Contemporary Issues in Curriculum

by Ornstein, Allan C.; Pajak, Edward F.; Ornstein, Stacey B.

• ISBN13: 9780205367771
• ISBN10: 0205367771
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Balanced yet eclectic in its approach, Contemporary Issues in Curriculum reflects the emergent trends in the field of curriculum. The third edition of this issues-oriented collection offers 36 articles by the major thinkers in curriculum study. Designed for students in curriculum, instruction, administration, and teacher education, it explores the issues that affect implementation, planning, and evaluation of curriculum at all levels of learning. The editors have organized the collection into six Parts: Curriculum and Philosophy, Curriculum and Teaching, Curriculum and Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Curriculum and Supervision, and Curriculum and Policy. The readings reflect both traditionally held beliefs and those that are more controversial in nature, providing students and practitioners the opportunity to investigate the breadth of issues that affect curriculum and to access such information in a single source. Readers are encouraged to examine and debate these issues, to formulate their own ideas, and to shape what direction the field of curriculum should take.

Table of Contents

Preface	viii
PART ONE: CURRICULUM AND PHILOSOPHY	1	(56)
Introduction	1	(2)
Philosophy as A Basis for Curriculum Decisions	3	(7)
Allan C. Ornstein
Goals and Objectives	10	(10)
Ronald S. Brandt
Ralph W. Tyler
Alternative Curriculum Conceptions and Designs	20	(6)
M. Frances Klein
A Pedagogy of Possibility	26	(10)
Peter McLaren
Art and Imagination	36	(7)
Maxine Greene
There's too Much to Teach	43	(14)
Jane Roland Martin
Should The Schools Introduce A Values-Centered Curriculum For All Students?	55	(1)
A Clash Concerning The Arts Curriculum	56	(1)
PART TWO: CURRICULUM AND TEACHING	57	(82)
Introduction	57	(2)
Teaching Themes of Care	59	(7)
Nel Noddings
The Heart of A Teacher	66	(11)
Parker J. Palmer
Critical Issues In Teaching	77	(17)
Allan C. Ornstein
Productive Teachers	94	(15)
Herbert J. Wahlberg
Knowledge and Teaching	109	(19)
Lee S. Shulman
Beyond Anxiety and Nostalgia	128	(11)
Andy Hargreaves
Should Teachers Be Held Accountable For Their Teaching?	136	(1)
School District Proposes Evaluations by Students	137	(2)
PART THREE: CURRICULUM AND LEARNING	139	(72)
Introduction	139	(2)
Grappling	141	(8)
Theodore R. Sizer
Nancy Faust Sizer
Critical Thinking-What Can It Be?	149	(8)
Matthew Lipman
Creating Creative Minds	157	(10)
Robert J. Sternberg
Todd I. Lubart
The Cognitive-Developmental Approach to Moral Education	167	(13)
Lawrence Kohlberg
A Critical Examination of Character Education	180	(17)
Alfie Kohn
Assessment, Student Confidence, and School Success	197	(14)
Richard J. Stiggins
Should Special Education Students Be Grouped (Mainstreamed) Into Regular Education Classes?	208	(1)
Parents Seek To Dismantle the Tracking System	209	(2)
PART FOUR: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION	211	(64)
Introduction	211	(2)
The Search for Methods of Instruction	213	(18)
Benjamin S. Bloom
A New Look At School Failure and School Success	231	(8)
William Glasser
What Does it Mean to Say That A School Is Doing Well?	239	(9)
Elliot W. Eisner
Teaching and Teacher Accountability	248	(14)
Allan C. Ornstein
Realizing the Promise of Standards-Based Education	262	(6)
Michael J. Schmoker
Robert J. Marzano
Educating the Net Generation	268	(7)
Don Tapscott
Should Academic Content Standards Be Used in Place of Curriculum Guides?	273	(1)
An Advocate for Longer School Days	274	(1)
PART FIVE: CURRICULUM AND SUPERVISION	275	(72)
Introduction	275	(2)
Teacher Learning that Supports Student Learning	277	(6)
Linda Darling-Hammond
The Politics of Virtue: A New Framework For School Leadership	283	(7)
Thomas J. Sergiovanni
Five Models of Staff Development For Teachers	290	(25)
Dennis Sparks
Susan Loucks-Horsley
The Evolution of Peer Coaching	315	(6)
Beverly Showers
Bruce Joyce
Results-Oriented Professional Development	321	(13)
Thomas R. Guskey
Clinical Supervision and Psychological Functions	334	(13)
Edward F. Pajak
Should the Person Who Helps Teachers to Improve Instruction Also Evaluate Their Performance?	345	(1)
the New Principal Asserts Authority	346	(1)
PART SIX: CURRICULUM AND POLICY	347	(72)
Introduction	347	(2)
Educational Demographics: What Teachers Should Know	349	(5)
Harold Hodgkinson
Creating School, Family, and Community Partnerships	354	(20)
Joyce L. Epstein
Challenges for Educators: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families	374	(20)
James T. Sears
Limiting Students' School Success and Life Chances	394	(8)
Jeannie S. Oakes
The Costs of Sustaining Educational Change Through Comprehensive School Reform	402	(8)
Allan Odden
Dichotomizing Educational Reform	410	(9)
Carl D. Glickman
Should Parent Voice Be A Major Consideration in Determining Where Students Attend School?	417	(1)
School Board Debates Bilingual Education Program	418	(1)
Name Index	419	(4)
Subject Index	423	(16)
Permission Citations	439