Chinese Currere, Subjective Reconstruction, and Attunement

This book proposes a new way of understanding the concept of currere , first described by William Pinar, as an approach to curriculum studies. Derived from her subject position as a Chinese woman who has studied in Beijing and Hong Kong and now researches in Vancouver, the author sets out to contribute to the distinctiveness of a Chinese cosmopolitan theory of curriculum as experienced: the initial formulation of a Chinese currere. Juxtaposing currere with elements of ancient Chinese philosophical thought to inform a cosmopolitan concept of spirituality, chapters articulate the author's own journey through subjective reconstruction, shedding light on how her subjectivity has been reconstructed through autobiography and academic study toward a coherent self capable of sustained, critical, and creative engagement with the world.

Uses Pinar's theory of subjective reconstruction to engage with new theories of curriculum studies Centers a spiritual understanding of curriculum from a non-western perspective Provides an example of how subjectivity can be reconstructed by academic knowledge and experience Juxtaposes understandings of subjectivity from both Western and Eastern perspectives

Autorentext

Wanying Wang is Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia, Canada. She holds PhDs in both Curriculum Studies and Curriculum Innovation and Higher Education. She has previously published books and papers on currere, autobiography, cosmopolitanism, curriculum change, educational leadership, general education, and Chinese higher education.

Klappentext

This book proposes a new way of understanding the concept of currere, first described by William Pinar, as an approach to curriculum studies. Derived from her subject position as a Chinese woman who has studied in Beijing and Hong Kong and now researches in Vancouver, the author sets out to contribute to the distinctiveness of a Chinese cosmopolitan theory of curriculum as experienced: the initial formulation of a Chinese currere. Juxtaposing currere with elements of ancient Chinese philosophical thought to inform a cosmopolitan concept of spirituality, chapters articulate the author's own journey through subjective reconstruction, shedding light on how her subjectivity has been reconstructed through autobiography and academic study toward a coherent self capable of sustained, critical, and creative engagement with the world.

Inhalt

1. Introduction.- 2. Currere, Subjective Reconstruction, and Autobiographical Inquiry.- 3. Attunement.- 4. Ancient Chinese Philosophical Thought and Currere.- 5. Understanding Curriculum as Spiritual Text.- 6. Conclusion.