Full Description
"Analyzing the Curriculum" provides the backbone for a basic curriculum course at either the senior or graduate level. The book shows how the parts of a curriculum fit together and how to identify assumptions underlying curricula. In doing so, students develop the ability to determine why a curriculum proves better for some students than for others; what approaches to teaching are compatible with a particular curriculum; what difficulties a curriculum is likely to encounter during implementation; and what kinds of changes in the curriculum parents, students, and administrators are likely to demand. These are valuable skills for evaluating, selecting and adapting existing programs to suit particular situations.
Contents
PART IPurposes of Curriculum Study CHAPTER 2: Situating the Curriculum CHAPTER 3: Theoretical Perspectives on Curriculum PART II: THE CURRICULUM PROPER CHAPTER 4: Curriculum Purpose and Content: Basic Concepts CHAPTER 5: Curriculum Purpose and Content: Conflicting Perspectives CHAPTER 6: Curriculum Organization: Basic Concepts CHAPTER 7: Curriculum Organization: Curriculum Implementation: Basic Concepts CHAPTER 9: Curriculum Implementation: Conflicting Perspectives CHAPTER 10: Curriculum Evaluation: Basic Concepts CHAPTER 11: Curriculum Evaluation: Conflicting Perspectives PART IV: CURRICULUM CRITIQUE CHAPTER 12: Re-Examination and Critique Appendix: Sample Curriculum Analysis
