Curriculum Leadership : Strategies for Development and Implementation

by Allan A. Glatthorn

• ISBN13: 9781412967815
• ISBN10: 1412967813
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-21
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

Curriculum Leadership, Second Edition is a one-of-a-kind resource written for educational leaders (both administrators and teachers) who want to successfully restructure and enhance school curriculum. This book provides innovative and successful curriculum ideas, including reflective case studies, 'œKeys to Leadership' sections, curriculum tips, and 'œChallenge' sections with key issues and questions in every chapter. Also interspersed throughout the book are tried and true strategies that provide administrators with innovative ideas on meeting state and national standards.This is a much needed, highly informative, and easy-to-read account of curriculum development and change for curriculum leaders, those teaching curriculum courses, and those aspiring to become curriculum decision makers. It provides the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement a K'12 school curriculum.New features to this second edition include:A new multiculturalism box in the text, either a case study//example or tips for incorporating multiculturalism into the classroomIntegration of NCATE and any standards-coverage at the end of each chapter in relevant chapters.More material on developing curriculum that is specifically for teachers, rather than administrators, that covers how teachers develop curriculum together or influence the development of curriculuMore pedagogy that is specific to teachers, which includes case studies and curriculum development tips for teachers and administrators working togetherInstructor's Resource CD

Table of Contents

Preface

Foundations of Curriculum

The Nature of Curriculum

Curriculum History: The Perspective of the Past

Curriculum Theory

The Politics of Curriculum

Curriculum Processes

Curriculum Planning

Improving the Program of Studies

Improving a Field of Study

Processes for Developing New Courses and Units

Curriculum Management

Supervising the Curriculum: Teachers and Materials

Curriculum Development and Implementation

Aligning the Curriculum

Curriculum Evaluation

Current Trends in The Curriculum

Current Developments in the Subject Fields

Current Developments Across the Curriculum

Individualizing the Curriculum

Glossary

References

Index

About the Authors

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