Beyond The National Curriculum

The book "Beyond The National Curriculum" by David Harvey discusses the problems with the current National Curriculum in England and Wales. Harvey argues that the shift towards curricular centralism has resulted in curricula that marginalize large parts of the population. He also suggests that the increasing diversity of the population is a reason for centralizing knowledge.

The National Curriculum is due for review. This is a central area of educational debate in England and Wales. Increasingly politicians and their entourages are looking for quick fixes from abroad to solve what they see to be problems in the educational system of the UK. Drawing on insights from other European curricular systems, this provocative book will contribute, in a timely way, to the debate on reformations of the National Curriculum. The style is concise, with points for discussion and lists of further reading. debate in England and Wales. Increasingly politicians are looking for quick fixes from abroad to solve what they see to be problems in the educational system. Drawing on insights from other European curricular systems, this volume will contribute, in a timely way, to the debate on the reformations of the National Curriculum. The style is short and concise, with points for discussion and lists of further reading. _ Review: He severely questions the appropriateness of the shift towards curricular centralism and of the resulting curricula for the societies they are presumably designed to serve. It is the very growing divversity, he argues, that leads to the urge to centralize knowledge, but that solution only marginalizes large parts of the population. -Reference Research Book News