• Introduction Section 1 Constructing and Reconstructing a Sociology of the Curriculum Chapter 1 The Curriculum as Socially Organized Knowledge Chapter 2 Curriculum Change: Limits and Possibilities Chapter 3 The Curriculum and the ‘New Sociology of Education’ Section 2 Academic/Vocational Divisions in the Curriculum of the Future Chapter 4 Bridging Academic/Vocational Divisions in the 14–19, Curriculum: A New Perspective on Linking Education and Work Chapter 5 The Economic Basis for the Curriculum for the 21st Century Chapter 6 Modularization as a Strategy for Unifying the Post-compulsory Curriculum Chapter 7 Integrating Personal and Social Education into the 14–19 Curriculum Chapter 8 Qualifications for a Learning Society: Building on the Dearing Review Chapter 9 Beyond A-Levels: Towards an Advanced Level Curriculum of the Future Section 3 Knowledge, Learning and Curriculum in a Learning Society, The Curriculum of the Future Chapter 10 Post-compulsory Education in a Learning Society Chapter 11 Towards a New Curriculum for Teacher Education Chapter 12 From the ‘New Sociology of Education’ to a Critical Theory of Learning

'This is an important book ... which by bringing together a range of papers renders Michael Young's work more immediately available and accessible. I shall certainly be recommending this book to my postgraduate and undergraduate students.' - British Journal of Educational Studies

• Introduction Section 1 Constructing and Reconstructing a Sociology of the Curriculum Chapter 1 The Curriculum as Socially Organized Knowledge Chapter 2 Curriculum Change: Limits and Possibilities Chapter 3 The Curriculum and the ‘New Sociology of Education’ Section 2 Academic/Vocational Divisions in the Curriculum of the Future Chapter 4 Bridging Academic/Vocational Divisions in the 14–19, Curriculum: A New Perspective on Linking Education and Work Chapter 5 The Economic Basis for the Curriculum for the 21st Century Chapter 6 Modularization as a Strategy for Unifying the Post-compulsory Curriculum Chapter 7 Integrating Personal and Social Education into the 14–19 Curriculum Chapter 8 Qualifications for a Learning Society: Building on the Dearing Review Chapter 9 Beyond A-Levels: Towards an Advanced Level Curriculum of the Future Section 3 Knowledge, Learning and Curriculum in a Learning Society, The Curriculum of the Future Chapter 10 Post-compulsory Education in a Learning Society Chapter 11 Towards a New Curriculum for Teacher Education Chapter 12 From the ‘New Sociology of Education’ to a Critical Theory of Learning

'This is an important book ... which by bringing together a range of papers renders Michael Young's work more immediately available and accessible. I shall certainly be recommending this book to my postgraduate and undergraduate students.' - British Journal of Educational Studies

• Introduction Section 1 Constructing and Reconstructing a Sociology of the Curriculum Chapter 1 The Curriculum as Socially Organized Knowledge Chapter 2 Curriculum Change: Limits and Possibilities Chapter 3 The Curriculum and the ‘New Sociology of Education’ Section 2 Academic/Vocational Divisions in the Curriculum of the Future Chapter 4 Bridging Academic/Vocational Divisions in the 14–19, Curriculum: A New Perspective on Linking Education and Work Chapter 5 The Economic Basis for the Curriculum for the 21st Century Chapter 6 Modularization as a Strategy for Unifying the Post-compulsory Curriculum Chapter 7 Integrating Personal and Social Education into the 14–19 Curriculum Chapter 8 Qualifications for a Learning Society: Building on the Dearing Review Chapter 9 Beyond A-Levels: Towards an Advanced Level Curriculum of the Future Section 3 Knowledge, Learning and Curriculum in a Learning Society, The Curriculum of the Future Chapter 10 Post-compulsory Education in a Learning Society Chapter 11 Towards a New Curriculum for Teacher Education Chapter 12 From the ‘New Sociology of Education’ to a Critical Theory of Learning

'This is an important book ... which by bringing together a range of papers renders Michael Young's work more immediately available and accessible. I shall certainly be recommending this book to my postgraduate and undergraduate students.' - British Journal of Educational Studies