Curriculum Landscapes and Trends Edited by: Jan Van den Akker, Wilamd Kuiper and Uwe Hameyer

Curriculum Landscapes and Trends is of interest to curriculum researchers and students, curriculum developers, curriculum policy makers, and educational textbook developers. It can also be used as a text for curriculum courses in higher education. Curriculum problems are everywhere: alert observers with a practiced eye and educated mind will find it almost impossible to read a newspaper without discovering curricular issues. The media often report about educational reforms or even about curriculum wars with opposing parties fiercely debating the aims, content and organization of learning. Few people analyze these trends and discussions from a curricular conceptual framework. In addition, people sometimes think that their curriculum approaches and problems are unique and context-specific. However, international experience shows us that we can learn a lot from curriculum issues elsewhere. This book aims to sharpen the eyes and minds of a broader audience in identifying, understanding, addressing and reflecting upon curriculum problems. It also aims to contribute to the increased exchange, discussion and reflection on all the current curriculum problems that form such a crucial part of learning worldwide.