Intercultural Studies of Curriculum

Introduction; Carmel Roofe and Christopher Bezzina.- PART I. Curriculum as Praxis.- Introduction.- Social Justice and the Teacher Preparation Curriculum: A Cross Cultural Analysis; Carmel Roofe, Christopher Bezzina & Marilyn Holness.- Towards Cross-Cultural Curriculum Development: An Analysis of Science Education in the Philippines, Ghana, and the United States; Vera Cruz, Paul Madden, & Christian Asante.- High School Teachers' Perceptions Regarding Inquiry-based Science Curriculum in United States, Georgia and Israel; Alia Sheety, Marika Kapanadze, Fadeel Joubran.- Music as a Platform for Intercultural Understanding: Early childhood Curriculum and a Growing Neoliberal Imperative; Aleksandra Acker and Berenice Nyland.- Transformative Teacher Leadership In The Dominican Republic, Jamaica and The United States: Potentiality and Possibility in Curriculum Making and School Reform Efforts; Eleanor Blair.- PART II. Critical Issues Beyond Pedagogy.- Introduction.- The Curriculum in Praxis: How Purpose of School is Actualized in Vietnam, Mexico and the United States; Sonja Varbelow and Donna Gee.- Representation of World War II in Vietnam, China and the United States: Political Ideologies in Secondary History Textbooks; Chau Vu.- The Grammar of Neoliberalism: What Science Textbooks Reveal about the Education of Spanish Speakers in Mexico, Colombia and the United States?; Andres Ramirez and Cristobal Salinas Jr..- The Secondary Arts Curricula in Australia, Canada and Malaysia: Issues of Policy and Culture; Sharon Lierse.- Conclusion: The Emerging Curriculum Agenda; Carmel Roofe & Christopher Bezzina.