EDU 5305: Trends in Curriculum Development

Handbooks, Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Guides

Jackson, P.W. (Ed.). (1992). Handbook of research on curriculum: a project of the American Educational Research Association. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co.
Handbook includes history and development of different curriculum methods in the United States.
Reference LB1570 .H264 1992

Janesick, V.J. (2003). Curriculum trends: A reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
This handbook presents key trends and examines them from the viewpoints of the traditionalist, the reconceptualist, and the postmodernist. Included in this resource are information on legal cases that have influenced curriculum development, a discussion of the ethics of the standards movement, a bibliography of print and online resources, and more.
Reference LB1570 .J33 2003

Pinar, W.F. (Ed.). (2003). International handbook of curriculum research. Mahway, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates.
This handbook examines curriculum development from a global perspective. It includes information on the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction, as well as curricular development in countries such as China, Ireland, Italy, and more.
Brookhaven Reference LB2806.15 .I595 2003
Reference LB2806.15 .I595 2003

Koncheloe, J.L. & Weil, D. (Eds.). (2001). Standards and schooling in the United States: An encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
This encyclopedia examines such areas as bilingual education, state standards, evaluation, opposition to standards, etc.
Reference LB2822.82 .S82 2001 v.1-3

Pushkin, D. (2001). Teacher training: A reference handbook. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO.
This handbook provides background materials as well as resources for futher study on teacher education.
Reference LB2165 .P87 2001

The NAEP guide: a description of the content and methods of the ... and ...assessments. (1999). Washington, DC: Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Dept. of  Education.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is also known as the Nation's Report Card, is also available online. This guide "is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. Since 1969, assessments have been conducted periodically in reading, mathematics, science, writing, U.S. history, civics, geography, and the arts."
Reference LB2823 .N22  1999

Controversial Issues - Pro & Con

Abbeduto, L. (Ed.). (2002). Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial issues in educational psychology. Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill.
This volumes examines diversity in the classroom, inclusion, educational standards, cooperative learning and more. It includes pro and con essays with lists of additional materials.
Brookhaven Reference HN17.5 .T35 E384 2002
Reference HN17.5 .T35 E384 2002

Evans, D.L. (Ed.). (2002). Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial issues in secondary education. Guilford, CT: McGraw Hill/Dushkin.
This volume examines the topics of universal compulsory education, the purpose of secondary education, common core curriculum, etc.
Brookhaven Reference  HN17.5 .T35 E382 2002
Reference HN17.5 .T35 E382 2002

Noll, J.W. (Ed.). (2001). Taking sides: Clashing views on controversial educational issues. Guilford, CT: Dushkin Pub. Group.
Issues covered include: "Should the curriculum be standardized for all?" "Should multiculturalism permeate the curriculum?" "Do black students need an Afro-centric curriculum?"
Brookhaven Reference HN17.5 .T35 E38 2001
Reference NH17.5 .T35 E38 2001

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Last updated September 21, 2004 by Laura Pope Robbins