Understanding and shaping curriculum : what we teach and why / Thomas W. Hewitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hewitt, Thomas W.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Curricula--Philosophy.

Education.

Curriculum planning.

Curriculum evaluation.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 453 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, [2006]

Summary:

Understanding and Shaping Curriculum: What We Teach and Why introduces audiences to curriculum as knowledge, curriculum as work, and curriculum as professional practice. The text discusses curriculum from a theoretical and practical perspectives, covering topics such as the forces shaping curriculum, curriculum work (from policymaking to evaluation), and professional practice. This text not only acquaints readers with the study of curriculum, but also helps them to become effective curriculum practitioners.

Contents:

Society and Schooling 2

The Importance of the Critical Perspective 6

Perspective Into Practice: Domains of Knowledge in a Social Studies Lesson 12

Key Ideas to Guide Study 13

Part I The World of Curriculum 21

2 In Search of Curriculum 23

Historical Constructions of Curriculum 24

Curriculum Inquiry and the Tyler Rationale 30

Curriculum Reconceptualized and Redefined 32

Perspective Into Practice: Curriculum Reconceptualized and Redefined 38

Perceptions About Curriculum 38

Envisioning Curriculum as a Field of Study 43

3 Curriculum Work and Professional Practice 49

Curriculum Workers 50

Curriculum Work 51

Settings for Curriculum Work 57

Becoming a Professional Curriculum Practitioner 61

Perspective Into Practice: Application of Personal and Professional Perspectives in an Elementary and Secondary Classroom 70

Doing Curriculum Work 72

4 Creating Curriculum 79

Origins of Curriculum Development as Curriculum Work 79

Key Factors in Curriculum Development 82

Expanding the Conception of Curriculum Development 85

Essential Knowledge for Curriculum Development Work 88

Perspective Into Practice: How Selected Knowledge Essentials Apply to Elementary and Secondary Curriculum 93

Part II Knowledge Bases That Serve Curriculum 101

5 Knowledge and Theories About Curriculum 103

The Curriculum Knowledge Base 104

Perspective Into Practice: Applying Discipline Knowledge in the Development of a Lesson in Geography 112

Discipline Perspectives 113

Curriculum Orientations and Interests 114

Learning Theory and Curriculum 119

Inquiry Traditions and Curriculum 121

6 Methods and Tools for Curriculum Work 131

Knowledge Tools and Curriculum Tools 132

Curriculum Theory 132

Curriculum Models 138

Perspective Into Practice: Curriculum Models in a Language Arts Lesson 144

Curriculum Critique 146

7 Historical Foundations of Curriculum 155

Roots of American Curriculum 156

18th-Century Curriculum in America 159

19th-Century Curriculum in the United States 163

20th-Century Curriculum: The Progressive Movement and After 169

Into the 21st Century: New Policy Initiatives and the Curriculum 180

Perspective Into Practice: Examples From the History of Curriculum Change 185

8 Social, Cultural, and Intellectual Foundations of Curriculum 191

Curriculum and Episodes of Social and Cultural Change 193

Impact of the Social Sciences on Curriculum 197

Curriculum Content and the Humanities 205

Philosophy and Curriculum Knowledge 208

Educational Philosophies and Curriculum 213

Perspective Into Practice: Ideas From the Social Sciences and the Humanities, and Their Application in Elementary and Secondary Curriculum 217

Part III What Curriculum Practitioners Do 223

9 Policy Making and Planning in Curriculum 225

Policy Making in Curriculum Work 226

Perspective Into Practice: Policy, Curriculum, and Implications at the Elementary and Secondary Level 235

Planning in Curriculum Work 236

State and Local Policy and Planning 242

National and Regional Policy and Planning 247

10 Developing and Adapting Curriculum 259

Creating Curriculum Development 260

A Sample Curriculum Development Process 261

Curriculum Adaptation 269

Curriculum Alignment 276

Perspective Into Practice: Classroom Adaptations of Elementary and Secondary Curriculum 277

Assessing Curriculum Development and Adaptation 280

11 Implementing and Managing the Curriculum 287

Management in Curriculum Work 288

Managing the Curriculum Mission 290

Forming a Curriculum Management Strategy 293

Curriculum Management Tools 298

Managing for Quality 302

Perspective Into Practice: Quality Control in K-12 Curriculum Management 304

Key Issues in Management: The Reality and the Ideal 306

12 Evaluation in Curriculum Work 315

Curriculum and Accountability 316

The Processes of Assessment and Evaluation 326

Doing Evaluation in Curriculum Work 336

Perspective Into Practice: Examples of Curriculum Assessment-Evaluation Tasks at the Elementary and Secondary Level 339

Part IV Challenges of Curriculum Change 347

13 Interpreting Contemporary Curriculum Issues 349

Theme: Control of Schooling and Curriculum 350

Theme: Schooling and Curriculum Reform 354

Theme: Accountability in Schooling and Curriculum 361

Theme: Effects of Social Changes on Schooling and Curriculum 365

Perspective Into Practice: How Selected Issues Might Affect Elementary and Secondary Schooling 369

14 Interpreting Trends in Curriculum 377

What Is a Trend? 378

Trend: Technology and Reticulation 378

Trend: Shifting Ideologies and Change 381

Trend: The Impulse of Globalization 385

Trend: Rethinking Schools and Schooling 388

Trend: The Rising Importance of Curriculum 392

Perspective Into Practice: Selected Trends and Their Possible Impact at the Elementary and Secondary Level 395.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-429) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0761928685

OCLC:

61309383