Slattery Blog Format

I will post comments about the "Big Idea" or "Main Idea" I am reflecting on as I read each chapters. You can get a sense of the book as you look at the Chapters:

Series Editor’s Introduction
Preface
Introduction

Part I: Postmodern Curriculum Development as a Field of Study
Introduction to Curriculum Development and Postmodernity
Historical Perspectives on Curriculum as a Field of Study
The Reconceptualization of Curriculum and Instruction
Postmodern Schooling, Curriculum, and the Tehological Text

Part II: Contemporary Curriculum Development Paradigms
The Hermeneutic Circle and Postmodern Community
Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in a Multicultural Milieu
Postmodern Philosophies in Curriculum Studies
Curriculum for interdependence and Ecological Sustainability
Utopian Visions, Democracy, and the Egalitarian Ideal
Qualitative Inquiry, Fine Arts, and the Synthetical Moment
Time Management and Chaos in the Infinite Cosmos

Part III Curriculum Development in the Postmodern Era
Postmodern Education: Kaleidoscopic Sensibilities
A Postmodern Postscript: Proleptic Prolegomena