Curriculum Integration: Designing the Core of Democratic Education

By James A. Beane

Book Overview

Going well beyond other books on this subject, James Beane details the history of curriculum integration and analyzes current critiques to provide a complete theory of curriculum integration. He defines curriculum integration as a comprehensive approach rather than simply "rearranging subjects." Using many classroom examples, he explains the relationship between curriculum integration and the disciplines of knowledge. The approach set forth in this groundbreaking volume translates into a democratic vision of general education that transcends the current standards movement.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080773683X
• ISBN13: 9780807736838
• Release Date: October 1997
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A key point of departure

This book serves as node in a network to other research and curriculum related research and activity. I found Beane's references to other influential works extremely helpful. In particular I enjoyed following the historical roots of curriculum integration that he delineates in this book. While it took some time to find the works of L. Thomas Hopkins, I am finding them extremely informative, particularly Integration:It's Meaning and Application. This work connects well to most anything written regarding Problem Based Learning (PBL) and connects well to other writings such as the 1995 ASCD yearbook, Toward a Coherent Curriculum and Arthur Applebee's Curriculum as Conversation. Beane definitely will leave the reader with lots to think about when pondering the complexities of curriculum.