Key concepts for understanding curriculum
"Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum is an invaluable guide for all involved in curriculum matters. Now fully updated, this revised and enlarged fourth edition provides not only a solid grounding in the subject but also covers the latest trends and issues affecting the field. Written in Colin J. Marsh's clear and accessible style, the book details the strengths, weaknesses and controversies around major concepts in curriculum." "Now updated with new chapters on curriculum models, school-b…
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- Full title :Key concepts for understanding curriculum / Colin J. Marsh.
Summary
"Key Concepts for Understanding Curriculum is an invaluable guide for all involved in curriculum matters. Now fully updated, this revised and enlarged fourth edition provides not only a solid grounding in the subject but also covers the latest trends and issues affecting the field. Written in Colin J. Marsh's clear and accessible style, the book details the strengths, weaknesses and controversies around major concepts in curriculum." "Now updated with new chapters on curriculum models, school-based curriculum development, learning studies, ICT developments in assessment, the new edition includes extra detail on standards and essential learning factors that have recently been introduced in a number of countries, including the UK, USA and Australia." "This up-to-date edition of a definitive text will be essential reading for anyone involved in curriculum planning or development. It will be especially useful to students training to be teachers, and practising teachers following professional development programmes."--Jacket
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- Publication Date:2009.
- Edition:4th ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xvii, 349 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780203870457, 020387045X, 1135265534, 9781135265533, 1282084879, 9781282084872, 9786612084874, 6612084871
- oclc:ocn352926511
- LC Classification:LB1570
- Dewey Decimal:375/.001
Table of Contents
Part Part I Introduction -- chapter 1 What is curriculum? -- chapter 2 Introducing key concepts -- part Part II Curriculum planning and development -- chapter 3 Using curriculum models as a planning tool -- chapter 4 Curriculum frameworks -- chapter 5 Objectives, learning outcomes and standards -- chapter 6 Selecting and organizing teaching and learning modes -- chapter 7 Assessment, grading and reporting -- chapter 8 Curriculum implementation -- part Part III Curriculum management -- chapter 9 Innovation and planned change -- chapter 10 Leadership and the school principal -- chapter 11 School-based curriculum development: Idealized or actual? -- chapter 12 School evaluations/reviews -- chapter 13 Curriculum reform -- part Part IV Teaching perspectives -- chapter 14 Learning environments -- chapter 15 Teacher appraisal -- part Part V Collaborative involvement in curriculum -- chapter 16 Decision-makers, stakeholders and influences -- chapter 17 Teachers as researchers: Action research and lesson study -- chapter 18 Parent-teacher participation -- part Part VI Curriculum ideology -- chapter 19 Curriculum theorizing -- chapter 20 Gender, sexuality and the curriculum -- chapter 21 Pos…
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