Contemporary Readings in Curriculum

by Barbara Slater Stern

• ISBN13: 9781412944724
• ISBN10: 1412944724
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-20
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

 'œThis book combines a number of excellent authors thinking about curriculum. It's a nice blend of known authors and newer writers in the field.' - Robert C. Morris, University of West Georgia 'œThe range of topics-reading, science, art-makes this a complete and comprehensive reader for both novices and experienced educational teachers and leaders.' -Jeffrey S. Kaplan, University of Central Florida Contemporary Readings in Curriculum provides beginning teachers and educational leaders with a series of articles that can help them build their curriculum knowledge base Key Features and Benefits Provides a historical context of the curriculum field, giving educators a solid foundation for curriculum knowledge Describes the political nature of curriculum and how we must be attentive to the increasingly diverse populations found in our schools Connects the readings to traditional course goals, providing practical applications of curriculum topics Covers cocurricular issues, which have become a major contemporary topic within school systems Enhances the articles with a strong pedagogical framework, including detailed Internet references, questions for each article, topic guides tying each article to course topics, and article abstracts for the instructorIncludes Articles From the Following Journals American School Board Journal Community College Review Curriculum & Teaching Dialogue Education & Urban Society Educational Leadership Educational Policy Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership Journal of Chemical Education, Journal of Curriculum & Supervision Journal of Curriculum Studies NASSP Bulletin Phi Delta Kappan Rethinking Schools Teachers College Record The American Behavioral Scientist The Educational Forum The Journal of Social Issues Theory and Research in Education Urban Education Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Intended Audience This book is intended as a supplement for graduate courses such as Curriculum Development, Curriculum Theory, and Curriculum Leadership.

Table of Contents

Article Abstracts

Topic Guide

Preface

Acknowledgments

Advisory Board

Where Do We Begin?

Why Education Is So Difficult and Contentious

Questionable Assumptions About Schooling

What Is Curriculum?

Research Note: What is Really Important in the Curriculum World?

Curriculum Alignment Revisited

Knowledge Alive

How Do We Think About Curriculum

The Curriculum-Curriculum

Human Agency and the Curriculum

Adolescent Needs, Curriculum and the Eight-Year Study

Toward a Renaissance in Curriculum Theory and Development in the USA

The Information Age: A Blessing or a Curse?

How Can Curriculum Be Organized?

The Memories of an All-Black Northern Urban School: Good Memories of Leadership, Teachers, and the Curriculum

Integrating High School and the Community College: Previous Efforts and Current Possibilities

Building a Plane While Flying It: Early Lessons From Developing Charter Schools

What Is The Status Of The Academic Curriculum?

Learning to Read in Kindergarten: Has Curriculum Development Bypassed the Controversies?

Literacy Education and Reading Programs in the Secondary School: Status, Problems, and Solutions

A Deeper Sense of Literacy: Curriculum-Driven Approaches to Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom

War, Critical Thinking, and Self-Understanding

The Math Wars

Chemistry, The Central Science? The History of the High School Science Sequence

School days (Hail, Hail Rock 'n' Roll!)

What Is The Extra- Or Co- Curriculum?

Extracurricular Activities and Adolescent Development

After-School Programs Are Making a Difference

The Effect of Interscholastic Sports Participation on Academic Achievement of Middle Level School Students

Hearts and Minds: Military Recruitment and the High School Battlefield

Are There Political Aspects To Curriculum?

Curriculum Matters

Cashing In On the Classroom

Politics of Character Education

No Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow

A Contemporary Controversy in American Education: Including Intelligen Design in the Science Curriculum

How Does The Curriculum Meet The Needs of Diverse Populations?

The Plains City Story

How Global is the Curriculum?

Designing Appropriate Curriculum for Special Education Students in Urban Schools

Urban Public High School Teachers' Beliefs About Science Learner Characteristics: Implications for Curriculum

Tried and True: The Rural School Curriculum in the Age of Accountability

What Are Current Hot-Button Issues in Curriculum?

Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Amiable Allies or Phony Friends?

It's the Curriculum, Stupid: There's Something Wrong with It

Teaching for Social Justice, Diversity, and Citizenship in a Global World

Beyond Zero Tolerance: Restoring Justice in Secondary Schools

Where Are We Now?

It's Time to Start the Slow School Movement

The Lure of Learning in Teaching

Internet Resources

About the Editors

Index

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