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    Education 471-4 ?
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    Curriculum Development: Theory and Practice
    Fall, 1986
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    Instructor: S. Richmond
    Tuesdays, 4:30 - 8:20 ?
    Location: MPX 7506
    Calendar Description
    Explorations of curriculum and processes of development with applications at different grade levels
    and in several subject areas. Prerequisite 60 hours of credit.
    Objectives
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    To develop an understanding of the broad concerns of curriculum theory
    which serve to guide practical curriculum development.
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    To enable students to develop curricula for classroom use in chosen areas
    of interest.
    Outline of Top
    The course will focus on the influence of the needs of the learner and society and perceptions of the
    aims of education and schooling on curriculum design. The problem of reconciling students
    differing abilities, alternative models for currriculum planning, the selection of objectives and
    content--including a consideration of the cognitive and aesthetic components, the importance of
    language, appropriate sequencing and methods of teaching will be examined. Attention will be given
    to the evaluation of curriculum effectiveness and to the judging of the educational value of
    innovative ideas. Through-out, stress will be placed on the acquisition of the concepts necessary to
    guide critical questioning and sound practice.
    Course Requirements
    1.
    A paper involving the critical analysis of a curriculum concept,
    proposal or theoretical position
    (1500
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    25%
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    Class presentation of a topic from the required readings
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    15%
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    Curriculum development project in the student's field of interest.
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    40%
    4. Final examination. ?
    20%
    Required Texts
    Hirst, Paul H.
    (1974)
    Knowledge and the curriculum. Routledge and
    Kegen Paul.
    Lee, Victor and Zeldin, David (Eds.),
    (1982)
    Planning in the Curriculum.
    Hodder and Stoughton O.U.P.
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    Texts on Library Reserve (Two-hour periods)
    Barrow. Robin (1985) Giving Teaching back to teachers. Aithouse Press:
    London, Ont. ISBN: 0-7108-0274-9
    English, Fenvick V. (ed.). (1983) Fundamental Curriculum Decisions.
    Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development: Virginia.
    ISBN: 0-87120-117-8
    Gelton. Maurice (ed.). (1980) Curriculum Change. Leicester University Press.
    Hooper. Richard (1971) The Curriculum: Contextgn and Development.
    Oliver and Boyd in association with Open University Press. ISBN: 0-05-002464-7.
    Horton. Tim and Raggat. Peter
    (eds.)
    Challenge and Change in the Curriculum.
    Hodder and Stoughton. Open University: Kent. ISBN: 0-340-28774-8.
    Tyler. Ralph (1949) Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction. University
    of Chicago Press: Chicago. ISBN: 0-226-82031-9

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