School subjects and how they are viewed and positioned within education is the focus of this text. It argues that, as part of rethinking the whole school curriculum, there has been a failure to look at the historical and social background of school subjects.
Introduction - studying school subjects; school subjects - the context of cultural inventions; subjects and schooling - four school case studies; subject traditions and interest groups; subject departments; subject histories - science; subject histories - mathematics; subject histories - English; school subjects - patterns of change; school subjects - patterns of stability.
Stephen J. Ball, Ivor F. Goodson, Meg Maguire, UK) Ball, Stephen J. (Institute of Education, University of London, UK) Goodson, Ivor F. (University of Brighton, UK) Maguire, Meg (King's College London
Ivor F. Goodson, Gert Biesta, Michael Tedder, Norma Adair, UK) Goodson, Ivor F. (University of Brighton, UK) Biesta, Gert (Maynooth University, Ireland and University of Edinburgh, UK) Tedder, Michael (University of Exeter
Ivor F. Goodson, Gert Biesta, Michael Tedder, Norma Adair, UK) Goodson, Ivor F. (University of Brighton, UK) Biesta, Gert (Maynooth University, Ireland and University of Edinburgh, UK) Tedder, Michael (University of Exeter
Stephen J. Ball, Ivor F. Goodson, Meg Maguire, UK) Ball, Stephen J. (Institute of Education, University of London, UK) Goodson, Ivor F. (University of Brighton, UK) Maguire, Meg (King's College London