Curriculum: Foundations, Principles, and Issues (4th Edition) | 
| Authors: Allan C. Ornstein, Francis P. Hunkins
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 4th
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Pages: 432
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Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 7.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 0205405649
Dewey Decimal Number: 375.0010973
EAN: 9780205405640
ASIN: 0205405649
Publication Date: August 18, 2003
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New teachers and school administrators are often faced with the challenge of conceptualizing, developing, and evaluating curriculum. They need solid coverage of the philosophical, historical, psychological, and social foundations of curriculum. This book provides just that and more. Throughout this book, readers are engaged in considering the tension between postmodern thinking and modern thinking and how they are impacting curriculum deliberation, development, and implementation. Topics include: the field of curriculum, social and psychological foundations, development, design, evaluation, and much more. New and practicing teachers and school administrators.
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 Best Prep for GA Testing September 25, 2007
I purchased this book for a college class. My professor told me that this book was the best book to read to prepare for my state educational leadership certification test.
 Still a textbook January 1, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a very comprehensive book, and for the most part, very evenly written. Information about the history of curriculum is excellent, well organized and in great detail. Information about the processes of curriculum writing is outstanding - extremely thorough, complete and exhaustive in scope - and quite valuable as a reference. The last section of the book covers what directions new curricula might move, with information about what has changed, and predictions about what will change. Here the high quality of the writing and information evaporates, revealing quite inappropriate bias, slipshod research, vague or incorrect information, and gaps in continuity. I got more reliable, unbiased and accurate information on the last topics from a much older (different) source book.
I used the bulk of this book as a valuable source and reference in classwork and curriculum writing, but the latter part is inappropriate and unreliable for that.
Curriculum: Foundations, Principles, and Issues December 13, 2000
15 out of 20 found this review helpful
Book Review: Curriculum: Foundations, Principles, and Issues by Ornstein and HunkinsThis book discusses various curriculum approaches and is an excellent source of information about philosophical, historical, psychological, and social foundations of curriculum. It discusses curriculum theory, curriculum development and curriculum designs. This book explains the taxonomic levels and approaches to educational objectives. It identifies curriculum implementation models and numerous curriculum evaluation models. It ends with a discussion of curriculum issues, trends and future directions. This book is an excellent source of theory related to curriculum and should be helpful to faculty and students studying curriculum and to anyone involved in developing curriculum.
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