Curriculum and Students in Classrooms

Walter S. Gershon is associate professor in the School of Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Studies and LGBTQ affiliate faculty at Kent State University.

• ContentsAcknowledgementsPrefaceChapter 1—IntroductionChapter 2—Geared for Success: A Balanced CurriculumChapter 3—Skills, Tips, and Scripts: A Masquerade of Balance Section II: Teachers and TeachingChapter 4—Curriculum Delivery in Mr. Jimenez and Mr. Gutierrez’s ClassroomsChapter 5—Mr. Jimenez and Mr. Gutierrez: Enacted Pedagogy and Curriculum Section III: Students and StudentingChapter 6—Students, Studenting, and Daily Classroom LessonsChapter 7—Students’ Classroom Roles and the Classroom Underlife: (Un)intended Social Consequences at a Good Urban School Chapter 8—Windup and a TakedownReferencesAbout the Author

Curriculum and Students in Classrooms is an innovative exploration that draws clear connections between curriculum and the lived experiences of elementary students. Herein lies a key to the multiple access locks that impede understanding what students need. This well-documented examination of curriculum in the context of U.S. schools is a useful text for undergraduate and graduate courses in the field.