Curriculum Traditions and Practices

by Donald K. Sharpes

Overview

This book provides a new approach to curriculum development. It combines past with present schooling needs by drawing on Western historical traditions in the philosophy of education and contempary designs for specific student groups.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781136088360
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/16/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Authored by Sharpes, Donald K.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Curriculum Traditions; Introduction; Chapter 1 A Point of Departure for a Curriculum Definition; Chapter 2 Classical Curriculum Traditions; Chapter 3 Contemporary Curriculum Concepts; Chapter 4 Curriculum as Craft; Part 2 Curriculum Practices; Chapter 5 A Minority Group Curriculum Model: An American Indian Example; Chapter 6 A Curriculum for the Mildly Retarded of Secondary Schoolage; Chapter 7 A Sample Curriculum for the Physically Handicapped Student; Chapter 8 An Alternative Program for Disruptive Students; Chapter 9 Managing the Curriculum; Chapter 10 Evaluating the Curriculum;