Curriculum in International Contexts: Book Launch and Book Symposium

Описание: Book Launch and Book Symposium

Curriculum in International Contexts: Understanding Colonial, Ideological and Neoliberal Influences (Ashwani Kumar, 2019, Palgrave Macmillan)

Symposium panellists include:

Dr. Ashwani Kumar, Mount Saint Vincent University
Dr. Susie Brigham, Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Dr. Amelie Lemieux, Assistant Professor, Mount Saint Vincent University
Dr. Gayle MacDonald (Chair), Associate Vice-President Research, Mount Saint Vincent University
Mr. Hart Stoffman, Public School Teacher, Halifax Regional Centre of Education

Abstract of the Book:

Curriculum in International Contexts is an exposition of how political, cultural, historical, and economic structures and processes shape the nature and character of curriculum landscapes globally. By developing theoretical connections and providing contextual background, Kumar explores how colonialism and imperialism, State-led ideological control, and the wave of neoliberalism and capitalism insidiously impact the process of curriculum development in different parts of the world. Kumar also underscores how intellectual movements such as Marxism and postmodernism have shaped curriculum theory in varied political and economic settings. By emphasizing the connections between and among diverse cultural and political conceptualizations of curriculum, this volume contributes to the internationalization of curriculum studies discourses.

Praise for the Book

As a key figure in the internationalization of curriculum studies, Ashwani Kumar questions colonialism and its legacies, including ideological control of curriculum and teaching as well as the neoliberal obsession with measurement, comparison, and competition. In his meditative and contemplative manner, Kumar enacts what a rich, holistic, and transformative educational experience can be. Informed by his study of Krishnamurti, Macdonald, and Freire, Kumar maps the new political geography of contemporary curriculum studies. Indispensable!

William F. Pinar, Professor and Canada Research Chair, University of British Columbia, Canada

In Curriculum in International Contexts, Ashwani Kumar demonstrates impressive command of a broad range of literatures as he examines key influences on curriculum across international contexts, including colonialism and neoliberalism. The unique and distinguishing feature of this book, and a key contribution of Kumar’s scholarship, are the diverse, yet complimentary responses to ideological control of the curriculum that he offers ¬– Indigenous, critical, self-reflective, and meditative – pathways educators can follow as they construct more authentic curricula no matter their contexts.

E. Wayne Ross, Professor, University of British Columbia, Canada