"Drawn from a symposium jointly sponsored by the Educational Leadership Program and the American Council of Learned Societies, this work looks at the requirements of liberal education for the next century and the strategies of getting there. Rethinking Liberal Education proposes…
Schooling, society and curriculum
by Moore, Alex
fromFoundations and futures of education
This is a reassessment and realignment of Curriculum Studies in the UK and international contexts. Comprising a collection of 11 chapters, this book leads and fosters critical, generic debates about formal education and its relationships to the wider society.
"This book presents lessons learned from in-depth case studies of some of our most effective inclusive public schools. The authors conclusively demonstrate that schools can educate students with mild and severe disabilities in general education classrooms by providing special ed…
This volume is a practical guide that helps busy professionals design, develop and deliver a course. It covers important areas in course design, using illustrative examples, case studies, checklists, action points and general advice.
What is integrated curriculum? -- Why integrate the curriculum in an era of accountability? -- Creating the Know/Do/Be Bridge -- Using standards to integrate the curriculum -- Aligning assessment and instruction with the Know/Do/Be Bridge -- A template for planning interdiscipli…
Many schools under pressure to meet new standards of learning mistakenly believe that they must adopt a narrow curriculum that imposes strict boundaries on what students are taught. In this book, Susan M. Drake and Rebecca C. Burns address this issue by offering strategies for s…
