Curriculum
Subtitle: from theory to practice
By: Wesley Null
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 313
ISBN-13: 9781442209145; 9781442209152; 9781442209169
Subjects: Critical pedagogy; Curriculum planning
Description: Introduces readers to curriculum theory and how it relates to classroom practice. Wesley Null provides a unique organization of the curriculum field into five traditions: systematic, existential, radical, pragmatic, and deliberative. He discusses the philosophical foundations of curriculum as well as historical and contemporary figures who have shaped each curriculum tradition. Additionally, after a chapter on each of the five perspectives, Null presents case studies that describe realistic and specific curriculum problems that commonly arise within elementary schools, middle schools, high schools, and universities. Scholars and practitioners alike are given opportunities to practice resolving curriculum problems through deliberation. Each case study focuses on a critical issue such as the implementation of state curriculum standards, the attempt to reform core curriculum within universities, and the complex practice of curriculum making. -- back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The march to liberal curriculum for all; title: Systematic curriculum; title: Existentialist curriculum; title: Radical curriculum; title: Pragmatic curriculum; title: Deliberative curriculum; title: What should we do with state curriculum standards?; title: How can we reinstitutionalize a core curriculum at our university?; title: What should we do to create a better teacher ed curriculum?; title: Calling all curriculists: virtue and the future of deliberative curriculum; title: Appendix: curriculum dilemmas.