Patrick Slattery is Regents Scholar and Professor of Curriculum Development and Philosophy of Education at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Teaching, Learning & Culture and Educational Administration & Human Resource Development.

• ContentsPreface to the Third EditionIntroductionPart I Curriculum Development as a Field of Study1. Introduction to Curriculum Development, Reconceptualization, and Postmodernity2. Historical Perspectives on Curriculum as a Field of Study3. The Reconceptualization of Curriculum Studies4. Postmodern Schooling, Curriculum, and the Theological TextPart II Complicated Conversations in Contemporary Curriculum Development5. The Hermeneutic Circle and the Interpretative Process6. Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Ethnicity in a Multicultural and Diverse Milieu7. Postmodern Philosophies in Curriculum Studies8. Curriculum for Interdependence and Ecological Sustainability9. Utopian Visions, Democracy, and the Egalitarian Ideal10. Aesthetic Inquiry, Arts-Based Research, and the Proleptic MomentPart III Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era11. Time and Complexity12. A Vision of Curriculum in the Postmodern EraGlossaryReferencesSubject IndexName Index

'This book is well organized and well-written; the original thought, academic base and depth of scholarship are above par. This definitive book is highly recommended for educators and educational leaders, curriculum development specialist, researchers and policy advocators of higher learning, doctoral students in all disciplines, trainers and those particularly interested in improving the dynamics of learning.' - Citizenship, Social and Economics Education

Patrick Slattery is Regents Scholar and Professor of Curriculum Development and Philosophy of Education at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Teaching, Learning & Culture and Educational Administration & Human Resource Development.

• ContentsPreface to the Third EditionIntroductionPart I Curriculum Development as a Field of Study1. Introduction to Curriculum Development, Reconceptualization, and Postmodernity2. Historical Perspectives on Curriculum as a Field of Study3. The Reconceptualization of Curriculum Studies4. Postmodern Schooling, Curriculum, and the Theological TextPart II Complicated Conversations in Contemporary Curriculum Development5. The Hermeneutic Circle and the Interpretative Process6. Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Ethnicity in a Multicultural and Diverse Milieu7. Postmodern Philosophies in Curriculum Studies8. Curriculum for Interdependence and Ecological Sustainability9. Utopian Visions, Democracy, and the Egalitarian Ideal10. Aesthetic Inquiry, Arts-Based Research, and the Proleptic MomentPart III Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era11. Time and Complexity12. A Vision of Curriculum in the Postmodern EraGlossaryReferencesSubject IndexName Index

'This book is well organized and well-written; the original thought, academic base and depth of scholarship are above par. This definitive book is highly recommended for educators and educational leaders, curriculum development specialist, researchers and policy advocators of higher learning, doctoral students in all disciplines, trainers and those particularly interested in improving the dynamics of learning.' - Citizenship, Social and Economics Education

Patrick Slattery is Regents Scholar and Professor of Curriculum Development and Philosophy of Education at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment in the Departments of Teaching, Learning & Culture and Educational Administration & Human Resource Development.

• ContentsPreface to the Third EditionIntroductionPart I Curriculum Development as a Field of Study1. Introduction to Curriculum Development, Reconceptualization, and Postmodernity2. Historical Perspectives on Curriculum as a Field of Study3. The Reconceptualization of Curriculum Studies4. Postmodern Schooling, Curriculum, and the Theological TextPart II Complicated Conversations in Contemporary Curriculum Development5. The Hermeneutic Circle and the Interpretative Process6. Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Ethnicity in a Multicultural and Diverse Milieu7. Postmodern Philosophies in Curriculum Studies8. Curriculum for Interdependence and Ecological Sustainability9. Utopian Visions, Democracy, and the Egalitarian Ideal10. Aesthetic Inquiry, Arts-Based Research, and the Proleptic MomentPart III Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era11. Time and Complexity12. A Vision of Curriculum in the Postmodern EraGlossaryReferencesSubject IndexName Index

'This book is well organized and well-written; the original thought, academic base and depth of scholarship are above par. This definitive book is highly recommended for educators and educational leaders, curriculum development specialist, researchers and policy advocators of higher learning, doctoral students in all disciplines, trainers and those particularly interested in improving the dynamics of learning.' - Citizenship, Social and Economics Education