Shaping the College Curriculum
Academic Plans in Action
Published on 23. September 1997
Book
Hardback
462 pages
978-0-205-16706-7 (ISBN)
Description
Shaping the College Curriculum examines current and historical definitions and influences on academic plans, describes and critiques the current state of the college curriculum and the challenges facing it, and considers matters of planning and design. Consistent with their view of the curriculum as dynamic and responsive, the authors consider the many ways that academic plans can be improved, suggesting roles for college and university leaders, whether they are administrators with responsibility for overseeing the curriculum or faculty members responsible for designing and delivering it.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 30 mm
Weight
890 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-16706-7 (9780205167067)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Preface.
Need for a Curriculum Book.
Audiences.
Research Base.
Supplementary Materials.
Acknowledgments.
I. DEFINING CURRICULUM.
1. From Influences and Assumptions to Actions.
Purpose.
Perspective and Organization.
2. Defining Curriculum: An Academic Plan.
Defining Curriculum.
Common Definitions of Curriculum The Need for a Definitional Framework.
The Academic Plan as a Useful Definition.
Elements of Academic Plans Advantages of Defining Curriculum as an Academic Plan.
Constructing Plans: Curriculum Development.
Influences on Curriculum Planning.
Academic Plans in Environmental Context.
3. Curriculum Perspectives and Frameworks.
Curricular Frameworks.
Perspectives on Educational Purpose Perspectives on Content Selection Perspectives on Learners Curriculum Sequence Perspectives Instructional Process Perspectives Perspectives on Evaluation and Adjustment.
General Curriculum Frameworks.
Precollegiate Curriculum Frameworks Frameworks from Higher Education.
Curriculum Planning and Design.
Linking the Elements: Toward a Theory of Curriculum.
4. Recurring Debates About the College Curriculum.
Influences Create a Complex Educational Environment.
Patterns of Curriculum Debate.
The Educational Purpose Issue: Debating the Balance of General and Specialized Studies Learners: Periods of Emphasis on Access Content Debates: Prescription versus Choice in Courses and Programs Instructional Process: Occasional Innovation Evaluation Debates: Emphasis on Quality Control.
Influences and Potential Reforms.
5. Calls for Curriculum Reform.
The Reform Era of the Late 1900s.
Critical Reports Constructive Proposals.
Curriculum Reform and Academic Plans.
Purpose and Content Sequence and Structure Learners Instructional Process Instructional Resources Evaluation and Adjustment Summary.
Impact of the Reform Proposals.
External Influences Organizational Influences Internal Influences The Pace of Change A Doubting Voice.
Relation to Earlier Debates.
General versus Specialized Education Prescription versus Choice Instructional Process Emphasis on Access Evaluation and Quality Control.
New Approaches to Old Debates.
II. DEVELOPING CURRICULUM.
6. Creating Academic Plans.
Curriculum Planning: Realities and Prospects.
Course Planning: A Faculty Role.
The Course Planning Process Influences on Planning Courses Patterns of Involvement in Course Planning.
Program Planning: A Group Endeavor.
Program Planners The Program Planning Process Influences on Program Planning Patterns of Involvement in Program Planning.
College Planning: A Matter of Mission.
The Collegewide Planners The Collegewide Planning Process and Influences Evaluating and Adjusting.
Systematic Design Models.
Course Design Program Design College-level Design.
From Plan to Design.
7. Influence of Academic Fields.
Influences of Academic Fields on Planning.
Defining and Characterizing Academic Fields Characteristics of Traditional Academic Disciplines Characteristics of Professional and Occupational Fields.
Academic Fields and Course Planning.
Content and Background Consideration Four Illustrative Profiles of Course Planning.
Academic Fields and Program Planning.
Disciplinary Major Programs in Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Professional Major Programs Occupational Major Programs.
Designing Balanced Courses and Programs.
Using Influence Well: Achieving Balance Negotiating Linkages among Academic Fields.
Building on the Strength of Academic Fields.
8. Influence of Learners.
Learners' Influences on Academic Plans.
Learners' Influence on Course Planning Program Plans College Plans.
Contemporary Views of Learning and Learners.
What is Cognition? Cognitive Influences Motivational Influences.
Considering Learners in Course and Program Design.
Building on Student Goals and Enhancing Motivation Improving Learning through Involvement Encouraging Integration, Coherence, and Connectedness Fostering Intellectual Development Academic Plans for Diverse Learners Enhancing Students' Learning Strategies.
Developing Intentional Learners.
Establishing Two-way Communication with Learners.
9. Selecting Instructional Processes.
Translating Content to Instructional Form.
Selecting Instructional Processes for Courses.
Educational Objectives: Product of Purpose and Content Teaching Style: Product of Content and Faculty Background Choosing Forms for Implementation Instructional Variations for Courses Influence of Educational Context and Environment.
Selecting Instructional Processes for Programs and Colleges.
Contextual Influences on General Education Programs Contextual Influences on Major Fields Organizational Structures, Traditions, and Adaptations.
Expanding Choice among Instructional Processes.
Fostering Intellectual Development Increasing Motivation, Encouraging Involvement, and Achieving Integration Creating Learner-Centered Academic Plans.
Reflecting on Planning and Teaching.
10. Evaluating and Adjusting Academic Plans.
Evaluating Courses and Programs.
How Faculty Evaluate and Adjust Academic Plans.
Course Plans Program Plans Collegewide Plans.
Evaluation Models: An Overview.
Expanding the Range of Useful Evaluation Models.
Informal Assessment Student-Centered Evaluation Goal-Free Evaluation Goal-Focused Evaluation Evaluating Evaluation.
III. ENHANCING CURRICULUM.
11. Administering Academic Plans and Guiding Change.
Who Administers Academic Plans?
Curriculum Leadership and Administrative Roles.
Establishing the Educational Environment (Managerial Roles: Mentor; Facilitator) Developing Academic Plans (Managerial Roles: Producer; Director) Coordinating Academic Planning (Managerial Role: Coordinator) Implementing Academic Plans (Managerial Roles: Broker; Coordinator) Encouraging Evaluation (Managerial Role: Monitor) Adjusting Academic Plans (Managerial Roles: Monitor, Facilitator).
External Influences, Adaptive Development, and Change.
The Influence Process and Stages of Internalization Leadership for Adaptive Development.
Curriculum Change and Leadership: Past and Future.
12. Curriculum Changes in Progress.
Curricular Challenges Colleges Face.
Incorporating Diverse Perspectives.
Multicultural Studies: Adoption Stage Pluralist Voices and New Paradigms: Screening Stage Globalization: Awareness Stage.
Increasing Coherence.
The Continuing Core Curriculum Debate: Adoption Stage Interdisciplinary Approaches: Screening Stage Connecting with Life and Work: Awareness Stage.
Meeting Conflicting Expectations for Quality Education.
Learning to Think Effectively: Adoption Stage Assessing and Adjusting Quality: Screening Stage Using Technology Effectively: Awareness Stage.
Implications of Changes for Academic Planning.
Purpose and Content Sequence Resources Instructional Process Learners Evaluation and Adjustment Educational Environments.
The Dynamic Curriculum.
13. Shaping Curriculum Research and Practice.
The Academic Plan Theory as a Guide for Research.
What is Curriculum Theory? Testing and Extending the Theory.
The Academic Plan Theory as a Guide for Shaping Practice.
Assumptions and Advantages Intent and its Development Implementation Reflective Evaluation and Adjustment.
The Academic Plan Theory as a Guide for Leaders in Enhancing Curriculum.
Asking the Right Questions Asking the Questions in the Right Way.
Guiding Responsiveness to Society.
Anticipating Important Influences Basing Decisions on Analysis.
Shaping Academic Plans for the Future.
Bibliography.
Appendix: Timeline of Trends in United States Curriculum: 1600s to 1994.
Index.
Need for a Curriculum Book.
Audiences.
Research Base.
Supplementary Materials.
Acknowledgments.
I. DEFINING CURRICULUM.
1. From Influences and Assumptions to Actions.
Purpose.
Perspective and Organization.
2. Defining Curriculum: An Academic Plan.
Defining Curriculum.
Common Definitions of Curriculum The Need for a Definitional Framework.
The Academic Plan as a Useful Definition.
Elements of Academic Plans Advantages of Defining Curriculum as an Academic Plan.
Constructing Plans: Curriculum Development.
Influences on Curriculum Planning.
Academic Plans in Environmental Context.
3. Curriculum Perspectives and Frameworks.
Curricular Frameworks.
Perspectives on Educational Purpose Perspectives on Content Selection Perspectives on Learners Curriculum Sequence Perspectives Instructional Process Perspectives Perspectives on Evaluation and Adjustment.
General Curriculum Frameworks.
Precollegiate Curriculum Frameworks Frameworks from Higher Education.
Curriculum Planning and Design.
Linking the Elements: Toward a Theory of Curriculum.
4. Recurring Debates About the College Curriculum.
Influences Create a Complex Educational Environment.
Patterns of Curriculum Debate.
The Educational Purpose Issue: Debating the Balance of General and Specialized Studies Learners: Periods of Emphasis on Access Content Debates: Prescription versus Choice in Courses and Programs Instructional Process: Occasional Innovation Evaluation Debates: Emphasis on Quality Control.
Influences and Potential Reforms.
5. Calls for Curriculum Reform.
The Reform Era of the Late 1900s.
Critical Reports Constructive Proposals.
Curriculum Reform and Academic Plans.
Purpose and Content Sequence and Structure Learners Instructional Process Instructional Resources Evaluation and Adjustment Summary.
Impact of the Reform Proposals.
External Influences Organizational Influences Internal Influences The Pace of Change A Doubting Voice.
Relation to Earlier Debates.
General versus Specialized Education Prescription versus Choice Instructional Process Emphasis on Access Evaluation and Quality Control.
New Approaches to Old Debates.
II. DEVELOPING CURRICULUM.
6. Creating Academic Plans.
Curriculum Planning: Realities and Prospects.
Course Planning: A Faculty Role.
The Course Planning Process Influences on Planning Courses Patterns of Involvement in Course Planning.
Program Planning: A Group Endeavor.
Program Planners The Program Planning Process Influences on Program Planning Patterns of Involvement in Program Planning.
College Planning: A Matter of Mission.
The Collegewide Planners The Collegewide Planning Process and Influences Evaluating and Adjusting.
Systematic Design Models.
Course Design Program Design College-level Design.
From Plan to Design.
7. Influence of Academic Fields.
Influences of Academic Fields on Planning.
Defining and Characterizing Academic Fields Characteristics of Traditional Academic Disciplines Characteristics of Professional and Occupational Fields.
Academic Fields and Course Planning.
Content and Background Consideration Four Illustrative Profiles of Course Planning.
Academic Fields and Program Planning.
Disciplinary Major Programs in Arts and Sciences Undergraduate Professional Major Programs Occupational Major Programs.
Designing Balanced Courses and Programs.
Using Influence Well: Achieving Balance Negotiating Linkages among Academic Fields.
Building on the Strength of Academic Fields.
8. Influence of Learners.
Learners' Influences on Academic Plans.
Learners' Influence on Course Planning Program Plans College Plans.
Contemporary Views of Learning and Learners.
What is Cognition? Cognitive Influences Motivational Influences.
Considering Learners in Course and Program Design.
Building on Student Goals and Enhancing Motivation Improving Learning through Involvement Encouraging Integration, Coherence, and Connectedness Fostering Intellectual Development Academic Plans for Diverse Learners Enhancing Students' Learning Strategies.
Developing Intentional Learners.
Establishing Two-way Communication with Learners.
9. Selecting Instructional Processes.
Translating Content to Instructional Form.
Selecting Instructional Processes for Courses.
Educational Objectives: Product of Purpose and Content Teaching Style: Product of Content and Faculty Background Choosing Forms for Implementation Instructional Variations for Courses Influence of Educational Context and Environment.
Selecting Instructional Processes for Programs and Colleges.
Contextual Influences on General Education Programs Contextual Influences on Major Fields Organizational Structures, Traditions, and Adaptations.
Expanding Choice among Instructional Processes.
Fostering Intellectual Development Increasing Motivation, Encouraging Involvement, and Achieving Integration Creating Learner-Centered Academic Plans.
Reflecting on Planning and Teaching.
10. Evaluating and Adjusting Academic Plans.
Evaluating Courses and Programs.
How Faculty Evaluate and Adjust Academic Plans.
Course Plans Program Plans Collegewide Plans.
Evaluation Models: An Overview.
Expanding the Range of Useful Evaluation Models.
Informal Assessment Student-Centered Evaluation Goal-Free Evaluation Goal-Focused Evaluation Evaluating Evaluation.
III. ENHANCING CURRICULUM.
11. Administering Academic Plans and Guiding Change.
Who Administers Academic Plans?
Curriculum Leadership and Administrative Roles.
Establishing the Educational Environment (Managerial Roles: Mentor; Facilitator) Developing Academic Plans (Managerial Roles: Producer; Director) Coordinating Academic Planning (Managerial Role: Coordinator) Implementing Academic Plans (Managerial Roles: Broker; Coordinator) Encouraging Evaluation (Managerial Role: Monitor) Adjusting Academic Plans (Managerial Roles: Monitor, Facilitator).
External Influences, Adaptive Development, and Change.
The Influence Process and Stages of Internalization Leadership for Adaptive Development.
Curriculum Change and Leadership: Past and Future.
12. Curriculum Changes in Progress.
Curricular Challenges Colleges Face.
Incorporating Diverse Perspectives.
Multicultural Studies: Adoption Stage Pluralist Voices and New Paradigms: Screening Stage Globalization: Awareness Stage.
Increasing Coherence.
The Continuing Core Curriculum Debate: Adoption Stage Interdisciplinary Approaches: Screening Stage Connecting with Life and Work: Awareness Stage.
Meeting Conflicting Expectations for Quality Education.
Learning to Think Effectively: Adoption Stage Assessing and Adjusting Quality: Screening Stage Using Technology Effectively: Awareness Stage.
Implications of Changes for Academic Planning.
Purpose and Content Sequence Resources Instructional Process Learners Evaluation and Adjustment Educational Environments.
The Dynamic Curriculum.
13. Shaping Curriculum Research and Practice.
The Academic Plan Theory as a Guide for Research.
What is Curriculum Theory? Testing and Extending the Theory.
The Academic Plan Theory as a Guide for Shaping Practice.
Assumptions and Advantages Intent and its Development Implementation Reflective Evaluation and Adjustment.
The Academic Plan Theory as a Guide for Leaders in Enhancing Curriculum.
Asking the Right Questions Asking the Questions in the Right Way.
Guiding Responsiveness to Society.
Anticipating Important Influences Basing Decisions on Analysis.
Shaping Academic Plans for the Future.
Bibliography.
Appendix: Timeline of Trends in United States Curriculum: 1600s to 1994.
Index.