Curriculum and instruction
Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. Explores such varied issues as alternative curriculum, curriculum control, standardized curricula, subject- versus student-centered curricula, a...
| Other Authors: | Eakle, A. Jonathan, 1957-, EBSCOhost. |
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
[2012]
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxviii, 344 pages). |
| Series: |
Debating issues in American education ;
v. 2. |
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| Summary: |
Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. Explores such varied issues as alternative curriculum, curriculum control, standardized curricula, subject- versus student-centered curricula, and textbooks. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Do curriculum and instruction in schools need to be more or less programmatic? -- Should teachers have a voice in statewide curricula decisions? -- Does national accreditation of education schools improve teacher and education leadership programs? -- Should standardized student assessments guide curriculum and instruction in schools? -- Should the focus of literacy education be on "reading to learn" or "learning to read"? -- The race to the top program : should America be the global leader in math, science, engineering, and technology education? -- Should "English-only" curriculum be eliminated or expanded? -- Are the challenges and opportunities in contemporary diverse classrooms being met? -- Do the arts in education enhance or distract from core curriculum and instruction? -- Should the primary focus of gifted education be on teaching advanced and accelerated curricular content? -- Should there be alternative special education curricula, or should students with special needs be part of mainstream classroom instruction? -- Should moral values be a topic in public education? -- Is there a place for popular culture in curriculum and classroom instruction? -- Are online and other virtual means of curriculum and instruction the future of education? Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. Explores such varied issues as alternative curriculum, curriculum control, standardized curricula, subject- versus student-centered curricula, and textbooks. English. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xxviii, 344 pages). |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781452218465 1452218463 9781452266633 1452266638 1782682775 9781782682776 |