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Ninnes, Peter – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2002
I examine how science curricula are complicit in maintaining the dominance of knowledge production by major powers, particularly the USA, through their efforts to tell the "truth" about certain topics, and whether resistant counter-discourses are being mounted, especially in "peripheral" states such as Canada, Australia, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Textbooks, Science Curriculum, Space Sciences

Sosniak, Lauren A.; Perlman, Carole L. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1990
Maintains that U.S. education should not be studied as a single entity. Interviews 44 students to understand how their learning experiences vary across the subjects of mathematics, science, English, and history. Finds that, although instruction revolves around the textbook, it is used differently in each subject. Discusses these patterns of use,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Educational Research, Grade 10