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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
1.
To develop an understanding of the broad concerns of curriculum theory
which serve to guide practical curriculum development.
2.
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