Overview
- Authors:
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Douglas J. Loveless
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James Madison University, USA
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Bryant Griffith
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Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, USA
- The co-authors of this book discuss Curriculum through polymodal texts including first person narratives, story, poetry, and imagery to argue for a form of public education that emphasizes the humanity of students and the complexity of learning in the digital information age.
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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- Douglas J. Loveless, Bryant Griffith
Pages 1-21
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- Douglas J. Loveless, Bryant Griffith
Pages 23-41
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- Douglas J. Loveless, Bryant Griffith
Pages 43-64
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- Douglas J. Loveless, Bryant Griffith
Pages 65-79
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- Douglas J. Loveless, Bryant Griffith
Pages 81-98
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- Douglas J. Loveless, Bryant Griffith
Pages 99-117
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Back Matter
Pages 119-119
About this book
This book explores the complexity of communication and understanding as a possible asset in formal education rather than a problem that needs to be “fixed”. The authors examine the question and experience as pedagogical tools, challenging readers to play the critic and ask hard questions, beginning with: Why do the ideas discussed within the book matter? The digital information age with expanding ways of thinking, being, communicating, and learning complicates public education. So, what happens as diverse narratives collide in schools? To answer this question, the authors of this book delve into conflicting assumptions within the framework of complexity sciences and education in an attempt to explore space beyond positivist/anti-positivist debates. This involves examining the role of cultural and aesthetic narratives and cautionary tales as means of acknowledging possibilities in human experiences in education. These possibilities can facilitate praxis, as theory, research, and teaching become reflective practices, and as thinking about education broadens to include diverse methods of understanding and presenting complex phenomena.
Authors and Affiliations
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James Madison University, USA
Douglas J. Loveless
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Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, USA
Bryant Griffith
