Reinventing the Curriculum: New Trends in Curriculum Policy and Practice

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Biographical Note: Mark Priestley is Professor of Education at the University of Stirling, UK. He is Chair of the Editorial Board of the Scottish Educational Review. Gert Biesta is Professor of Educational Theory and Policy in the Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education at the University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg. He is editor-in-chief of" Studies in Philosophy and Education."Table of Contents:1. Introduction: The New Curriculum, "Mark Priestley (University of Stirling, UK) and Gert Biesta (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)"2. The Origins and Development of Curriculum for Excellence: Discourse, Politics and Control, "Walter Humes (University of Stirling, UK)"3. Capacities and the Curriculum, "Gert Biesta (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) and Mark Priestley (University of Stirling, UK)"4. The Successful Learner: A progressive or an Oppressive Concept?, "Jenny Reeves (University of Stirling, UK)"5. Confident Individuals: The Implications of an 'Emotional Subject' for Curriculum Priorities and Practices, "Kathryn Ecclestone (University of Sheffield, UK)"6. Responsible Citizens: Citizenship Education between Social Inclusion and Democratic Politics, "Gert Biesta (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)"7. Effective Contributors: Evaluating the Potential for Children and Young People's Participation in their Own Schooling and Learning, "E. Kay M. Tisdall (University of Edimburgh, UK)"8. Emerging International Trends in Curriculum, "Claire Sinnema (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Graeme Aitken ((University of Auckland, New Zealand)"9. Developing the Teacher - or Not?, "Ian Menter (University of Oxford, UK) and Moira Hulme (University of Glasgow, UK)"10. Teachers as Agents of Change: Teacher Agency and Emerging Models of Curriculum, "Mark Priestley (University of Stirling, UK), Gert Biesta (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) and Sarah Robinson (Aarhus University, Denmark)"11. High Stakes Assessment and New Curricula: A Queensland Case of Competing Tensions in Curriculum Development, "Bob Lingard (University of Queensland, Australia) and Glenda McGregor (Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia)"12. A Curriculum for the Twenty-First Century?, "Gert Biesta (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) and Mark Priestley (University of Stirling, UK)"Index Contributor Bio:  Priestley, Mark Mark Priestley is Professor of Education at the University of Stirling, UK. Contributor Bio:  Biesta, Gert Gert Biesta is part-time Professor of Education, Brunel University London, UK, and Visiting Professor (Art Education) at ArtEZ Institute of the Arts, the Netherlands. He is editor-in-chief of" Studies in Philosophy and Education".