ABSTRACT

This book crosses the divide between theoreticians and practitioners by demonstrating how curriculum theories and models are applied in classrooms today. It ties together broad educational theories such as progressivism, essentialism, perennialism, etc.; curriculum models, characterized as learner-centered, society-centered or knowledge-centered; and exemplars of curriculum theories and models, such as Reggio Emilia, Core Knowledge, the International Baccalaureate, etc.

chapter |8 pages

Toward Definition(s)

chapter |6 pages

Reading Between the Lines

chapter |11 pages

A Few Questions…

chapter |11 pages

The Progressive Paradigm

chapter |29 pages

The Learner-Centered Curriculum

chapter |22 pages

The Society-Centered Curriculum

chapter |57 pages

The Knowledge-Centered Curriculum

chapter |4 pages

Parting Thoughts