Introduction

This chapter serves as the introduction to the book, Critical Curriculum Studies . It discusses the author’s entry into curriculum studies through the author’s experience as a teacher, parent, scholar, and activist, and goes on to offer an overview of the Right-wing attacks on school curriculum, teaching, and textbooks. This chapter then provides a review of some of the political tensions within the field of curriculum studies in order to provide the scholarly context for the book. Finally, this chapter closes with the author addressing his social locations to help the reader better understand how the author’s identity shaped this book.