One Page Reviews of Weekly Readings:

September 10/08

Forms of Knowledge: Understanding the Intangible

1. -a response to Fay, Brian (1996). Contemporary Philosophy of Social Science. Blackwell Publishing.
   

September 17/08

Curriculum-Making: Finding the Balance

1. -a response to early writings on the curriculum field by Pagano, Bobbit, Bode, and Kleibard
   

September 24/08

The Social Role of Education in Contemporary Society

- a response to Tyler, Franklin, and Eisner

October 1/08

Curriculum-Making in an Age of Complexity: The Need for Deliberation

1. -a response to McCutcheon, Gail (2002). Developing the Curriculum: Solo and Group Deliberation. New York: Educator’s International Press, Inc.
   

October 22/08

The Neo-Liberalist Impact on Art Education & Cultural Capital

- a response to Apple, Michael (2004). Ideology and curriculum (3rd. ed.) New York: Routledge and Cole, Mike (2005). Marxism and educational theory. London: Routledge.

October 29/08

Postmodern Curriculum and Autobiographical Experience

1. -a response to Slattery, Patrick (2006). Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era (2nd. ed.) New York: Routledge
   

November 5/08

The Hermeneutic Circle: Shaping the Aesthetic Experience

- a response to Slattery, Patrick (2006). Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era (2nd. ed.) New York: Routledge

1. -connection to studio critiques
   

November 19/08

When Does the Synoptic Text Become a Form of Appropriation?

1. -a response to Pinar, William (2006). The Synoptic Text today and other essays: Curriculum Development and the Reconceptualization. New York: Peter Lang Publishing.
   

November 26/08

Curriculum as Theological Text in an Age of Isolation

- a response to Slattery’s discussion of theological text and group discussions from the term