Knowledge, Content, Curriculum and Didaktik: Beyond Social Realism

by Zongyi Deng

Bringing to bear a wealth of literature from curriculum theory, Didaktik , philosophy of education and teacher education, this book broadens and enriches the conversation initiated by Michael Young and his colleagues on 'bringing knowledge back in' (Young, 2007). Knowledge, Content, Curriculum and Didaktik is distinctive in providing a comprehensive and multifaceted analysis of the role of knowledge, and in particular curriculum content, in relation to curriculum policy, curriculum planning and classroom teaching. It makes a case for linking knowledge and content to the development of human powers or capabilities needed for the 21st century and unpacks the challenges for curriculum policy, curriculum planning and classroom teaching. The book discusses, among other



Educational aims and theories of knowledge



School subjects and academic differences and relationships



School subjects and theories of content



Understanding the content for teaching

The book will be relevant for scholars, researchers, policy makers and curriculum developers who seek a more sophisticated, more balanced and philosophically better grounded understanding of the role of knowledge and content in education and curriculum.

100 pages, ebook

Published March 26, 2020

Reviews

[Yujing He · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reflect the aims of education - an important book that makes me calm down and keep a cool head to rethink the original thing in current noisy academic debates.