Curriculum studies in Mexico

key scholars

Alfredo Furlan

pp. 111-136

in: William F. Pinar (ed), Curriculum studies in Mexico, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

Abstract

Curriculum studies in Mexico date from the 1970s. Since its inception, the field's scholarly production has been strong. Three state-of-the-art assessments have been conducted under the sponsorship of the Mexican Council for Educative Investigation (COMIE). At the November 2007 meeting, for instante, numerous works were presented. Even though these were irregular in their coverage of the theme, they expressed the ongoing importance of curriculum studies in Mexico. Indeed, in Mexico curriculum studies enjoy an odd popularity. In this chapter I present the key scholars whose original ideas have accorded curriculum studies in Mexico its distinctiveness. These scholars are María de Ibarrola, Eduardo Remedí, Ángel Díaz Barriga, and Alicia de Alba. I am aware that in focussing on these three I am ignoring the contributions of other established scholars, among them Raquel Glazman, Rosa María Torres, Berta Orozco, Concepción Barrón, Monique Landesman, Frida Díaz Barriga, and Miguel Angel Pasillas. As well, I am ignoring the contributions of junior scholars; it is too early to assess their contribution. Although others would add names to my list, who can doubt the quality and pertinence of the four scholars I have chosen? I will present them in the order just listed, quoting extensively from their work so that they speak for themselves.

Cited authors

de Alba Alicia

Díaz Barriga Ángel