Reading Curriculum Theory: The Development of a New Hermeneutic is a study of curriculum theory
texts of the 1980s. Focusing on three divisions within the theoretical traditions of the field
the conservative the reconceptualist and the reproductionist the book provides a hermeneutic
reading of specific texts within each tradition. The book relies heavily upon the
interpretation theory of Paul Ricoeur and discusses Ricoeur's theoretical works. The book
reveals and demonstrates that the ultimate aim of interpretive reading or the hermeneutic
process is enhanced self understanding.
