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About this book
Understanding and Shaping Curriculum: What We Teach and Why introduces readers to curriculum as knowledge, curriculum as work, and curriculum as professional practice. Author Thomas W. Hewitt discusses curriculum from theoretical and practical perspectives to not only acquaint readers with the study of curriculum, but also help them to become effective curriculum practitioners.
Key Features:
Key Features:
- Emphasizes the various dimensions of curriculum practice: Becoming a curriculum practitioner requires understanding academic-practice knowledge, the forces shaping curriculum, the array of curriculum work from policymaking to evaluation, and how those are integrated forming a sense of professional practice. This book examines curriculum knowledge that is both academic and practice based.
- Brings theoretical concepts to life: ?Perspective into Practice? sections illustrate the relevance of the material to both elementary and secondary school settings and contexts. In addition, end-of-chapter resources provide ideas for further discussion and assignments that address different roles and the various dimensions of curriculum practice.
- Examines current issues: Part of being a good practitioner is understanding the inevitability of change and the necessity to keep current about issues and trends that affect both the knowledge and the work of curriculum. Separate chapters on issues and trends give students the opportunity to explore what is happening in today?s schools and curriculum.
Intended Audience: This is an ideal text for masters and doctoral-level courses on Curriculum, Curriculum Development, and Curriculum Design.
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Table of contents
- COVER
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF FIGURES
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1 - INTRODUCTION
- Part I: THE WORLD OF CURRICULUM
- 2 - IN SEARCH OF CURRICULUM
- 3 - CURRICULUM WORK AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
- 4 - CREATING CURRICULUM
- Part II: KNOWLEDGE BASES THAT SERVE CURRICULUM
- 5 - KNOWLEDGE AND THEORIES ABOUT CURRICULUM
- 6 - METHODS AND TOOLS FOR CURRICULUM WORK
- 7 - HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM
- 8 - SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM
- Part III: WHAT CURRICULUM PRACTITIONERS DO
- 9 - POLICY MAKING AND PLANNING IN CURRICULUM
- 10 - DEVELOPING AND ADAPTING CURRICULUM
- 11 - IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING THE CURRICULUM
- 12 - EVALUATION IN CURRICULUM WORK
- Part IV: CHALLENGES OF CURRICULUM CHANGE
- 13 - INTERPRETING CONTEMPORARY CURRICULUM ISSUES
- 14 - INTERPRETING TRENDS IN CURRICULUM
- A GLOSSARY OF CURRICULUM TERMS
- RECOMMENDED READINGS
- INDEX