TY - BOOK AU - Tanner,Daniel AU - Tanner,Laurel N TI - Curriculum development: theory into practice SN - 0130864730 AV - LB1570 .T23 2007 PY - 2007///] CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Pearson Merrill/Prentice Hall KW - Education KW - Curricula KW - United States KW - History KW - Curriculum planning N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 500-530) and index; -- Part I. Perspectives and Prospects; -- Beginnings: from ideals to realities; -- New directions and turning points in the curriculum; -- Century of the curriculum; -- Evolution of the modern curriculum; -- Part II. The Emergent Curriculum Field; -- Changing conceptions of curriculum; -- A paradigm for the curriculum field: compass for curriculum renewal; -- Sources and forces for curriculum renewal: society and the world of knowledge; -- The nature of the learner as curriculum source and influence; -- Curricular sources and influences: conflicting educational theories; -- Part III. Curriculum Design, Development, and Evaluation; -- The search for a core curriculum: general education in a free society; -- Determining the structure of the curriculum: design for synthesis; -- Proposals for reform: curricular priorities and polarities; -- The curriculum and the world of work; -- Part IV. Improving the Curriculum; -- Interpreting research for curriculum improvement; -- Who makes the curriculum?; -- Curriculum improvement: role of the teacher; -- Curriculum improvement: administrative leadership; -- School renewal: ways and means; -- Best practices for curriculum improvement and school renewal ER -