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Direct linkSchiro, Michael Stephen – SAGE Publications (CA), 2007
This book presents a description of the major curriculum philosophies that have influenced educators and schooling over the last century. The author analyzes four educational visions (Scholar Academic, Social Efficiency, Learner Centered, and Social Reconstruction) to enable readers to reflect on their own educational beliefs and allow them to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Ideology, Social Change
Matiru, Barbara, Ed.; Sachsenmeier, Peter, Ed. – 1979
This booklet consists of introductory statements to prospective students in the University of Nairobi's Postgraduate Diploma in Curriculum Development Program, and provides an outline of the course content of the nine month program. The course is divided into three phases: correspondence, residential, and field work. During the correspondence…
Descriptors: Correspondence Study, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
Matiru, Barbara, Ed.; Sachsenmeier, Peter, Ed. – 1979
The subjects treated in this course on the background of curriculum development in Africa are: (1) the historical development of educational thought and practice in Africa since the emergence of the African independence movements; (2) the factors that influenced African educational development since 1969; (3) current issues involved in planning…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Developing Nations
Matiru, Barbara, Ed.; Sachsenmeier, Peter, Ed. – 1979
Curriculum developers have a responsibility to fully understand national goals and to translate them into educational programs that will equip citizens to realize these goals. This topic is discussed in this manual for a basic training course in systematic curriculum development, designed for students in developing nations. A brief description of…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development
Matiru, Barbara, Ed.; Sachsenmeier, Peter, Ed. – 1979
This manual was developed for the use of students in a basic training course in systematic curriculum development. This unit of the course deals with the selection of educational materials and provides students with a general background on the kind and type of media that will be most effective in a developing nation. In a discussion of ways that…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Anthropology
Download full textConnecticut Univ. Health Center, Farmington. – 1997
This set of nine self-study manuals was developed as part of a project to enhance Connecticut pediatricians, pediatric residents, and medical students' understanding of and involvement with early intervention and the special education system. The training manuals cover the broad areas of philosophy, service delivery models, and collaborative…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Autoinstructional Aids, Consultation Programs, Cooperative Programs
