Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns"Schiro (Boston College) has written a text that examines curriculum theory for experience and pre-service educators with the purpose of understanding educational philosohpies or ideologies that they are likely to encounter in their teaching." "Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns is a thought provoking text that invites self-analysis." Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns presents a clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century. Author Michael Stephen Schiro analyzes four educational visions—Scholar Academic, Social Efficiency, Learner Centered, and Social Reconstruction—to enable readers to reflect on their own educational beliefs and allow them to more productively interact with educators who might hold different beliefs. Key Features
Intended Audience This book is designed as a supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses such as Curriculum Theory, Introduction to Curriculum and Instruction, Curriculum Philosophy, and Curriculum Theory and Practice in the department of education. Talk to the author! schiro@bc.edu To visit the author's web site, please visit: http://www2.bc.edu/~schiro/sage.html.
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Contents
Introduction to the Curriculum Ideologies | 1 |
Scholar Academic Ideology | 13 |
Social Efficiency Ideology | 51 |
The Child | 83 |
Experience Inside and Outside the Classroom | 97 |
Learners | 101 |
The Learning Person | 107 |
Aims | 116 |
Social Reconstruction Ideology | 133 |
Evaluation | 172 |
Introduction | 175 |
Can People Believe in More Than One Ideology? More Than One Ideology 205 | 205 |
Curriculum Ideologies Inventory | 213 |
References | 219 |
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About the Author | 237 |