Contemporary Issues in Curriculum

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

• ISBN13: 9780205489251
• ISBN10: 0205489257
• 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. Best coverage of new scholarship in curriculum studies The fourth edition of this issues-oriented collection offers 40 articles by the major thinkers in curriculum study Current and future teachers and curriculum developers

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART ONE: CURRICULUM AND PHILOSOPHY	1	(60)
Professional Profile: Henry A. Giroux	2	(3)
Philosophy as a Basis for Curriculum Decisions	5	(7)
Allan C. Ornstein
Goals and Objectives	12	(10)
Ronald S. Brandt
Ralph W. Tyler
A Pedagogy of Possibility	22	(10)
Peter McLaren
Art and Imagination: Overcoming a Desperate Stasis	32	(7)
Maxine Greene
There's Too Much to Teach	39	(12)
Jane Roland Martin
Kudzu, Rabbits, and School Reform	51	(10)
John I. Goodlad
Pro-Con Chart 1 Should the schools introduce a values-centered curriculum for all students?	59	(1)
Case Study 1 A Clash Concerning the Arts Curriculum	60	(1)
PART TWO: CURRICULUM AND TEACHING	61	(88)
Professional Profile: Jere Brophy	62	(2)
Teaching Themes of Care	64	(7)
Nel Noddings
The Heart of a Teacher	71	(11)
Parker J. Palmer
Critical Issues in Teaching	82	(17)
Allan C. Ornstein
Productive Teachers: Assessing the Knowledge Base	99	(14)
Herbert J. Walberg
Knowledge and Teaching: Foundations of the New Reform	113	(19)
Lee S. Shulman
Honoring Diverse Styles of Beginning Teachers	132	(7)
Edward F. Pajak
Elaine Stotko
Frank Masci
Keeping Good Teachers: Why It Matters, What Leaders Can Do	139	(10)
Linda Darling-Hammond
Pro-Con Chart 2 Should teachers be held accountable for their teaching?	147	(1)
Case Study 2 School District Proposes Evaluations by Students	148	(1)
PART THREE: CURRICULUM AND LEARNING	149	(76)
Professional Profile: Karen Bang-Jensen Kepler Zumwalt	150	(3)
Grappling	153	(8)
Theodore R. Sizer
Nancy Faust Sizer
Critical Thinking---What Can It Be?	161	(8)
Matthew Lipman
Creating Creative Minds	169	(10)
Robert J. Sternberg
Todd I. Lubart
The Cognitive-Developmental Approach to Moral Education	179	(13)
Lawrence Kohlberg
A Critical Examination of Character Education	192	(16)
Alfie Kohn
Limiting Students' School Success and Life Chances: The Impact of Tracking	208	(7)
Jeannie S. Oakes
What is a ``Public School''? Principles for a New Century	215	(10)
Frederick M. Hess
Pro-Con Chart 3 Should special education students be grouped (mainstreamed) into regular education classes?	222	(1)
Case Study 3 Language and Standardized Testing	223	(2)
PART FOUR: CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION	225	(68)
Professional Profile: Herbert J. Walberg	226	(2)
The Search for Methods of Instruction	228	(17)
Benjamin S. Bloom
A New Look at School Failure and School Success	245	(8)
William Glasser
Needed: A New Educational Civil Rights Movement	253	(9)
Evans Clinchy
A Political Humanist Curriculum for the 21st Century	262	(11)
Andrew Gitlin
Stacey Ornstein
The Importance of Multicultural Education	273	(6)
Geneva Gay
Knowledge Alive	279	(6)
David Perkins
Educating the Net Generation	285	(8)
Don Tapscott
Pro-Con Chart 4 Should academic content standards be used in place of curriculum guides?	290	(1)
Case Study 4 An Advocate for Longer School Days	291	(2)
PART FIVE: CURRICULUM AND SUPERVISION	293	(76)
Professional Profile: Larry Cuban	294	(2)
The Politics of Virtue: A New Framework for School Leadership	296	(7)
Thomas J. Sergiovanni
Five Models of Staff Development for Teachers	303	(24)
Dennis Sparks
Susan Loucks-Horsley
What the World Can Teach Us About New Teacher Induction	327	(7)
Harry K. Wong
Ted Britton
Tom Ganser
Results-Oriented Professional Development	334	(13)
Thomas R. Guskey
Clinical Supervision and Psychological Functions	347	(11)
Edward F. Pajak
A Role for Technology in Professional Development? Lessons from IBM	358	(11)
Frank Levy
Richard J. Murnane
Pro-Con Chart 5 Should the person who helps teachers to improve instruction also evaluate their performance?	366	(1)
Case Study 5 A Principal Works for Inclusion	367	(2)
PART SIX: CURRICULUM AND POLICY	369	(77)
Professional Profile: Gerald W. Bracey	370	(2)
Educational Demographics: What Teachers Should Know	372	(5)
Harold Hodgkinson
Evidence-Based Education Policies: Transforming Educational Practice and Research	377	(10)
Robert E. Slavin
Challenges for Educators: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families	387	(20)
James T. Sears
Equity and Adequacy in School Finance Today	407	(7)
Allan Odden
Dichotomizing Educational Reform	414	(7)
Carl D. Glickman
A Wider Lens on the Black-White Achievement Gap	421	(7)
Richard Rothstein
Education, Equality, and Equity	428	(18)
Allan C. Ornstein
Pro-Con Chart 6 Should parent voice be a major consideration in determining where students attend school?	444	(1)
Case Study 6 School Board Debates Bilingual Education Program	445	(1)
Credits	446	(2)
Name Index	448	(14)
Subject Index	462