Contemporary Issues in Curriculum

Contemporary Issues in Curriculum, 4/e Allan C. Ornstein Edward F. Pajak Stacey B. Ornstein Featuring 35% brand new content, the fourth edition of "Contemporary Issues in Curriculum" is ideal for students in instruction, administration, teacher education, and curriculum as it addresses issues in implementation, planning, and evaluation at all levels of learning. The text is divided into six parts-Philosophy, Teaching, Learning, Instruction, Supervision, and Policy-each containing multiple chapters, focus and discussion questions, as well as Pro-Con Charts and a Case Study. This edition features fourteen new chapters written by notable authors, including John Goodlad, Richard Rothstein, and Evans Clinchy. Other highlights include six new profiles of prominent curriculum scholars and thoroughly updated sections on "Curriculum and Teaching" and "Curriculum and Instruction." Balanced yet eclectic in its approach, the text covers both traditionally held beliefs and those that are more controversial, providing students and practitioners access to information on a variety of issues that affect curriculum and development. "Contemporary Issues in Curriculum" encourages readers toexamine and debate these issues, to form their own ideas, and to shape the future of the field of curriculum.Ornstein, Allan C. is the author of 'Contemporary Issues in Curriculum ', published 2006 under ISBN 9780205489251 and ISBN 0205489257.