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ERIC Number: EJ679962
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0142-5692
Knowledge and the Curriculum in the Sociology of Education: Towards a Reconceptualisation.
Moore, Rob; Young, Michael
British Journal of Sociology of Education, v22 n4 p445-61 Dec 2001
Argues that the question of knowledge must be reconceptualized in order for sociology to make its potential contribution to current debates about the curriculum. Reviews dominant assumptions underlying contemporary curriculum policy. Draws on recent research in the sociology of science to develop a social realist approach to knowledge. Provides references. (Author/PAL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Sociology, Foundations of Education, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Science Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Note: British Journal of Sociology of Education is a refereed journal. Theme issue: The Sociology of the Curriculum.