Understanding and Shaping Curriculum
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Understanding and Shaping Curriculum: What We Teach and Why introduces readers to curriculum as knowledge, curriculum as work, and curriculum as professional practice. Author Thomas W. Hewitt discusses curriculum from theoretical and practical perspectives to not only acquaint readers with the study of curriculum, but also help them to become effective curriculum practitioners.   Key Features: Emphasizes the various dimensions of curriculum practice: Becoming a curriculum practitioner requires understanding academic-practice knowledge, the forces shaping curriculum, the array of curriculum work from policymaking to evaluation, and how those are integrated forming a sense of professional practice. This book examines curriculum knowledge that is both academic and practice based. Brings theoretical concepts to life: ′Perspective into Practice′ sections illustrate the relevance of the material to both elementary and secondary school settings and contexts. In addition, end-of-chapter resources provide ideas for further discussion and assignments that address different roles and the various dimensions of curriculum practice. Examines current issues: Part of being a good practitioner is understanding the inevitability of change and the necessity to keep current about issues and trends that affect both the knowledge and the work of curriculum. Separate chapters on issues and trends give students the opportunity to explore what is happening in today′s schools and curriculum.   Intended Audience: This is an ideal text for masters and doctoral-level courses on Curriculum, Curriculum Development, and Curriculum Design.

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION Society And Schooling The Importance of the Critical Perspective PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Domains of Knowledge in a Social Studies Lesson Key Ideas to Guide Study THE WORLD OF CURRICULUM IN SEARCH OF CURRICULUM Historical Constructions of Curriculum Curriculum Inquiry and the Tyler Rationale Curriculum Reconceptualized and Redefined PERSPECTIVES INTO PRACTICE: Curriculum Reconceptualized and Redefined Perceptions About Curriculum Envisioning Curriculum Study CURRICULUM WORK AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE Curriculum Workers Curriculum Work Settings for Curriculum Work Becoming a Professional Curriculum Practitioner PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Application of Personal and Professional Perspectives in an Elementary and Secondary Classroom Doing Curriculum Work CREATING CURRICULUM Origins of Curriculum Development as Curriculum Work Key Factors in Curriculum Development Expanding the Conception of Curriculum Development Essential Knowledge for Doing Curriculum Development Work PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: How Selected Knowledge Essentials Apply to Elementary and Secondary Curriculum KNOWLEDGE BASES THAT SERVE CURRICULUM KNOWLEDGE AND THEORIES ABOUT CURRICULUM The Curriculum Knowledge Base PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Applying discipline knowledge in development of a lesson in geography Discipline Perspectives Curriculum Orientations and Interests Learning Theory and Curriculum Inquiry Traditions and Curriculum METHODS AND TOOLS FOR CURRICULUM WORK Knowledge Tools and Curriculum Tools Curriculum Theory Curriculum Models PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Curriculum Models in a Language Arts Lesson Curriculum Critique HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM Roots of American Curriculum 18th Century Curriculum in America 19th Century Curriculum in the United States 20th Century Curriculum: The Progressive Movement and After Into the 21st Century: New Policy Initiatives and the Curriculum PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Examples from the History of Curriculum Change SOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUM Curriculum and Episodes of Social and Cultural Change Impact of Social Sciences on Curriculum Curriculum Content and the Humanities Philosophy and Curriculum Knowledge Educational Philosophies and Curriculum PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Ideas from the Social Sciences, the Humanities, and their Application in Elementary and Secondary Curriculum WHAT CURRICULUM PRACTITIONERS DO POLICYMAKING AND PLANNING IN CURRICULUM Policymaking in Curriculum Work PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Policy Examples at the Elementary and Secondary Level Planning in Curriculum Work State and Local Policy and Planning National and Regional Policy and Planning DEVELOPING AND ADAPTING CURRICULUM Creating Curriculum Development A Sample Curriculum Development Process Curriculum Adaptation PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Classroom Adaptations of Elementary and Secondary Curriculum Curriculum Alignment Assessing Curriculum Development and Adaptation IMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING THE CURRICULUM Management in Curriculum Work Managing the Curriculum Mission Forming a Curriculum Management Strategy Curriculum Management Tools Managing for Quality PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Quality Control in K-12 Curriculum Management Key Issues in Management: The Reality and the Ideal EVALUATION IN CURRICULUM WORK Curriculum and Accountability The Processes of Assessment and Evaluation Doing Evaluation in Curriculum Work PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Examples of Curriculum Assessment-Evaluation Tasks at the Elementary and Secondary Level CHALLENGES OF CURRICULUM CHANGE INTERPRETING CONTEMPORARY CURRICULUM ISSUES Theme: Control of Schooling and Curriculum Theme: Schooling, Curriculum, and Reform Theme: Accountability in Schooling and Curriculum Theme: Effects of Social Change on Schooling and Curriculum PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: How Selected Issues Might Affect Elementary and Secondary Schooling INTERPRETING TRENDS IN CURRICULUM What is a Trend? Trend: Technology and Reticulation Trend: Shifting Ideologies and Change Trend: The Impulse of Globalization Trend: Re-thinking Schools and Schooling Trend: The Rising Importance of Curriculum PERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Selected Trends and Their Possible Impact at the Elementary and Secondary Level

About the Author :
Born and raised in Michigan, Tom received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from Western Michigan University in 1960. Following a tour of duty as a Lieutenant in the US Army he completed his masters in History at WMU, taught in middle school and then at Oakland Community College in Detroit. In 1968 he married Sheri and moved to Texas where he earned his doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Houston. He worked for a foundation in San Antonio, Texas, for three years and then took a faculty position at Kansas State University. In 1979 he accepted a position at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, where he served a term as chairperson of the University Faculty Senate and chaired the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education. At KSU and USA he was a successful grant writer, taught courses in elementary and secondary social studies and curriculum for the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs. Opting for an offer of early retirement in 1999, he segued into a new career of consulting, writing, traveling, reading, surfing the Internet, bird watching, and tending his flower garden. He also enjoys cooking, dinner parties with friends, Mardi Gras, singing tenor with his wife in the church choir, sharing life with their married children, and contemplating future ventures.

Review :
“Understanding and Shaping Curriculum provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible introduction, overview, explanation, and exploration of the historical and evolving roles and processes of curriculum.” “This text offers cogent practical discussion about the American school curriculum while providing a sound theoretical framework for advanced study. It is a text that is fresh in perspective and accessible to a larger group of practitioners and researchers.” "Liberal use of examples and summary charts provide excellent touchstones. This textbook is ideal for graduate-level courses in curriculum." “Excellent book. Hewitt explains the social cultural implication of curriculum theory and its application to teaching and learning in a very magestral fashion”.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781452261935
  • Publisher: Sage Publications Inc Ebooks
  • Publisher Imprint: SAGE Publications Inc
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: What We Teach and Why
  • ISBN-10: 1452261938
  • Publisher Date: 13 Feb 2006
  • Binding: Digital download and online
  • No of Pages: 480


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