Curriculum Leadership: Readings for Developing Quality Educational Programs

by Parkay, Forrest W.; Hass, Glen J.; Anctil, Eric J.

• ISBN13: 9780205449606
• ISBN10: 0205449603
• Edition: 8th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

The eighth edition of Curriculum Planning is a selection of readings that presents the knowledge, skills, and alternative strategies needed by curriculum planners and teachers at all levels of education, from early childhood through adulthood. The book offers a variety of learning experiences for students with wide-ranging interests, learning styles, and backgrounds.Part I, "Bases for Curriculum Planning," emphasizes the development of knowledge and skills in the three bases of the curriculum - social forces, human development, and learning and learning styles. Part II, "Developing and Implementing the Curriculum," includes two new chapters: Chapter 5, "Developing the Curriculum," examines curriculum designs that can be used to develop (i.e., write) curricula. And, Chapter 6, "Curriculum and Instruction," focuses on the interrelationships between curriculum and instruction. Part III, "The Curriculum in Action," emphasizes the application of curriculum planning skills for educational programs for children; early, middle, and late adolescents; and adult learners. At each level, current trends, innovations, and issues are examined from both theoretical and practical viewpoints.The eighth edition includes 43 new articles, nine of which were written for this book, and two new chapters: Ch. 5 "Developing the Curriculum" and Ch. 6 "Curriculum and Instruction."

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
PART I: Bases for Curriculum Planning	1	(218)
Goals and Values	1	(50)
Focus Questions	1	(1)
Definitions of Curriculum	2	(2)
Differences between Curriculum and Instruction	2	(1)
A Comprehensive Definition of Curriculum	3	(1)
Bases of the Curriculum	4	(1)
Social Forces	4	(1)
Theories of Human Development	4	(1)
The Nature of Learning and Learning Styles	4	(1)
Emphasizing Curriculum Bases	5	(1)
Curriculum Criteria	5	(1)
Curriculum Goals	6	(1)
Values in Curriculum Planning	7	(1)
Criterion Questions---Goals and Values	8	(1)
References	8	(1)
So What Does It Take to Build a School for Democracy?	9	(8)
Deborah Meier
A Morally Defensible Mission for Schools in the 21st Century	17	(6)
Nel Noddings
Perspectives on Four Curriculum Traditions	23	(5)
William H. Schubert
A Cross-Cutting Approach to the Curriculum: The Moving Wheel	28	(3)
Theodore Brameld
The Organization and Subject-Matter of General Education	31	(3)
Robert M. Hutchins
The Case for Essentialism in Education	34	(4)
William C. Bagley
The Case for Progressivism in Education	38	(3)
William Heard Kilpatrick
Traditional vs. Progressive Education	41	(3)
John Dewey
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
Values: The Implicit Curriculum	44	(4)
Linda Inlay
Learning Activities	48	(3)
Critical Thinking	48	(1)
Application Activities	49	(1)
Field Experiences	49	(1)
Internet Activities	50	(1)
Social Forces: Present and Future	51	(70)
Focus Questions	51	(1)
Curriculum and the Future	52	(11)
Social Forces and the Individual	57	(2)
Levels of Social Forces	59	(1)
Concepts from the Social Sciences	60	(2)
Futures Planning	62	(1)
Criterion Questions---Social Forces	63	(1)
References	64	(1)
Inflating the Life Rafts of NCLB: Making Public School Choice and Supplemental Services Work for Students in Troubled Schools	65	(9)
Frederick M. Hess
Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Failing Our Children: No Child Left Behind Undermines Quality and Equity in Education	74	(7)
Lisa Guisbond
Monty Neill
The ``Three A's'' of Creating an Inclusive Curriculum and Classroom	81	(7)
Tina M. Anctil
Multicultural Education and Curriculum Transformation	88	(10)
James A. Banks
Making a Case for Media Literacy in the Curriculum: Outcomes and Assessment	98	(5)
Erica Scharrer
Remembering Capital: On the Connections between French Fries and Education	103	(9)
Michael W. Apple
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
Teaching Media-Savvy Students about the Popular Media	112	(7)
Kevin Maness
Learning Activities	119	(2)
Critical Thinking	119	(1)
Application Activities	119	(1)
Field Experiences	120	(1)
Internet Activities	120	(1)
Human Development	121	(44)
Focus Questions	121	(2)
Theories of Human Development	123	(2)
Piaget's Model of Cognitive Development	123	(1)
Erikson's Model of Psychosocial Development	124	(1)
Kohlberg's and Gilligan's Models for Moral Development	124	(1)
Criterion Questions---Human Development	125	(1)
References	125	(1)
My Idea of Education	126	(3)
Ashley Montagu
Toward a Strategy for Healthy Adolescent Development	129	(7)
David A. Hamburg
The Cognitive--Developmental Approach to Moral Education	136	(13)
Lawrence Kohlberg
Woman's Place in Man's Life Cycle	149	(4)
Carol Gilligan
Organize Schools around Child Development	153	(2)
James P. Comer
Waldorf Schools: Education for the Head, Hands, and Heart	155	(4)
Christopher Bamford
Eric Utne
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
A First-Year Teacher Tells It All	159	(4)
Molly Ness
Learning Activities	163	(2)
Critical Thinking	163	(1)
Application Activities	163	(1)
Field Experiences	164	(1)
Internet Activities	164	(1)
Learning and Learning Styles	165	(54)
Focus Questions	165	(1)
Behavioral Learning Theories	166	(1)
Social Learning Theories	166	(1)
Cognitive Learning Theories	167	(2)
Cognitive Science	167	(1)
Gestalt-Field Views of Learning	168	(1)
Constructivist Learning Theories	168	(1)
Learning Styles	169	(2)
Multiple Intelligences	170	(1)
Criterion Questions---Learning and Learning Styles	171	(1)
References	171	(1)
Cognitive Science and Its Implications for Education	172	(4)
Gary D. Kruse
Let's Put Brain Science on the Back Burner	176	(7)
John T. Bruer
Probing More Deeply into the Theory of Multiple Intelligences	183	(5)
Howard Gardner
Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due	188	(5)
Kathie F. Nunley
Learning Styles from a Multicultural Perspective: The Case for Culturally Engaged Education	193	(6)
Cynthia B. Dillard
Dionne A. Blue
Authentic Assessment and Student Performance in Inclusive Secondary Schools	199	(9)
M. Bruce King
Jennifer Schroeder
David Chawszczewski
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
Lifelines: An Ethnographic Study of an IEP Student	208	(8)
Elsa C. Bro
Learning Activities	216	(3)
Critical Thinking	216	(1)
Application Activities	216	(1)
Field Experiences	216	(1)
Internet Activities	217	(2)
PART II: Developing and Implementing the Curriculum	219	(104)
Approaches to Curriculum Development	219	(51)
Focus Questions	219	(1)
Approaches to Curriculum Development	220	(3)
The Focus of Curriculum Development	221	(1)
Student-Centered versus Subject-Centered Curricula	222	(1)
The Curriculum Development Process	223	(6)
Standards and Curriculum Development	223	(2)
Content and Performance Standards	225	(1)
Standards Developed by Professional Associations	226	(1)
Aligning Curricula and Textbooks with Standards	226	(1)
Curriculum Frameworks	227	(1)
Standards and No Child Left Behind (NCLB)	227	(1)
Technology and Curriculum Development	228	(1)
Students and Curriculum Development	228	(1)
Criterion Questions---Curriculum Development	229	(1)
References	229	(1)
Appendix	230	(1)
The Sources of a Science of Education	231	(5)
John Dewey
Teachers, Public Life, and Curriculum Reform	236	(8)
Henry A. Giroux
Who Should Plan the Curriculum?	244	(4)
Glen Hass
A Principal Looks Back: Standards Matter	248	(10)
Kim Marshall
The Muddle Machine: Confessions of a Textbook Editor	258	(6)
Tamim Ansary
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
How to Integrate Character Education Into the Curriculum	264	(4)
Jane Gilness
Learning Activities	268	(2)
Critical Thinking	268	(1)
Application Activities	268	(1)
Field Experiences	269	(1)
Internet Activities	269	(1)
Curriculum and Instruction	270	(53)
Focus Questions	270	(1)
Instructional Methods	271	(2)
A Repertoire of Models of Teaching	273	(6)
Models Based on Behavioral Psychology	273	(2)
Models Based on Human Development	275	(1)
Models Based on Cognitive Processes	276	(2)
Models Based on Social Interactions	278	(1)
Assessment of Learning	279	(5)
Authentic Assessment	280	(1)
Portfolio Assessment	280	(1)
Peer Assessment	281	(1)
Self Assessment	282	(1)
Performance-Based Assessment	282	(1)
Alternate Assessments	282	(2)
Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction	284	(1)
Criterion Questions---Curriculum and Instruction	284	(1)
References	285	(2)
Progressive Organization of Subject Matter	287	(2)
John Dewey
Structures in Learning	289	(3)
Jerome S. Bruner
Nurturing the Life of the Mind	292	(6)
Kathleen Vail
The Limits of Ideology: Curriculum and the Culture Wars	298	(11)
David T. Gordon
Test Think	309	(3)
Nelson Maylone
You Can Teach for Meaning	312	(6)
Jay McTighe
Elliott Seif
Grant Wiggins
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
Ideals vs. Reality in the Classroom	318	(2)
Carol Lupton
Learning Activities	320	(3)
Critical Thinking	320	(1)
Application Activities	320	(1)
Field Experiences	321	(1)
Internet Activities	321	(2)
PART III: The Curriculum in Action	323	(201)
Early Childhood and Elementary Curricula	323	(45)
Focus Questions	323	(1)
Elementary-Level Programs	324	(2)
The Importance of Elementary-Level Programs	325	(1)
Early Childhood Programs	326	(2)
Head Start	327	(1)
Follow Through	327	(1)
Goals for Childhood Education	328	(1)
References	329	(2)
The Reggio Emilia Approach	331	(3)
Lilian G. Katz
Sylvia C. Chard
Playing Is My Job	334	(3)
Elizabeth Jones
Can Kids Still Play in School? Defining and Defending Early Childhood Education in the Context of Never-Ending Reform	337	(10)
Christopher Brown
Why Is Kindergarten an Endangered Species?	347	(4)
Linda H. Plevyak
Kathy Morris
Case Study in Curriculum Implementation
Learning to Read in Kindergarten: Has Curriculum Development Bypassed the Controversies?	351	(9)
Bruce Joyce
Marilyn Hrycauk
Emily Calhoun
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
Building a Community in Our Classroom: The Story of Bat Town, U.S.A.	360	(5)
Andrea McGann Keech
Learning Activities	365	(3)
Critical Thinking	365	(1)
Application Activities	365	(1)
Field Experiences	366	(1)
Internet Activities	366	(2)
Middle-Level Curricula	368	(50)
Focus Questions	368	(1)
Major Transitions and Critical Turning Points	369	(1)
Curricular Goals for Middle-Level Students	370	(1)
Development of the Middle School	371	(1)
References	372	(1)
Great Transitions: Preparing Adolescents for a Changing World	373	(4)
Middle School Students and Service Learning: Developing Empowered, Informed Citizens	377	(7)
Peggy A. Grant
Benchmarks of Student-Friendly Middle Schools	384	(4)
M. Lee Manning
The Homework Wars	388	(7)
David Skinner
Building Developmental Assets to Promote Success in School and in Life	395	(8)
Peter C. Scales
Judy Taccogna
Case Study in Curriculum Implementation
Intentional Curriculum Planning in an Age of Accountability: Explorer Middle School's Approach	403	(8)
Donald E. Larsen
Tariq T. Akmal
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
Creativity Workshops in the Regular Classroom	411	(5)
Nancy King Mildrum
Learning Activities	416	(2)
Critical Thinking	416	(1)
Application Activities	416	(1)
Field Experiences	417	(1)
Internet Activities	417	(1)
High School Curricula	418	(46)
Focus Questions	418	(1)
Developmental Challenges of High School--Level Students	418	(1)
The Quest for Self-Identity	419	(1)
Challenges to the American High School	420	(1)
Development of the ``Comprehensive'' High School	420	(1)
The Great Debate on High School Reform	421	(1)
Goals for the Education of High School Students	422	(1)
References	423	(1)
Tales of Suburban High	424	(5)
Kay S. Hymowitz
Engaging the Disengaged	429	(3)
Susan Black
Implementing Middle School Concepts into High Schools	432	(6)
M. Lee Manning
Richard Saddlemire
New Hope for High Schools: Lessons from Reform-Minded Educators	438	(5)
Theodore R. Sizer
Can Depth Replace Coverage in the High School Curriculum?	443	(6)
Fred M. Newmann
Case Study in Curriculum Implementation
Going the Extra Mile to Smooth the Transition to High School	449	(13)
Hugh Campbell
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
A Tale of Two Curriculums	455	(7)
Mira Reisberg
Learning Activities	462	(2)
Critical Thinking	462	(1)
Application Activities	462	(1)
Field Experiences	463	(1)
Internet Activities	463	(1)
Post-Secondary Curricula	464	(60)
Focus Questions	464	(1)
Developmental Challenges of Late Adolescence and Adulthood	464	(1)
Higher Education Enrollments	465	(1)
Two-Year Colleges	465	(2)
Four-Year Colleges and Universities	467	(2)
Adult Education	469	(1)
Meeting the Needs of Nontraditional Students	469	(1)
Senior Learners	470	(1)
Higher Education and the Future	471	(1)
References	472	(1)
Connectedness through Liberal Education	473	(6)
Ernest L. Boyer
The Student-Centered Research University	479	(8)
Gershon Vincow
Applying the Science of Learning to the University and Beyond	487	(7)
Diane F. Halpern
Milton D. Hakel
The Decline of the Knowledge Factory	494	(9)
John Tagg
Diversity, Democracy, and Curriculum Reform in Higher Education	503	(6)
Willie J. Heggins, III
How Americans Think About International Education and Why It Matters	509	(4)
Susan Nall Bales
Case Study in Curriculum Implementation
Do As I Say, Not As I Do: A Personal Odyssey	513	(4)
Helen C. Botnarescue
David R. Stronck
Teachers' Voices---Putting Theory Into Practice
How Critical Are Our Pedagogies? Privileging the Discourse of Lived Experience in the Community College Classroom	517	(5)
Leonor Xochitl Perez
Anna Marie Christiansen
Learning Activities	522	(2)
Critical Thinking	522	(1)
Application Activities	522	(1)
Field Experiences	523	(1)
Internet Activities	523	(1)
Credits	524	(4)
Name Index	528	(5)
Subject Index	533