Deng, Z;
(2013)
The “why” and “what” of curriculum inquiry: Schwab’s the Practical revisited.
Education Journal
, 41
(1-2)
pp. 85-105.
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Abstract
This article examines the “why” and “what” of curriculum inquiry from the perspective of the practical in Schwab’s (1969/1978a) paper. It critically scrutinizes the state of curriculum inquiry in China and in North America. The central argument is that curriculum inquiry is a practical undertaking centrally concerned with the practice or inner work of schooling within the societal, institutional and instructional contexts. It is a normative endeavor for its ultimate purpose is the advancement of schooling. Furthermore, this article addresses what makes curriculum inquiry curricular, and challenges contemporary curriculum theorizing (e.g., reconceptualist curriculum inquiry) as peripheral to or decoupled from the real-world practice of schooling
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | The “why” and “what” of curriculum inquiry: Schwab’s the Practical revisited |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.hkier.cuhk.edu.hk/en/journal_abstract.... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. Full text available via Hong Kong Institute of Educational Research, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, with permission of the Institute. |
| Keywords: | curriculum inquiry; curriculum theory; the practical; curriculum practice |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Education > UCL Institute of Education > IOE - Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10089331 |
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