Instruction Methods, Curricula, Curriculum & Instruction 

The fourth edition of Curriculum: Foundations, Principles, and Issues, provides both the student and the professor of curriculum with a comprehensive treatment of the field. As in previous editions, it provides solid coverage of the philosophical, historical, psychological, and social foundations of curriculum. Recent research and thinking in these areas is included, providing new information on, for example: the reconceptualists, learning styles and developmental psychology, American modal personality, charter schools and privatizations, and Goals 2000. It places curriculum within the dynamic social context, both present and emerging, and presents a balanced treatment of the various issues confronting the field. Features Chapters 12 and 13 are combined into an all new chapter detailing the latest issues and trends within curriculum, including the politics and sociology of education, moral and spiritual education, standouts and high stakes testing, and technology. Increased coverage of brain research, Piaget, Vygotsky, multiple intelligence theory, and Ernstvnetivism (Ch. 4). Increased coverage of action research (Ch. 11). "Curriculum Tips" give practical meaning to the research and insights into the curriculum process. "Focusing Questions" orient the reader and set the stage for the main ideas in the chapter. "Overview Tables" provide summaries of the major concepts and principles conveyed in the chapter. - from Amzon