Routledge - Learning, Curriculum and Life Politics - Ivor Goodson

As schooling transitions toward a commodity-based model, the role of learning and curriculum is changing. This volume from the World Library of Educationalists provides new perspectives needed to understand these shifts. By examining life histories and life politics, readers gain insight into how private missions and meanings relate to public tasks and targets. This collection brings together the work of Ivor F. Goodson, a researcher who has spent thirty years studying central issues in education. With a massive body of work including over forty books and six hundred articles, Goodson offers a deep look into the field. This single volume serves as a comprehensive resource for those studying the relationship between individual lives and the broader educational landscape.