The SAGE Handbook of Curriculum and Instruction is the first book in 15 years to comprehensively cover the field of curriculum and instruction. Editors F. Michael Connelly, Ming Fang He, and JoAnn Phillion, along with contributors from around the world, synthesize the diverse, real-world matters that define the field. This long-awaited Handbook aims to advance the study of curriculum and instruction by re-establishing continuity within the field while acknowledging its practical, contextual, and theoretical diversity.

Key Features

• Offers a practical vision of the field Defines three divisions--school curriculum subject matter, curriculum and instruction topics and preoccupations, and general curriculum theory.
• Presents the breadth and diversity of the field A focus on the diversity of problems, practices, and solutions, as well as continuity over time, illustrates modern curriculum and instruction while understanding historical origins.
• Gives an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary focus Offers a new way of interpreting the history of curriculum studies, which connects past, present, and future, leading to more productive links between practice, policy, and politics.

Intended Audience

This Handbook contributes to stronger ties between school practice, public debate, policy making, and university scholarship, making it a valuable resource for professors, graduate students, and practitioners in the field of education. It is an excellent choice for graduate courses in Curriculum and Instruction, Curriculum Theory and Development, Curriculum Studies, Teacher Education, and Educational Administration and Leadership.

List of Contributors

Mel Ainscow

Kathryn Anderson-Levitt

Rodino Anderson

Michael Apple

Kathryn Au

William Ayers

Rishi Bagrodia

Cherry McGee Banks

Nina Bascia

Gert Biesta

Donald Blumenfeld-Jones

Patty Bode

Robert E. Boostrom

Keffrelyn D. Brown

Elaine Chan

Marilyn Cochran-Smith

Carola Conle

F. Michael Connelly

Geraldine Anne-Marie Connelly

Alison Cook-Sather

Cheryl J. Craig

Larry Cuban

Jim Cummins

Kelly Demers

Zongyi Deng

Donna Deyhle

Elliot Eisner

Freema Elbaz

Robin Enns

Frederick Erickson

Manuel Espinoza

Joe Farrell

Michelle Fine

Chris Forlin

Jeffrey Frank

Barry Franklin

Michael Fullan

Jim Garrison

Ash Hartwell

Ming Fang He

Geneva Gay

David T. Hansen

Margaret Haughey

John Hawkins

David Hopkins

Stefan Hopmann

Kenneth Howe

Philip Jackson

Carla Johnson

Susan Jurow

Eugenie Kang

Stephen Kerr

Craig Kridel

Gloria Ladson-Billings

John Chi-kin Lee

Stacey Lee

Benjamin Levin

Anne Lieberman

Allan Luke

Ulf Lundgren

Teresa L. McCarty

Gary McCulloch

Barbara Means

Geoffrey Milburn

Janet Miller

Sonia Nieto

Kiera Nieuwejaar

Pedro Noguera

J. Wesley Null

Jeannie Oakes

Lynne Paine

JoAnn Phillion

William F. Pinar

Margaret Placier

Therese Quinn

John Raible

Bill Reese

Virginia Richardson

Fazel Rizvi

Vicki Ross

Libby Scheiern

Candace Schlein

William Schubert

Edmund Short

Jeffrey Shultz

Patrick Slattery

Roger Slee

Linda Tuhiwai Smith

Joi Spencer

James Spillane

Tracy Stevens

David Stovall

Karen Swisher

Carlos Alberto Torres

Ruth Trinidad

Wiel Veugelers

Ana María Villegas

Sophia Villenas

Leonard Waks

Kevin G. Welner

Ian Westbury

Geoff Whitty

Shi Jing Xu