Expanding Curriculum Research and Understanding: A Mytho-Poetic Perspective

by Jr. Nelson L. Haggerson

Overview

Expanding Curriculum Research and Understanding discusses the use of multiple research approaches (paradigms) to inquire into all aspects of curriculum (the knowledge base of schooling), with the goal of understanding the processes and the substantive dimensions of curriculum. The Mytho-Poetic approach, which is an overarching research approach/perspective (paradigm), considers the spiritual aspects of curriculum as well as scientific, interactive (pragmatic), phenomenological, and critical approaches to curriculum inquiry. Mytho-Poets, such as Dr. Haggerson, report research findings and discoveries in numerous ways, such as narratives, stories, poetry, visual art, music, symbols, dramas, autobiographies, and biographies. Section I of this book provides the theoretical research underpinnings while Section II contains examples of research using the Mytho-Poetic perspective.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780820445090
Publisher:	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Publication date:	07/18/2000
Series:	Counterpoints Series: Studies in the Postmodern Theory of Education , #115
Pages:	267
Sales rank:	443,074
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

The Author: Nelson L. Haggerson, Jr. Is Professor Emeritus of Education at Arizona State University. His six previously published books range in form and orientation from philosophical, research, biographical, and autobiographical, to poetry. He has traveled and lectured in Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean, Japan, India, the Philippines, and the Netherlands, pursuing his studies in education, peace, and humanities. This book is the culmination of fifty years of professional educational endeavors: from Latin teacher to Mytho-Poet.

Editorial Reviews

«The warmth and wisdom of Nelson Haggerson shine through each chapter in this remarkable collection. A major and memorable contribution to a Mytho-Poetic understanding of curriculum.»
(William F. Pinar, St. Bernard Parish Alumni Endowed Professor,
Louisiana State University)
«Nelson Haggerson has inspired the curriculum field with his Mytho-Poetic philosophy for over two decades. He now brings his work together in this challenging and inspirational volume. Haggerson’s work is particularly valuable because he captures the essence of the aesthetic, spiritual, hermeneutic, and prophetic dimensions of education. Few other writers today are willing to explore these sensitive and important aspects of the curriculum field, and no one captures the Mytho-Poetic dimensions of research as astutely as Haggerson. The reader will certainly be refreshed and inspired after reading this important collection of essays.»
(Patrick Slattery, Associate Professor, College of Education, Texas A&M University)
«This book builds bridges between science and art, technology and the humanities from holographic paradigms and encompasses the dimension of Peace Education (a dimension often ignored/sorely neglected) in teaching, curriculum, and research. A powerful book; must reading for scholars and library collections.»
(Vasant Merchant, Editor, The International Journal of Humanities and
Peace, Professor Emeritus of Humanities, Northern Arizona University)

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