the term curriculum and the difficulty of locating boundaries to curriculum phenomena.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Definitions,Curriculum Research Domains and Structure
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Conceptual Analysis
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Content Selection and Organization, Professionalization in Curriculum

 

Jenkins, David, "Business as Unusual: The 'Skills of Bargaining' Course at LBS,"pp. 343-369 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan, 1978., David Jenkins

Annotation: Presents a qualitative evaluation of a business course.

Broad Topical Focus: 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: Evaluation of Instruction, Comparative Curriculum

 

Boughton, Douglas, "Response to Ted T. Aoki's Paper, 'Toward Curriculum Inquiry in a New Key'," Presentations in Art Education Research, 2(1978), 77-89., Douglas Boughton

Annotation: Responds to a 1978 conference paper by Aoki on several orientations to inquiry, featuring critically reflective inquiry.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Inquiry Guidelines
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Multiple/Mixed Forms of Inquiry, Critical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Knowledge Generation

 

Bernstein, Richard J., The Restructuring of Social and Political Theory, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1978., Richard J. Bernstein

Annotation: Addresses empirical, analytic (theoretical), phenomenological, and critical approaches to the political and social sciences.

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

 

McKinney, W. Lynn, "Governance and the Development of an Alternative School," pp. 370-386 in George Willis, ed., Qualitative Evaluation. Berkeley, CA: McCutchan,1978., W. Lynn McKinney

Annotation: Describes an alternative school's governance and development.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Policies and Policy Making, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Aesthetic Inquiry and Curriculum Criticism
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Alternatives in Education

 

Mayer, William V., "The BSCS Past," The Biological Sciences Curriculum Study Journal, 4(November, 1978), 5-9., William V. Mayer

Annotation: Gives some history of BSSC biology.

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: Curriculum History, Science

 

Giroux, Henry A., "Overcoming Behavioral and Humanistic Objectives," The Educational Forum , 43(May, 1979), 409-419. Reprinted pp. 43-53 in Henry A. Giroux, Teachers as Intellectuals: Toward a Critical Pedagogy of Learning. Granby, MA: Bergin and Garvey, 1988.*, Henry A. Giroux

Annotation: Argues the case for humanistic curriculum objectives and the limits of behavioral objectives.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Enactment and Teaching
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Philosophical Inquiry-Speculative Essay
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum Aims and Objectives, Content Selection and Organization, Hidden Curriculum, Curriculum and the Disciplines

 

Nelson, Murry R., "Rugg on Rugg: His Theories and His Curriculum," Curriculum Inquiry, 8(Summer, 1978), 119-132.*, Murry R. Nelson

Annotation: Reviews the curriculum developed by Harold Rugg in the 1930s and 1940s and the ideas on which it was based.

Broad Topical Focus: Curriculum Theorists, Curriculum Development, Organization, Design, Curriculum Conceptions and Theories
Source Discipline: Curriculum
Mode of Inquiry in the Study: Historical Inquiry
Type of Study: Single Study
Narrow Topic: Curriculum History, Social Studies, Materials Development and Evaluation