Exemplars of Curriculum Theory
Publisher: Eye on Education,
Published: October 2, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9781930556706
Subjects: Curriculum planning; Education; Education / Teaching; Curricula; Social aspects; United States
First sentence: Curriculum. pl. curricula [Latin = course, career (lit, and fig.)]. A course: specifically, a regular course of study or training, as at a school or university....1633.... Munimenta University of Glasgow.
Description: This book crosses the divide between theoreticians and practitioners by demonstrating how curriculum theories and models are applied in classrooms today. It ties together - - broad educational theories such as progressivism, essentialism, perennialism, etc. - curriculum models, characterized as learner-centered, society-centered or knowledge-centered. - exemplars of curriculum theories and models, such as Reggio Emilia, Core Knowledge, the International Baccalaureate, etc.