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Contemporary Issues in Curriculum, 4/E
Allan C. Ornstein, Professor, Department of Administrative and Instructional Leadership - St. John's University
Edward F. Pajak, Johns Hopkins University
Stacey B. Ornstein, New York University

ISBN-10: 0205489257
ISBN-13: 9780205489251

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 480 pp
Published: 05/17/2006

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Balanced yet eclectic in its approach, Contemporary Issues in Curriculum reflects the emergent trends in the field of curriculum.

The fourth edition of this issues-oriented collection offers 40 articles by the major thinkers in curriculum study. Designed for students in curriculum, instruction, administration, and teacher education, it explores the issues that affect implementation, planning, and evaluation of curriculum at all levels of learning.

The editors have organized the collection into six Parts: Curriculum and Philosophy, Curriculum and Teaching, Curriculum and Learning, Curriculum and Instruction, Curriculum and Supervision, and Curriculum and Policy. The readings reflect both traditionally held beliefs and those that are more controversial in nature, providing students and practitioners the opportunity to investigate the breadth of issues that affect curriculum and to access such information in a single source. Readers are encouraged to examine and debate these issues, to formulate their own ideas, and to shape what direction the field of curriculum should take.


  • Focus questions at the beginning of each article help organize reading.
  • Discussion questions at the end of every article provide fodder for classroom discussion and reflection on reading.
  • Curriculum Scholar Profiles at the beginning of each section highlight the thinking and achievements of six prominent leaders in the curriculum field.
  • “Pro-Con Charts” succinctly detail the argument and counterargument for the issue covered in each part.
  • “A Case Study” at the end of each Part initiates thoughtful discussion of how curriculum issues are played out in the in-service world.
  • To ensure that the breadth and depth of viewpoints in the field are represented, the authors have included articles that portray current trends and illustrate the dynamism within the field of curriculum.

  • Thirty-five percent of the content is new!
  • Features 14 new chapters written by notable authors, including John Goodlad, Linda Darling-Hammond, Evans Clinchy, Andrew Gitlin, Stacey Ornstein, Geneva Gay, David Perkins, Harry Wong, Frank Levy, Richard Murnane, Robert Slavin, Allan Odden, Richard Rothstein, Alan Ornstein, and Edward Pajak.
  • The sections on "Curriculum and Teaching" and "Curriculum and Instruction" are thoroughly updated.
  • Includes six Profiles of Prominent Curriculum Scholars.
  • Offers two new “Pro-Con Charts” and one new “Case Study.”

CONTENTS

 

PREFACE    

 

PART ONE:   CURRICULUM AND PHILOSOPHY INTRODUCTION

 

      PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Henry A. Giroux    

 

      CHAPTER 1   Philosophy as a Basis for Curriculum Decisions, Allan C. Ornstein

 

      CHAPTER 2   Goals and Objectives, Ronald Brandt and Ralph W. Tyler

 

      CHAPTER 3   A Pedagogy of Possibility, Peter McLaren  

 

      CHAPTER 4   Art and Imagination, Maxine Greene

 

      CHAPTER 5   There's Too Much to Teach, Jane Roland Martin

 

      CHAPTER 6   Kudzu, Rabbits, and School Reform, John I. Goodlad

 

                  PRO-CON CHART 1   SHOULD THE SCHOOLS INTRODUCE A VALUES-CENTERED CURRICULUM FOR ALL STUDENTS?

 

                  CASE STUDY 1      A CLASH CONCERNING THE ARTS CURRICULUM

 

PART TWO:   CURRICULUM AND TEACHING INTRODUCTION

 

      PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Jere Brophy

 

      CHAPTER 7   Teaching Themes of Care, Nel Noddings

 

      CHAPTER 8   The Heart of a Teacher, Parker J. Palmer

 

      CHAPTER 9   Critical Issues in Teaching, Allan C. Ornstein

 

      CHAPTER 10 Productive Teachers, Herbert J. Walberg

 

      CHAPTER 11  Knowledge and Teaching, Lee Shulman

 

      CHAPTER 12  Honoring Diverse Style of Beginning Teachers, Edward F. Pajak, Elaine Stotko, and Frank Masci

 

      CHAPTER 13 Keeping Good Teachers: Why it Matters and What Leaders Can Do,  Linda Darling-Hammond

 

                        PRO-CON CHART 2   SHOULD TEACHERS BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR TEACHING?

 

                        CASE STUDY 2      SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPOSES EVALUATIONS BY STUDENTS

 

PART THREE:  CURRICULUM AND LEARNING INTRODUCTION

 

      PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Karen Bang-Jensen Kepler Zumwalt

 

      CHAPTER 14  Grappling, Theodore R. Sizer and Nancy Faust Sizer

 

      CHAPTER 15  Critical Thinking - What Can It Be?, Matthew Lippman

 

      CHAPTER 16  Creating Creative Minds, Robert J. Sternberg and Todd I. Lubart

 

      CHAPTER 17  The Cognitive-Developmental Approach to Moral Education, Lawrence Kohlberg

 

      CHAPTER 18   A Critical Examination of Character Education, Alfie Kohn

 

      CHAPTER 19   Limiting Students' School Success and Life Chances, Jeannie S. Oakes

 

      CHAPTER 20  What is a "Public School?" Principles for a New Century, Frederick M. Hess

 

                        PRO-CON CHART 3   SHOULD SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS BE MAINSTREAMED INTO                   REGULAR EDUCATION CLASSES

 

                        CASE STUDY 3      LANGUAGE AND STANDARDIZED TESTING

 

PART FOUR:  CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

                  INTRODUCTION

 

      PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Herbert J. Walberg

 

      CHAPTER 21  The Search for Methods of Instruction, Benjamin Bloom

 

      CHAPTER 22  A New Look at School Failure and School Success, William Glasser    

 

      CHAPTER 23 Needed: A New Educational Civil Rights Movement, Evans Clinchy

 

      CHAPTER 24  A Political Humanist Curriculum for the 21st Century, Andrew Gitlin and Stacey B. Ornstein

 

      CHAPTER 25  The Importance of Multicultural education, Geneva Gay

 

      CHAPTER 26  Education Alive, David Perkins

 

      CHAPTER 27  Educating the Net Generation, Don Tapscott

 

 

                  PRO-CON CHART 4   SHOULD ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARDS BE USED IN PLACE OF

                  CURRICULUM GUIDES?

 

                  CASE STUDY 4      AN ADVOCATE FOR LONGER SCHOOL DAYS

 

PART FIVE:  CURRICULUM AND SUPERVISION INTRODUCTION

 

      PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Larry Cuban

 

      CHAPTER 28  The Politics of Virtue: A New Framework for School Leadership, Thomas J. Sergiovanni

 

      CHAPTER 29  Five Models of Staff Development for .Teachers, Dennis Sparks and Susan Loucks-Horsley

 

      CHAPTER 30 What the World Can Teach Us About New Teacher Induction, Harry Wong, Ted Britton, and Tom Ganser

 

      CHAPTER 31  Results-Oriented Professional Development, Thomas R. Guskey

 

      CHAPTER 32  Clinical Supervision and Psychological Functions, Edward Pajak

 

      CHAPTER 33 A Role for Technology in Professional Development? Lessons from IBM, Frank Levy and Richard Murnane

 

                        PRO-CON CHART 5   SHOULD THE PERSON WHO HELPS TEACHERS IMPROVE INSTRUCTION ALSO                  EVALUATE THEIR PERFORMANCE?

 

                        CASE STUDY 5      A PRINCIPAL WORKS FOR INCLUSION

 

PART SIX:  CURRICULUM AND POLICY INTRODUCTION

 

      PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Gerald W. Bracey

 

      CHAPTER 34  Educational Demographics: What Teachers Should Know, Harold Hodgkinson  

 

      CHAPTER 35  Evidence-Based Education Policies: Transforming Educational Practice and Research, Robert Slavin

 

      CHAPTER 36 Challenges for Educators: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families, James Sears

 

      CHAPTER 37  Equity and Adequacy in School Finance Today, Alan Odden

 

      CHAPTER 38 Dichotomizing Educational Reform, Carl D. Glickman

 

      CHAPTER 39  A Wider Lens on the Black-White Achievement Gap, Richard Rothstein

 

      CHAPTER 40  Equality, Equity, and Education, Allan C. Ornstein

 

 

                  PRO-CON CHART 6   SHOULD PARENT VOICE BE A MAJOR CONSIDERATION IN DETERMINING WHERE              STUDENTS ATTEND SCHOOL?

 

                  CASE STUDY 6      SCHOOL BOARD DEBATES BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

 

                  NAME INDEX 

 

                  SUBJECT INDEX          

 

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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 to examine and debate these issues, to form their own ideas, and to shape the future of the field of curriculum.

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