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Baker, David P. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2015
Michael Young's recent paper in this journal is correct; there is a profound crisis in curriculum theory, and to be intellectually viable into the future the field must strive to "bring back" in empirical study of curriculum. Also by ignoring the empirical content of knowledge and access to it in mass education systems throughout the…
Descriptors: Criticism, Futures (of Society), Educational Theories, Educational History
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Wiseman, Alexander W.; Astiz, M. Fernanda; Fabrega, Rodrigo; Baker, David P. – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2011
Unique cross-national data on adolescents' civic skills, knowledge, and political attitudes are used to examine the democratic processes of modern mass schooling, effects of national political systems, and patterns of youth political socialization in 27 nations. Compared to the generally weak reported effects on mathematics and reading…
Descriptors: Political Socialization, Political Attitudes, Citizenship Education, Reading Achievement