Curriculum development should be a comprehensive process requiring a broad-based view of the educational system and its place within society, thus necessitating the use of a systematic curriculum development model. Such a model is provided here. Three references are provided. (DCS)

The Multiple Menu Model is a practical set of planning guides that teachers can use to design indepth curriculum units. This model differs from traditional approaches by balancing content and process, involving students as inquirers, and exploring knowledge's structure and interconnectedness. Components include menus for knowledge, instructional…

Differentiates among several conceptions of curriculum, including the formal curriculum, the teacher-created and student-influenced curriculum, and the hidden curriculum. Explores new options disclosed by recent research and raises implications and issues related to them. Includes seven references. (MLH)

The intent of the authors here is to assist professors of school administration by presenting a planning framework in which the type and level of learning desired can be matched with the most appropriate and effective processes for attaining that learning. (Editor)

Takes a systems approach to designing classroom instruction, providing models for program and course syllabuses, as well as for instructional units. Included are checklists for designing the three levels of instruction: the program, the course, and the instructional unit. (JW)