<p>Offering an accessible entry into curriculum theory, this book defines and contextualizes key concepts for novice and experienced students. Leading scholars in curriculum studies provide short anchor texts that introduce, define, and situate contemporary curriculum theory constructs. Each anchor text is followed by two concise, creative keyword responses that demonstrate varied perspectives and connections, allowing readers to reflect on and engage with the personal relevance of these fundamental concepts.</p><p>Useful to instructors and scholars alike, this book explains keyword writing as a teaching and learning strategy and invites readers to enter the complicated conversations of contemporary curriculum theory through their own creative, personal responses. Featuring wide-ranging, nuanced, and varied commentary on major relevant themes, as well as discussion questions for students, this book is an essential text for doctoral and masters-level courses in curriculum studies.</p> <p><strong>Foreword</strong></p><p>Rebecca Luce-Kapler </p><p><strong>Chapter 1: Introduction</strong></p><p>Marcea Ingersoll, Benjamin Bolden, Judy Wearing, Christopher DeLuca, Holly Ogden, Theodore Michael Christou</p><p>Chapter 2: Aesthetics</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Shifra Schonmann</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Galicia Blackman,</i><b> </b><i>Benjamin Bolden</i></p><p>Chapter 3: Becoming</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Marg Sellers</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Benjamin Bolden, Judy Wearing</i></p><p>Chapter 4: Complexity</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Brent Davis</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Stephen MacGregor, Christopher DeLuca</i></p><p>Chapter 5: Currere</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>William F. Pinar</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Holly Ogden, Benjamin Bolden</i></p><p>Chapter 6: Discourse</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>James Paul Gee</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Benjamin Bolden, Clarissa Mae de Leon</i></p><p>Chapter 7: Ecology</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Rena Upitis</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Rosie Kerr, Marcea Ingersoll</i></p><p>Chapter 8: Ethics</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Nel Noddings</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Pamela Rogers, Holly Ogden</i></p><p>Chapter 9: Experience</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Rachel Heydon &amp; Elisabeth Davies</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Matthew Jenkins, Alice Johnston</i></p><p>Chapter 10: Hermeneutics</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Karen A. Krasny &amp; Patrick Slattery</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Daniela Greco-Giancola, Judy Wearing</i></p><p>Chapter 11: Imagination</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Gillian Judson</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Cassie MacPhail, Barbara Lorraine Laing</i></p><p>Chapter 12: Indigeneity</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Jennifer Davis, Lindsay Morcom, &amp; Deb St. Amant</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>James McCourt, Kimberly Eyers</i></p><p>Chapter 13: Narrative</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Leah C. Fowler</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Shamari Reid, Francine Almash</i></p><p>Chapter 14: Normativity</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Claire Robson &amp; Dennis Sumara</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Robert P. Robinson, Clarissa Mae de Leon</i></p><p>Chapter 15: Place</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Dwayne Donald</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Andy Curtis, Judy Wearing</i></p><p>Chapter 16: Poetics</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Carl Leggo</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Kimberly Eyers, Theodore Michael Christou</i></p><p>Chapter 17: Representation</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Awad Ibrahim</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Tiina Kukkonen, Christopher DeLuca</i></p><p>Chapter 18: Social Justice</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Debbie Sonu</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Leanne Nunes, Marcea Ingersoll</i></p><p>Chapter 19: Standards</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Lorna M. Earl &amp; Ken O’Connor</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Rubaiyat Jabeen, Marcea Ingersoll</i></p><p>Chapter 20: Temporality</p><p>Anchor Text: <i>Adrian Downey &amp; Pam Whitty</i></p><p>Keyword Responses: <i>Jen McConnel, Andy Curtis</i></p><p>Chapter 21: Conclusion: In Curriculum Conversation</p><p>Christopher DeLuca &amp; Holly Ogden</p>