Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-315) and indexes.
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Introduction to curriculum development, reconceptualization, and postmodernity -- Historical perspectives on curriculum as a field of study -- The reconceptualization of curriculum studies from 1973 to 2006 -- Postmodern schooling, curriculum, and the theological text -- The hermeneutic circle and the interpretive process -- Gender, sexuality, race, and ethnicity in a multicultural and diverse milieu -- Postmodern philosophies in curriculum studies -- Curriculum for interdependence and ecological sustainability -- Utopian visions, democracy, and the egalitarian ideal -- Aesthetic inquiry, arts-based research, and the proleptic moment -- Time and complexity -- A vision of curriculum in the postmodern era.
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'Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era' provides an introduction and analysis of concepts of curriculum development in relation to postmodernism. Discussions are included on major contemporary education topics such as testing and accountability, globalization, and gay and lesbian issues.