Why Knowledge Matters in Curriculum: A Social Realist Argument

By Leesa Wheelahan

Book Overview

This book takes a unique approach by using the sociology of Basil Bernstein and the philosophy of critical realism as complementary modes of theorising to extend and develop social realist arguments about the role of knowledge in curriculum, and to elaborate social realism's critique of constructivism, technical-instrumentalism and neo-conservatism.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415522005
• ISBN13: 9780415522007
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"