Curriculum Development A Guide to Practice, Version (9th Edition) Wiles, Jon W. and Bondi, Joseph C.

Wiles, Jon W.; Bondi, Joseph C.

ISBN 10: 0133849473 / ISBN 13: 9780133849479

Published by Pearson, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Curriculum Development A Guide to Practice, Version (9th Edition) Wiles, Jon W. and Bondi, Joseph C.
• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0133849473
• ISBN 13: 9780133849479
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

The new edition of this highly respected book identifies 25 individual strategies, currently used worldwide, for promoting educational development—strategies that schools, districts, states, and nations will employ in transforming their systems for the new global age. While maintaining its established, well-known focus on historical and philosophical aspects of curriculum development, this edition also includes updated chapters on technology, the Common Core movement, and the curriculum activities of the world’s leading nations, along with practical applications of these historic and novel principles of curriculum work.

 

From the Back Cover

In this highly respected book, 25 individual strategies, currently used worldwide, provide cutting edge information and time-tested procedures for promoting educational development in today’s global age. While maintaining its established, well-known focus on historical and philosophical aspects of curriculum development, this edition also includes updated chapters on technology, the Common core movement, and the curriculum activities of the world’s leading nations, along with practical applications of these historic and novel principles of curriculum work.

 

NEW to this Ninth Edition are:

• New references and additional readings providing the latest information in this dynamic field.
• Practice problems at the end of each chapter.
• 65 multiple-choice test questions with correct answers and reference pages for the electronic version of the text.
• An increased emphasis on multicultural themes is found throughout the text—in the case studies, quotations, and additional readings in all chapters.
• Comparison of curriculum development efforts in the United States with 15 other nations struggling to adapt to the new global age.
• 25 original strategies in the final chapter providing readers with a selection to choose from in planning curriculum improvement in their nation, state, district, or school.
• Increased coverage of curriculum assessment efforts in American schools.