Drawing broadly on historical and contemporary curriculum theory, the authors persuasively describe a framework of concepts and questions for teachers to do their own meaningful curriculum work toward the purpose of complex, eclectic, and authentic practices to counter authoritarianism and promote the common good.

Nancy File, professor emerita, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

In this insightful and important book, Anti-Authoritarian Curriculum Practice: Powerful Theories for Teachers, Daniel J. Castner, Jennifer L. Schneider, and James G. Henderson provide an intergenerational analysis and reflection on curriculum studies, theory-grounded education, and democracy. Drawing on their analysis, the authors offer a three-part HI-STAR process that invites teachers to engage curriculum against authoritarianism and to foster the realization of a democratic ideal that uplifts, nurtures, and transforms in precarious times.
This book will appeal to curriculum leaders of all kinds.

Rose Ylimaki, professor and Del & Jewell Lewis Endowed Chair in Education and Leadership, Northern Arizona University