In this collection of writing and reflection, readers are invited to reclaim the connection between curriculum studies and the work of educators in schools and society. As the curriculum field has grown more complex and theoretical, our schools have become more corporatized, standardized, and dehumanized. This volume focuses on curriculum theory's power to assist practitioners in creating positive change. Chapters highlight the work of seven influential curriculum studies scholars: Maxine Greene, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Janet Miller, William Pinar, William Schubert, William Watkins, and Carter G. Woodson. After introducing and contextualizing the work of each featured theorist, the text includes chapters by scholar-practitioners working as K-12 teachers, teacher educators, and community educators who have been influenced by the theorist's ideas. These essays illustrate how curriculum studies scholarship influences practice in a variety of places; explore the ways that curriculum studies theorizing can be an intervention against technical pedagogical or curricular approaches; and focus on the importance of "conversations" between theory and practice. Book Features: Presents a historical overview of curriculum studies by recounting a brief history of the field from the 1800s through the present. Provides a beginner-friendly introduction to seven highly influential theorists in the field of curriculum studies. Pairs the ideas of key curriculum scholars with practitioners who illustrate how curriculum studies theories influence their practice. Concludes with a chapter that highlights key themes and calls for increased focus on curriculum work in schools. Includes an appendix of curriculum studies resources, including key journals, conferences, organizations, and suggestions for future reading.
Kelly P. Vaughan is an associate professor of English education at Purdue University Northwest. Isabel Nunez is professor of educational studies and dean of the School of Education at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Her books include Hope and Joy in Education: Engaging Daisaku Ikeda Across Curriculum and Context (coedited with Jason Goulah).
Contents (Final) PART I: Introduction and Context 1. ?Introduction ?3 Kelly P. Vaughan and Isabel Nunez 2. ?Understanding the Field ?13 Kelly P. Vaughan and Isabel Nunez Part II: The Curriculum of William Schubert 3. ?The Recurring Roles of the Guest Speakers: Bill Schubert's Influence on My Work in Curriculum ?27 Isabel Nunez 4. ?Questions of Worth as a Guide for Curriculum Development ?35 Nozomi Inukai 5. ?Essential Questions Asked of Curriculum: Enduring Understandings of Bill Schubert's Influence on My Roles ?45 Elizabeth Alvarez Part III: The Curriculum of William Watkins 6. ?How Shall We Live Together? Theorizing the Past, Willing the Future with William H. Watkins ?57 M. Francyne Huckaby 7. ?Centering Justice: What Watkins Taught Me About Teaching, Learning, and Building a More Just World ?67 Asif Wilson 8. ?Educating Tomorrow's Educational Architects and Builders: Lessons from William H. Watkins ?75 Kelly P. Vaughan and Guadalupe Ramirez Part IV: The Curriculum of Maxine Greene 9. ?Counter-Imagining: Wide-Awakeness, Problem-Posing Education, Counter-Storying, and Critical Asset-Based Community Mapping ?87 Arlo Kempf 10. ?Encounters, Landscapes, and Possibility ?99 Kathleen Tieri Ton 11. ?Maxine Greene's Invitation to Never Know Who You Are (Yet) ?107 Avi Desai Lessing Part V: The Curriculum of William Pinar 12. ?In Search of My/Our Selves: Tracing a Past, Present, and Future of Currere ?119 Nichole Guillory 13. ?William Pinar's Currere Process: Supporting Purposeful Pedagogy and Meaningful Educational Outcomes ?127 Leslie L. Palmer 14. ?In Search of Generative Experience ?137 Clyde Gaw Part VI: The Curriculum of Gloria Ladson-Billings 15. ?Lens Repair by Dr. Ladson-Billings: Teacher Educator and Optometrist ?149 Michael Thomas and Aisha El-Amin 16. ?Knowing Oneself and Others: Gloria Ladson-Billings and the Continued Relevance of Critical Race Theory in Education ?157 Asilia Franklin-Phipps 17. ?Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings's Mission to Move Theory Into Practice ?163 Kawanya Benjamin PART VII: The Curriculum of Janet Miller 18. ?The Flows of Transnationalism, Shifting Identities, and Relationships-in-the-Making ?177 Seungho Moon 19. ?Teaching Through the Physical and Ideological Imposition of a Cordon Sanitaire: A Conversational Memory with Janet Miller ?187 Joyce Maxwell 20. ?Script for Curricular Chit-Chat from a Mothered Road: Exploring Janet Miller's Influence on Practice ?195 Maya Pindyck Part VIII: The Curriculum of Carter G. Woodson 21. ?Me and Carter G. Woodson: A Personal Journey ?209 Anthony L. Brown 22. ?Mission and Vision in Curriculum Studies: Activating and Leveraging Woodsonian Philopraxis ?217 Lasana D. Kazembe 23. ?Using the Essays of Carter G. Woodson to Work With My Students to Right Their Miseducation ?225 Mary E. Negley Part IX: Concluding Thoughts 24. ?Conclusion ?237 Isabel Nunez and Kelly P. Vaughan Afterword ?241 Isabel Nunez and Kelly P. Vaughan Notes ?247 Index ?249 About the Authors ?255
