Subject Knowledge: Readings for the Study of School Subjects

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School knowledge has been a subject for historians, notably in the field of history of education. concentrating on the educational aspects of particular historical periods, however, links with contemporary education have often remained undeveloped.; This text attempts to account for the growth of increased interest by sociologists and others in school subjects since the 1960s. Goodson's analysis of his own work in the UK and North America examines the range of insights afforded of the nature of schooling and teaching through the study of school subjects.
 

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The Need for Curriculum History
13
Becoming a School Subject
29
European Studies
38
H B Beal Organisational
51
Local Commercial
67
Subjects and the Everyday Life of Schooling
84
Subject Cultures and the Introduction of Classroom Computers
105
Notes Toward a Theory of Curriculum
145
Index of Names
165
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敎育學報, Volumes 28-29

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