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Curriculum in International Contexts : Understanding Colonial, Ideological, and Neoliberal Influences /

by Kumar, Ashwani [author.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Curriculum Studies Worldwide: Edition: 1st ed. 2019.Description: 1 online resource (XIV, 292 pages 2 illustrations).ISBN: 9783030019839.Subject(s): Curriculums (Courses of study) | Education-Curricula | Imperialism | Education-History | International education | Comparative education | Curriculum Studies | Imperialism and Colonialism | History of Education | International and Comparative Education
Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Curriculum Studies in South Africa: Colonialism, Constructivism, and Outcomes-Based Education -- Chapter 3. Curriculum Studies in Brazil: Marxism, Postmodernism, and Multiculturalism -- Chapter 4. Curriculum Studies in Mexico: Technical Rationality, Curriculum Communities, and Neoliberal Globalization -- Chapter 5. Curriculum As a Process of Conditioning in Asia: Ideology, Politics, and Religion -- Chapter 6. Indian Social Studies Curriculum in Transition: Effects of a Paradigm Shift in Curriculum Discourse -- Chapter 7. Postmodern Turn in North American Social Studies Education: Considering Identities, Contexts, and Discourses -- Chapter 8. The Menace of Neoliberal Education Reforms: Where Capitalism, Behaviorism, and Positivism Meet.
Summary: This book is an exposition of how political, cultural, historical, and economic structures and processes shape the nature and character of curriculum landscapes globally. By developing theoretical connections and providing contextual background, Kumar explores how colonialism and imperialism, state-led ideological control, and the wave of neoliberalism and capitalism insidiously impact the process of curriculum development in different parts of the world. Kumar also underscores how intellectual movements such as Marxism and postmodernism have shaped curriculum theory in varied political and economic settings. By emphasizing the connections between and among diverse cultural and political conceptualizations of curriculum, this volume contributes to the internationalization of curriculum studies discourses.
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Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. Curriculum Studies in South Africa: Colonialism, Constructivism, and Outcomes-Based Education -- Chapter 3. Curriculum Studies in Brazil: Marxism, Postmodernism, and Multiculturalism -- Chapter 4. Curriculum Studies in Mexico: Technical Rationality, Curriculum Communities, and Neoliberal Globalization -- Chapter 5. Curriculum As a Process of Conditioning in Asia: Ideology, Politics, and Religion -- Chapter 6. Indian Social Studies Curriculum in Transition: Effects of a Paradigm Shift in Curriculum Discourse -- Chapter 7. Postmodern Turn in North American Social Studies Education: Considering Identities, Contexts, and Discourses -- Chapter 8. The Menace of Neoliberal Education Reforms: Where Capitalism, Behaviorism, and Positivism Meet.

This book is an exposition of how political, cultural, historical, and economic structures and processes shape the nature and character of curriculum landscapes globally. By developing theoretical connections and providing contextual background, Kumar explores how colonialism and imperialism, state-led ideological control, and the wave of neoliberalism and capitalism insidiously impact the process of curriculum development in different parts of the world. Kumar also underscores how intellectual movements such as Marxism and postmodernism have shaped curriculum theory in varied political and economic settings. By emphasizing the connections between and among diverse cultural and political conceptualizations of curriculum, this volume contributes to the internationalization of curriculum studies discourses.

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