Curriculum on the edge of survival : how schools fail to prepare students for membership in a democracy / Daniel Heller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Heller, Daniel A., 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Curricula--United States.

Education.

Democracy and education--United States.

Democracy and education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (199 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Daniel Heller contends that public education is in a downward spiral because we have failed to notice the erosion of the basic curricular dimensions which support the preparation of students as active participants in our ever-changing world. While many books explain procedural knowledge such as how to differentiate instruction, how to create standards-based curriculum, or how to write a constructivist lesson, the second edition of Curriculum on the Edge of Survival discusses the 'what' and 'why' rather than the how. What is the purpose of schools in a free, democratic society, and why is the a

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. CURRICULUM AT THE LEVEL OF SURVIVAL: WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF EDUCATION?; Chapter 2. KINDNESS; Chapter 3. THINKING: THINK ABOUT IT; Chapter 4. PROBLEM SOLVING: OF TRAINS AND TROUBLES; Chapter 5. COMMUNICATION: A SIMPLE CONCEPT?; CONCLUSION; APPENDIX; REFERENCES; CONTRIBUTORS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

979-82-16-32151-4

1-57886-652-9

1-283-44717-7

9786613447173

1-61048-517-3

OCLC:

774278939