Reinventing the Curriculum New Trends in Curriculum Policy and Practice [Paperback]

Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence offers an example of a different approach to national curriculum development. It combines what are claimed to be the best features of top-down and bottom-up approaches to curriculum development, and provides an indication of the broad qualities that school education should promote rather than a detailed description of curriculum content. Advocates of the approach argue that it provides central guidance for schools and maintains national standards whilst at the same time allowing schools and teachers the flexibility to take account of local needs when designing programmes of education.Reinventing the Curriculumuses Scotland's Curriculum for Excellence as a rich case study, analysing the strengths and weaknesses of this approach to curriculum design and development, and exploring the implications for curriculum planning and development around the world.

1. Introduction: The New Curriculum,Mark Priestley (University of Stirling, UK) and Gert Biesta (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
2. The Origins and Development of Curriculum for Excellence: Discourse, Politics and Control,Walter Humes (University of Stirling, UK)
3. Capacities and the Curriculum,Gert Biesta (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg) and Mark Priestley (University of Stirling, UK)
4. The Successful Learner: A progressive or an Oppressive Concept?,Jenny Reeves (University of Stirling, UK)
5. Confident Individuals: The Implications of an 'Emotional Subject' for Curriculum Priorities and Practices,Kathryn Ecclestone (University of Sheffield, UK)
6. Responsible Citizens: Citizenship Education between Social Inclusion and Democratic Politics,Gert Biesta (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
7. Effective Contributors: Evaluating the Potential for Children and Young People's Participation in their Own Schooling and Learning,E. Kay M. Tisdall (Universitlƒ,