Curriculum: A Comprehensive Introduction - Couverture rigide

MCNEIL

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471364703 ISBN 13 : 9780471364702

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Fifth Edition Curriculum A Comprehensive Introduction John McNeil, University of California, Los Angeles "The material on selecting learning activities and planning instruction is especially interesting The section on qualitative research is timely and relevant On the basis of having taught curriculum theory for 2 years I consider it [the text] to be one of the best of its class." - Clifford A. Hardy, University of North Texas "I found the chapter on the Academic Subjects Curriculum to be improved and more valuable than ever." - E. John Kleinert, University of Miami "I think he [McNeil] has done a great deal of first-rate updating This is my present textbook (I've been using McNeil for years)." - John McLure, University of Iowa Curriculum offers a broad, comprehensive introduction to curriculum theory and practice, highlighting major philosophies and principles in the context of several conceptions of curriculum. The text presents a balanced analysis of humanistic, social reconstructionist, technological, and academic perspectives to help future educators understand practices, issues, and possible achievements in the curriculum. The fifth edition includes treatment of the constructivists' view of learning, and revised chapters on change, politics, and the teaching of subject fields.

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

Join the discussion on curriculum

Is today s emphasis on measurable goals and accountability bringing equity and success in education?

Has research showing the importance of emotions in learning had any effect on the humanistic curriculum?

Why does the current academic curriculum focus on student inquiry and problem–based learning, rather than transmitting the best of what we know?

In a field as important and dynamic as curriculum development, there will always be questions. John McNeil s new Sixth Edition will equip you with the knowledge and practical skills you need to participate in the curriculum discussion, and construct and implement curriculum in the classroom.

Contemporary Curriculum in Thought and Action, Sixth Edition provides:

• Practical tools for doing curriculum at all levels: policy, institutional, and classroom.
• Multiple strategies for dealing with curriculum problems.
• Skill–building tools for curriculum developers, such as how to determine goals and purposes, how to provide optimum learning opportunities, and how to organize for effective and continuous learning.
• An insightful analysis of school reform, including the politics of curriculum making.
• A balanced presentation of humanistic, social reconstructionist, systemic, and academic perspectives.
• Key curriculum questions that provide an excellent basis for a master s thesis or doctoral dissertation.

Also available from Wiley/Jossey–Bass

An Imaginative Approach to Teaching
By Kieran Egan
ISBN: 0–7879–7157–X

Présentation de l'éditeur

Curriculum offers a broad, comprehensive introduction to curriculum theory and practice. The sixth edition highlights major philosophies and principles while also examining the conflicting conceptions of curriculum. Readers will find a balanced analysis of humanistic, social reconstructionist, technological, and academic perspectives. This will help future educators gain a better understanding of practices, issues, and possible achievements in the curriculum.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471364703
• ISBN 13: 9780471364702
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 5
• Nombre de pages: 480
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible