The SAGE handbook of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment

The research and debates surrounding curriculum, pedagogy and assessment are ever-growing and are of constant importance around the globe. With two volumes - containing chapters from highly respected researchers, whose work has been critical to understanding and building expertise in the field – The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment focuses on examining how curriculum is treated and developed, and its impact on pedagogy and assessment worldwide. The Handbook is organised into five thematic sections, considering: · The epistemology and methodology of curriculum · Curriculum and pedagogy · Curriculum subjects · Areas of the curriculum · Assessment and the curriculum · The curriculum and educational policy The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment's breadth and rigour will make it essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students around the world. Contents 6 List of Figures 11 List of Tables 12 Editorial Board 13 Notes on the Editors and Contributors 14 Chapter 1 - Introduction 32 Part I - The Epistemology and Methodology of Curriculum 58 Chapter 2 - Conceptions of curriculum 60 Chapter 3 - History of the Curriculum 78 Chapter 4 - Aims of Education in a Democracy 94 Chapter 5 - Knowledge and the Curriculum: A pragmatist approach 109 Chapter 6 - Knowledge and the Curriculum in the Sociology of Knowledge 123 Chapter 7 - Didactics 138 Chapter 8 - Educational neuroscience and learning 156 Chapter 9 - Rethinking Child-Centred Education 172 Chapter 10 - Practitioner Research: Understanding Teaching Through Inquiry 185 Part II - Curriculum and pedagogy 200 Chapter 11 - Culture and pedagogy(ies): (What) Have We Learned from and Since Alexander 2001 202 Chapter 12 - The Teacher and the Curriculum: Exploring Teacher Agency 218 Chapter 13 - Inclusion in Public Schools: Learning to Think and Learning to Live Together 233 Chapter 14 - Subordinate Subjects: The Work of the Hidden Curriculum in Post-Colonial Ghana 247 Chapter 15 - Ethnicity and the Curriculum 262 Chapter 16 - Gender and the Curriculum 278 Chapter 17 - Children’s Rights and Student Voice: Their Intersections and the Implications for Curriculum and Pedagogy 294 Chapter 18 - Alongside Virtual Youth Using the Internet: Creating and Researching Learning Interactions 309 Chapter 19 - Curriculum and Teacher Development 324 Chapter 20 - Curriculum and Pedagogy: The Future of Teacher Professional Learning and the Development of Adaptive Expertise 340 Chapter 21 - Pedagogy and Curriculum – Teachers as Learners 356 Part III - Curriculum Subjects 372 Chapter 22 - Visual Art 374 Chapter 23 - The Performing Arts in Learning, Curriculum and Culture 390 Chapter 24 - The ‘Value’ of Computers and Computing: Toward a New Axiology of Educational Technology 405 Chapter 25 - Geography 422 Chapter 26 - History Curriculum: A Transatlantic Analysis 439 Chapter 27 - World Languages Curriculum 455 Chapter 28 - Physical Education 472 Chapter 29 - Religious Education 487 Chapter 30 - Science Education and Economic Growth: Some Implications for Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 501 Chapter 31 - Assessing Pre-College Engineering Education Curricula: A holistic and Practice-Oriented Perspective 518 Chapter 32 - Environmental and Sustainability Education: A Fragile History of the Present 537 PART IV - Areas of the Curriculum 554 Chapter 33 - Transdisciplinarity in curricular theory and practice 556 Chapter 34 - Language Policies and Planning for English Education in Post-Olympic China 575 Chapter 35 - Multilingual Education for All (MEFA): Empowering non-dominant languages and cultures through multilingual curriculum development 588 Chapter 36 - Creativity, Education and Curricula 606 Chapter 37 - Positioning Play in Early Childhood Curriculum Pedagogy and Assessment 621 Chapter 38 - Children’s Literature in the Classroom and the Curriculum 637 Chapter 39 - The Literacy Curriculum: A Critical Review 652 Chapter 40 - Numeracy In, Across and Beyond the School Curriculum 669 Chapter 41 - Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) curricula in the US and other contexts 686 Chapter 42 - College and Career Readiness for all: The Role of Career and Technical Education in the US 705 PART V - Assessment and the Curriculum 722 Chapter 43 - Assessment and the Curriculum 724 Chapter 44 - Teachers’ Perceptions of Assessment 741 Chapter 45 - The Role of Assessment in Pedagogy – and Why Validity Matters 756 Chapter 46 - Assessment for Learning: A Pedagogical Tool 771 Chapter 47 - Implementing Assessment for Learning in a Confucian Context: The Case of Hong Kong 2004–14 787 Chapter 48 - Assessment for Learning Community: Learners, Teachers and Policymakers 803 Chapter 49 - Curriculum Reform in Testing and Accountability Contexts 821 Chapter 50 - Professional Standards and the Assessment Work of Teachers 836 Chapter 51 - Curriculum in the Twenty-First Century and the Future of Examinations 852 Chapter 52 - Student Assessment and its Relationship with Curriculum, Teaching and Learning in the Twenty-First Century 869 Chapter 53 - National Assessment and Intelligent Accountability 884 Part VI - The Curriculum and Educational Policy 902 Chapter 54 - Economic Impact of Education: Evidence and Relevance 904 Chapter 55 - Public and Private Boundaries in Curriculum and Educational Policy 925 Chapter 56 - International Assessments of Student Learning Outcomes 944 Chapter 57 - Comparison and Countries 959 Chapter 58 - Effects of Globalised Assessment on Local Curricula: What Japanese Teachers Face and How They Challenge It 977 Chapter 59 - The Ebb and Flow of Curricular Autonomy: Balance Between Local Freedom and National Prescription in Curricula 996 Chapter 60 - National Standards in Policy and Practice 1015 Chatpter 61 - Curriculum Development and School Leadership: Unattainable Responsibility or Realistic Ambition? 1028 Chapter 62 - Teacher Education – Making Connections with Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment 1046 Index 1060 The research and debates surrounding curriculum, pedagogy and assessment are ever-growing and are of constant importance around the globe. With two volumes - containing chapters from highly respected researchers, whose work has been critical to understanding and building expertise in the field The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment focuses on examining how curriculum is treated and developed, and its impact on pedagogy and assessment worldwide. The Handbook is organised into five thematic sections, The epistemology and methodology of curriculum Curriculum and pedagogy Curriculum subjects Areas of the curriculum Assessment and the curriculum The curriculum and educational policy The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment s breadth andrigourwill make it essential reading for researchers and postgraduate students around the world. The research and debates surrounding curriculum, pedagogy and assessment are ever-growing and are of constant importance around the globe. With two volumes - containing chapters from highly respected researchers, whose work has been critical to understanding and building expertise in the field - this handbook focuses on examining how curriculum is treated and developed, and its impact on pedagogy and assessment worldwide "With two volumes - containing chapters from highly respected researchers, whose work has been critical to understanding and building expertise in the field- The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment focuses on examining how curriculum is treated and developed, and its impact on pedagogy and assessment worldwide."--Descripción del editor