Curriculum Theory : Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns

by Michael Stephen Schiro

• ISBN13: 9781412953160
• ISBN10: 1412953162
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-29
• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc

Summary

"The book provides readers with a clear, sympathetic and unbiased understanding of the four conflicting visions of curriculum that will enable them to more productively interact with educators who might hold different beliefs. The book stimulates readers to better understand their own beliefs and also to provide them with an understanding of alternate ways of thinking about the fundamental goals of education" a?? SIRREADALOT.ORG a??A much needed, insightful view of alternative curriculum orientations. This is an exceptionally written book that will be useful to teachers, curriculum workers, and school administrators.a?? a??Marc Mahlios, University of Kansas a??Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns is a thought provoking text that invites self-analysis.a?? a??Lars J. Helgeson, University of North Dakota Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns presents a clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century. Author Michael Stephen Schiro analyzes four educational visionsa??Scholar Academic, Social Efficiency, Learner Centered, and Social Reconstructiona??to enable readers to reflect on their own educational beliefs and allow them to more productively interact with educators who might hold different beliefs. Key Features Provides a historical perspective on the origins of curriculum ideologies: The book places our current educational debates and issues in a historical context of enduring concerns. Offers a model of how educational movements can be critically analyzed: Using a post-structuralist perspective, this model enables readers to more effectively contribute to the public debate about educational issues. Pays careful attention to the way language is used by educators to give meaning to frequently unspoken assumptions: The texta??s examination helps readers better understand curricular disagreements that occur in schools. Highlights the complexities of curriculum work in a social context: With an understanding of the ideological pressures exerted on them by society and colleagues, readers can put these pressures in perspective and maintain their own values, beliefs, and practices. Intended Audience This book is designed as a supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Curriculum Theory, Introduction to Curriculum and Instruction, Curriculum Philosophy, and Curriculum Theory and Practice in the department of education. Talk to the author! [e-mail]

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction to Curriculum Ideologies

Your Beliefs About Curriculum

The Curriculum Ideologies

Curriculum Workers

The Nature of the Curriculum Ideologies

Concluding Perspective

Scholar Academic Ideology

Scholar Academic Curricula

UICSM and SMSG School Mathematics

Physical Science Study Committee

Man: A Course Of Study

Curriculum And The Disciplines

The Academic Disciplines

Curricular Issues

Historical Context

Aims

Knowledge

The Child

Learning

Discipline

Teaching

Evaluation

Concluding Perspective

Social Efficiency Ideology

A Scientific Technique of Curriculum Making

Programmed Curriculum and the Behavioral Engineer

The Analogy

Social Orientation

Objectives

Historical Context

Aims

Knowledge

Learning

The Child

Teaching

Evaluation

Appropriateness of Evaluation

Concluding Perspective

Learner Centered Ideology

The Ideal School

Learners

The Growing Individual

The Learning Person

The Curriculum

Historical Context

Aims

The Child

Learning

Teaching

Knowledge

Evaluation

Concluding Perspective

Social Reconstruction Ideology

Highlander

Sixth Grade Social Reconstruction Mathematics

Society and Reconstruction

Reconstruction through Education

Historical Context

Aims

The Child

Learning

Teaching

Knowledge

Evaluation

Concluding Perspective

A Comparative Overview of Curricular Ideologies

Comparative Summary

Other Parameters

Concluding Perspective

Individual Perspectives on Curriculum Ideologies

Curriculum Life Histories

Can People Believe In More Than One Ideology?

Why Do Educators Change Ideologies?

Concluding Perspective

Appendix

Curriculum Ideologies Inventory

Instructions for Graphing the Results of the Inventory

Curriculum Ideologies Inventory Graphing Sheet

Instructions for Interpreting the Results of the Inventory

Example of a Completed Graph for the Curriculum Ideologies Inventory

References

Index

About the Author

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