Full Description
This book proposes a new way of understanding the concept of currere, first described by William Pinar, as an approach to curriculum studies. Derived from her subject position as a Chinese woman who has studied in Beijing and Hong Kong and now researches in Vancouver, the author sets out to contribute to the distinctiveness of a Chinese cosmopolitan theory of curriculum as experienced: the initial formulation of a Chinese currere. Juxtaposing currere with elements of ancient Chinese philosophical thought to inform a cosmopolitan concept of spirituality, chapters articulate the author's own journey through subjective reconstruction, shedding light on how her subjectivity has been reconstructed through autobiography and academic study toward a coherent self capable of sustained, critical, and creative engagement with the world.
Contents
1. Introduction.- 2. Currere, Subjective Reconstruction, and Autobiographical Inquiry.- 3. Attunement.- 4. Ancient Chinese Philosophical Thought and Currere.- 5. Understanding Curriculum as Spiritual Text.- 6. Conclusion.
