Curriculum in a New Key: The Collected Works of Ted T. Aoki

by Ted T. Aoki, William F. Pinar (Editor), Rita L. Irwin (Editor)

Ted T. Aoki, the most prominent curriculum scholar of his generation in Canada, has influenced numerous scholars around the world. Curriculum in a New Key brings together his work, over a 30-year span, gathered here under the themes of reconceptualizing curriculum; language, culture, and curriculum; and narrative. Aoki's oeuvre is utterly unique--a complex interdisciplinary configuration of phenomenology, post-structuralism, and multiculturalism that is both theoretically and pedagogically sophisticated and speaks directly to teachers, practicing and prospective.

Curriculum in a New The Collected Works of Ted T. Aoki is an invaluable resource for graduate students, professors, and researchers in curriculum studies, and for students, faculty, and scholars of education generally.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

494 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Ioana · Rating 5 out of 5]

[updated rating upon rereading, from 4 to 5]. Hands-down the most phenomenological exploration of curriculum ever written. Aoki is a true poet at heart, and this collection exemplifies some of the most creative, unique, and profound analyses on curriculum I've ever experienced.

[originally read in 2009]

[Brenda D · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection of articles on curriculum theory and classroom practice (most of which were originally written as presentations to educators at conferences) provide an important contribution to the field of curriculum studies. While at first the reader may believe that the ideas presented are really quite straightforward, almost "simplistic," on deeper reflection, one discovers the brilliance of his scholarship which draws on a number of intellectual traditions including phenomenology, poststructuralism as well as his own take on critical theory. Many of the ideas are quite impactful and he continues to speak to our time and positively influence the direction of education through the inspiration his work has had on the scholarship of others (notably Hongyu Wang). His thoughts on multiculturalism and dwelling in the third space of the "in-between between" of oneself and "Other" have great resonance given his own unique circumstance as a Japanese Canadian who suffered relocation from his home in Vancouver and deportation to Alberta and deprivation of rights as a citizen in WWII. His dedication and continued belief that it is possible to positively influence the world through education is a moving testament to the endurance of the human spirit.