Curriculum Dynamics

The Author: M. Jayne Fleener is Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies at the University of Oklahoma’s College of Education. Her teaching and research have been in the areas of philosophy, computer science, mathematics, mathematics education, and curriculum theory. These experiences permeate her unique perspective of curriculum theory and educational futures.

«‘Curriculum Dynamics: Recreating Heart’ is an interesting, insightful, and metaphorically rich examination of curriculum work under postmodern conditions. Beginning with a critical analysis of the limits of modernism, M. Jayne Fleener creatively explores new directions for teaching-learning relationships, organizational systems, and educational meaning making. Working with the premise that curriculum is the ‘heart’ of education, Dr. Fleener inquires into its depth and breadth. She invites us on a journey to imaginatively rethink such central curriculum concepts as ‘knowledge,’ ‘self,’ and ‘other.’ It is a trip worth taking. Her book is a celebration of the underlying wholeness –the ‘holiness’ – of educational aspirations.» (Jim Henderson, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction, Kent State University)