Through careful examination of Ted Aokis life and work within its historical, societal and intellectual context, this text advances a new appreciation of the national distinctiveness of Canadian curriculum studies.

The book draws unique comparison between Aokis writings and Heideggers concept of "being-in-the-world." In exploring Aokis narratives on momentous life events, the author attends to the interwoven, dynamic and poetic essence of the scholars intellectual formation and identifies a critically reflective style of theorizing. By contextualizing Aokis narrations on his momentous life events, the text engages with Aokis critical reflective and unique style of theorizing and foregrounds the prominent influence of Heideggers phenomenology and writings on Aokis thinking.

A major contribution to understanding Aokis curriculum scholarship, this book is an important resource for researchers and post-graduate students working across curriculum studies discourse.