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Curriculum Theory Michael Stephen Schiro

Curriculum Theory By Michael Stephen Schiro

Curriculum Theory by Michael Stephen Schiro

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A clear, unbiased, and rigorous description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century.

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Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns by Michael Stephen Schiro

The essential, comprehensive guide for developing and evolving your educational vision

The Second Edition of 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 more productively interact with educators who might hold different beliefs.

About Michael Stephen Schiro

Michael Stephen Schiro has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. He received his bachelorate from Tufts University and his doctorate from Harvard University. In the 1960's he worked for school desegregation n North Carolina. In the 1970's he worked to improve urban education in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was chair of the Department of Teacher Education and School Administration at Boston College in the 1980's. He specializes in mathematics education and curriculum theory, and taught courses in mathematics education, curriculum theory, computer education, literacy, and multicultural education at Boston College from 1974 to 2009, when he retired. He published eleven books with such diverse titles as Integrating Children's Literature and Mathematics in the Classroom, Oral Story Telling and Teaching Mathematics, Mega-Fun Math Games, Curriculum for Better Schools: The Great Ideological Debate, and Tan and the Shape Changer.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Introduction to the Curriculum Ideologies Chapter 2: Scholar Academic Ideology Chapter 3: Social Efficiency Ideology Chapter 4: Learner Centered Ideology Chapter 5: Social Reconstruction Ideology Chapter 6: A Comparative Overview of the Curriculum Ideologies Chapter 7: Individual Perspectives on the Curriculum Ideologies Appendix: Curriculum Ideologies Inventory References Index About the Author

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CIN141298890XG
9781412988902
141298890X
Curriculum Theory: Conflicting Visions and Enduring Concerns by Michael Stephen Schiro
Michael Stephen Schiro
Used - Good
Paperback
SAGE Publications Inc
20120613
320
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