Aspects which comprise an evolving feminist pedagogy are illustrated through statements made about feminist and curriculum theories. The feminist pedagogy will emerge as females break through boundaries of silence and conceptions of themselves as powerless within the classroom. (CJ)

Metaphors generate insights about how things are and could be in reality. Beliefs about what education is or should be can be found through analyzing metaphors used during the educational process. (CJ)

A conversation about the "psychology of curriculum theorizing" is presented. Janek Wankowski and William Reid discuss four types of curriculum theorists: systemic, radical, existential, and deliberative. Works representative of these types, by Mauritz Johnson, Michael Apple, William Pinar, and Joseph Schwab, are also discussed. (CJ)

A framework, for investigation and criticism of the various forms of reconceptual work on curriculum theory, is proposed. This framework facilitates the identification and discussion of curriculum theory issues that need further conceptualization. Sections discuss historical critique, extended critique, alternative methods, and an evaluation of…

The problems of three different approaches to curriculum change are examined. Limitations to and disadvantages of using the dialectic, logistic, and problematic approaches to curriculum change are illustrated through sample programs and models. It is suggested that all personnel involved should attend to the problems of understanding and language…

Five major topics discussed in this article about gender and curriculum are: (1) the effect of the "sexual political" movement on schooling and education; (2) the sexual revolution; (3) discursive analysis of sexuality and society; (4) the organization of sexuality; and (5) a "de-gendered" society. (CJ)

A dialogue, in which one curriculum theorist tries to understand how another curriculum theorist teaches curriculum theory, is presented. The dialogue shares worthwhile approaches to teaching curriculum theory and explores assumptions that lie behind the problems of teaching curriculum theory. Implications evolving from the dialogue are discussed.…

Reconceptualization of curriculum theory should focus on an understanding of educational experience and on the analysis and writing of theories that move away from the linear and compartmentalized perspectives that characterize the traditional curriculum field. Issues of gender, including feminist and homosexual perspectives, should also be…