Didaktik and Curriculum in Ongoing Dialogue

Didaktik and Curriculum in Ongoing Dialogue revives the dialogue between the continental European Didaktik tradition and the Anglo-Saxon tradition of curriculum. It highlights important research findings that bridge cultural differences and argues for a mutual exchange and understanding of ideas.

Through analyses of shared conditions and cultural differences, the book invites a critical stance and continued dialogue on issues of significant importance for the current and future education of children and young people. It combines research at empirical, conceptual, and theoretical levels to shed light on the similarities between the Didaktik and Anglo-Saxon educational traditions, calling for a comprehensive understanding of teaching and a renewed focus on content and knowledge.

Addressing theoretical issues within contemporary educational scholarship, the book will be of great interest to academics, researchers, and post-graduate students in the fields of curriculum studies, education theory, and comparative education.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003099390, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Ellen Krogh is Emeritus Professor in Education Sciences in the Department for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark. Her research areas include disciplinary didactics, L1 studies, comparative education, and writing in the disciplines.

Ane Qvortrup is Professor in Education Sciences in the Department for the Study of Culture, University of Southern Denmark. Her research areas include general didactics, curriculum studies, and student trajectories and transformations of learning environments.

Stefan Ting Graf is Docent in Didactics and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences at UCL University College, Denmark. His research areas include learning media and digitalisation, teaching and learning designs, curriculum studies, and theories of Bildung.