N FRASER UNIVERSITY

Spring Semester 2003

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EDUC 471 - 4

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Dr. J.D. Clarkson

Curriculum Development:

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Office: TBA

Fridays

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Theory and Practice

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Phone: 604-461-9592

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Email: jclarkso@sfu.ca

PREREQUISITE:

12:30 - 16:20

60 credit hours

DESCRIPTION

Teachers in the public schools of British Columbia are not often required to develop and implement a

complete curriculum without direction from an administrator or the Ministry of Education. The ends to be

achieved are often prescribed or at least strongly indicated by the Integrated Resource Packages or locally

developed unit plans. So too are instructional methods. Nevertheless, teachers must choose among ends to

be achieved and accommodate teaching strategies to particular situations. On occasion, they may even find

themselves developing units and themes on their own. As teachers go about planning their lessons, then,

they must at least be able to choose wisely. This course will provide theoretical and practical ideas that will

help you choose well and be able to develop a curriculum should the

need

arise. It will also provide you

with the theoretical framework to comment on curriculum proposals that are presented to you during your

career.

ASSIGNMENTS

Responses to questions arising in class

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50%

Implementation of a planning strategy with critique

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25%

Mid-term Paper

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25%

REQUIRED READING

John D. McNeil, Curriculum: The Teacher's Initiative. Prentice-Hall, 2003.

Ralph W. Tyler, Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction. The University of Chicago Press, 1949.

Plus additional readings to be provided by the instructor.