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Utilizing multiple perspectives as theoretical groundings the writer discusses both the need and construction of a Language of Probability as a companion to the extant languages of critique and possibility in critical curriculum theory. If radical curriculum reform is ever to move beyond the realm of “the not yet,” it is crucial that certain systemic realities are acknowledged and a language developed to deal with the negotiations necessary for the democratic application of critical curriculum theory in the public school systems of this country. Such developments are discussed by the writer relative to the extension of this new language. It is important to note this is neither a purely theoretical nor practical essay. Rather this melds the two mutually supportive positions into a concrete plan for action in radical school reform by beginning to define what are, and what are not, legitimate evaluative criteria for constructing the limits of the project.
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Deever, B. Is this radical enough? Curriculum reform, change, and the Language of Probability. Interchange 27, 251–260 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01807407
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