Curriculum Books

The Authors: William H. Schubert is Professor of Education and Coordinator of Graduate Curriculum Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his Ph.D. in curriculum studies from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His books include Curriculum: Perspective, Paradigm, and Possibility, Turning Points in Curriculum, Teacher Lore, Reflections from the Heart of Educational Theory, and The American Curriculum, and he has published many articles on curriculum, teaching, students, the arts, and education. Schubert is currently president of the Society of Professors of Education, and past president of the Society for The Study of Curriculum History and the John Dewey Society; he was factotum of Professors of Curriculum and recently concluded a two-year term as vice-president of the American Educational Research Association.Ann Lynn Lopez Schubert has taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago and in the Chicago Public Schools. She received her Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Co-author of Curriculum Books: The First Eighty Years, and co-editor of Conceptions of Curriculum Knowledge, she has published articles and chapters and consulted on curriculum theory, arts education, and progressive education practices. Co-chair of the AERA program for Division B in 1983, she has long been involved in the American Educational Research Association, the John Dewey Society, and the Society for the Study of Curriculum History. As an experienced home educator, Dr. Lopez Schubert has written and presented on that topic.Thomas P. Thomas received his Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Illinois at Chicago and is currently Associate Professor in the College of Education at Roosevelt University in Chicago. A former high school teacher, principal, and consultant for the Illinois State Board of Education, Thomas’s scholarly interests are curriculum history and theory, spirituality and education, and moral education. He has published articles and made conference presentations on educational standards and the history of progressive educational practice. He is currently researching common dimensions of school practice, such as the history of grading, proms, instructional games, and classroom rituals.Wayne M. Carroll is Professor of Education at Lewis-Clark State College and Adjunct Professor of the Graduate Faculty at the University of Idaho. He teaches courses in curriculum, foundations, and action research and directs an alternative teacher certification program. His research interests and publications range from hyper-reality as it affects teaching and learning to domestic schooling and curriculum history. He taught in Chicago suburban secondary schools and was a state curriculum consultant for twenty-five years. He is currently working on a book analyzing curricular patterns in domestic schooling.

«An essential scholarly tool for anyone who works in curriculum. The bibliography itself is the most valuable reference source yet published on the history of the field, and [the] commentary adds an incisive and comprehensive interpretation of twentieth-century developments in curriculum.» (George Willis, Professor of Education, University of Rhode Island)«Students in the curriculum field and those engaged in curriculum development will find this book filling the void of understandings about the ... development of curriculum theory and practice.» (Ralph W. Tyler, Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences)«‘Curriculum Books’ is monumental in scope – the most helpful feature of the commentaries given in each decade is the grouping of books that followed similar approaches...» (Edmond C. Short, Professor Emeritus, Pennsylvania State University)«...a very useful tool. An excellent addition to the professional literature of the curriculum field.» (Paul R. Klohr, Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University, Excerpt from The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing)«Should be at the elbow of every curriculum scholar and in every professional library. It is a valuable reference work in graduate courses and seminars.» (George S. Tomkins, Professor, University of British Columbia)«A unique compilation and analysis, useful for all serious, advanced students.» (Daniel Tanner, Professor, Rutgers University)«An outstanding contribution to curriculum studies. The bibliography and commentary complement one another perfectly ... a basic handbook for anyone interested in the history of education in general and of curriculum in particular.» (David Pratt, Professor, Queen’s University)«More than ... a guide to curriculum thought and literature; ... [‘Curriculum Books’ provides an] interpretation of trends and directions ... and reveals many insights.» (Educational Leadership)«Educators will find this clear, concise overview of curriculum history a valuable addition to their professional libraries. ‘Curriculum Books’ helps readers to better understand the evolution of the curriculum in recent decades.» (Phi Delta Kappan)«A stimulus to research and should provoke additional thoughtful analysis.» (Dorothy Huenecke, Professor, Georgia State University)«‘Curriculum Books’ fills a longstanding need and is an invaluable resource both for the novice and the seasoned curriculum scholar. It is meticulously researched and represents a significant contribution to the literature of education. It belongs in the library not only of every curriculum specialist, but of every serious student of education.» (Robert Zais, Professor Emeritus, Kent State University)«A very useful book – pioneering.» (Michael Belok, Professor, Arizona State University)