Exemplars of Curriculum Theory

by Ellis, Arthur K.

• ISBN13: 9781930556706
• ISBN10: 1930556705
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-01
• Publisher: Eye on Education

Summary

This book crosses the divide between theoreticians and practitioners by demonstrating how curriculum theories and models are applied in classrooms today. It ties together - - broad educational theories such as progressivism, essentialism, perennialism, etc. - curriculum models, characterized as learner-centered, society-centered or knowledge-centered. - exemplars of curriculum theories and models, such as Reggio Emilia, Core Knowledge, the International Baccalaureate, etc.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	v
Introduction	xi
A Further Word About the Exemplars	xv
1 Toward Definition(s)	1	(8)
What Is Curriculum?	3	(1)
Of Origins and Metaphors	3	(1)
Curriculum as Prescription	4	(1)
Curriculum as Experience	5	(2)
Summing Up	7	(1)
Your Turn	8	(1)
2 Reading Between the Lines	9	(6)
Planned vs. Experienced Curriculum	11	(1)
Narrow vs. Expansive Definitions	11	(1)
Training Up and Leading Forth	12	(2)
Your Turn	14	(1)
3 A Few Questions	15	(12)
What are the goals of the curriculum?	17	(1)
What knowledge is of most worth?	18	(1)
Guessing the Future	19	(1)
What values should be taught and learned?	19	(1)
What essential skills are at stake?	20	(1)
What is an appropriate view of society?	20	(1)
What do we believe about students?	21	(1)
What are the implications for a pluralistic society?	22	(1)
Your Turn	23	(4)
4 The Progressive Paradigm	27	(12)
A Brief History	29	(3)
The Eight-Year Study	32	(1)
Progressive Curriculum	33	(3)
Teacher Role	33	(2)
Student Role	35	(1)
Environment	35	(1)
Assessment	36	(1)
Summing Up	36	(1)
Your Turn	37	(2)
5 The Learner-Centered Curriculum	39	(30)
Goal Structure	41	(2)
Open Education	43	(1)
A.S. Neill and Summerhill School	44	(1)
Affective Education	45	(1)
Developmentally Appropriate Practice	46	(1)
The Doctrine of Interest	47	(1)
Creativity and Self Direction	48	(1)
Syntactic Complexity	49	(1)
Summing Up	49	(2)
Your Turn	51	(1)
Learner-Centered Curriculum Exemplars	51	(1)
Exemplar 1-Sudbury Schools: A Learner-Centered and Learner
Controlled Approach	52	(1)
Student and Teacher Roles	52	(2)
The Big Rock Sudbury School Model	54	(1)
Your Turn	55	(1)
Exemplar 2-The Exploratory: Experiences Curriculum for
Elementary Schools: An Interest Center Approach	56	(1)
The Interest Centers Approach	57	(1)
Student and Teacher Roles	58	(1)
The EECES Schedule	58	(2)
Curricular Balance	60	(1)
Your Turn	61	(1)
Exemplar 3-Reggio Emilia Education: A Project-Based Child-Centered Community Approach	62	(7)
Description and Brief History	62	(1)
Curriculum	63	(1)
Teacher and Student Roles	64	(1)
Assessment	65	(1)
Summing Up	65	(1)
Your Turn	66	(3)
6 The Society-Centered Curriculum	69	(22)
Emphasis on the Group and the Self in Group Context	74	(1)
Teacher Role	75	(1)
Integrated Studies	76	(1)
Summing Up	77	(1)
Your Turn	78	(1)
The Principal Speaks: A Society-Centered Curricular Perspective	78	(2)
Your Turn	80	(1)
Exemplar 4-The Foxfire Curriculum: Cultural Journalism	81	(4)
Description and Brief History	81	(1)
Philosophy	81	(1)
Cultural Journalism as Curriculum	82	(1)
Teacher and Student Roles	83	(1)
Assessment	83	(1)
Your Turn	84	(1)
Exemplar 5-Unified Science and Mathematics for Elementary Schools (USMES) Approach: Real World Problem Solving	85	(6)
Exemplary USMES Unit Titles	85	(2)
Student Role	87	(1)
Teacher Role...	88	(1)
Assessment	89	(1)
Your Turn	90	(1)
7 The Knowledge-Centered Curriculum	91	(58)
A Liberal Education	94	(2)
Textbooks as Curriculum	96	(2)
Curriculum as Process	98	(2)
Ways of Knowing	100	(1)
E.D. Hirseh's Core Knowledge Curriculum: Cultural Literacy	101	(1)
Mortimer Adler's Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto	102	(2)
Of Differences and Similarities	104	(1)
Keys to the Knowledge-Centered Curriculum	104	(5)
Traditional Curriculum Philosophies: Essentialism and Perennialism	109	(5)
Your Turn	114	(1)
Back to Bruner for a Minute	115	(1)
The Structure of Knowledge Within a Discipline	115	(1)
Your Turn	116	(1)
The Essentialist Paradigm	117	(1)
The Essentialist Curriculum	118	(3)
Teacher Role	119	(2)
Student Role	121	(1)
Organization of the Curriculum	121	(1)
Assessment	122	(1)
Thinking About Essentialism	122	(1)
Is an Essentialist Curriculum a Match for Your School?	123	(1)
Exemplar 6-E.D. Hirsch Jr's. Core Knowledge Curriculum: Essentialism	124	(7)
An Elitist Curriculum?	125	(2)
Student Role	127	(1)
Teacher Role	128	(1)
Assessment	128	(1)
Your Turn	128	(1)
The Perennialist Paradigm	128	(3)
Exemplar 7-Mortimer Adler's Paideia Curriculum: Perennialism	131	(7)
The Paideia Classroom	134	(1)
Teacher Role	135	(1)
Student Role	136	(1)
Schoolwide Leadership	136	(1)
The National Paideia Center	137	(1)
Your Turn	137	(1)
Exemplar 8-The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: A Worldwide Curriculum	138	(8)
Overview and Philosophy	138	(1)
The Diploma Programme Curriculum Model	139	(1)
Subject Choices	140	(2)
The Core of the IBO Programme	142	(1)
Theory of Knowledge	143	(1)
The Extended Essay	143	(1)
Creativity Action Service	144	(1)
Teacher Role	144	(1)
Assessments	145	(1)
Environment	146	(1)
Your Turn	146	(1)
Summing Up	146	(3)
8 Parting Thoughts	149	(4)
Bibliography	153	(6)
Index	159