Curriculum on the Edge of Survival - How Schools Fail to Prepare Students for Membership in a Democracy

Informationen zum Autor Daniel A. Heller was a teacher, principal, and district curriculum coordinator during his 33-year career in education. Klappentext Daniel Heller contends that public education is in a downward spiral because we have failed to notice the erosion of the basic curricular dimensions which support the preparation of students as active participants in our ever-changing world. While many books explain procedural knowledge such as how to differentiate instruction, how to create standards-based curriculum, or how to write a constructivist lesson, the second edition of Curriculum on the Edge of Survival discusses the 'what' and 'why' rather than the how. What is the purpose of schools in a free, democratic society, and why is the answer to that question crucial in deciding the most fundamental questions about curriculum? Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction1.  Curriculum at the Level of Survival 2.  Kindness 3.  Thinking 4.  Problem Solving 5.  Communication 6.  Words into Actions Conclusion Appendix References About the Author

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
1.  Curriculum at the Level of Survival
2.  Kindness
3.  Thinking
4.  Problem Solving
5.  Communication
6.  Words into Actions
Conclusion
Appendix
References
About the Author

About the author

Daniel A. Heller was a teacher, principal, and district curriculum coordinator during his 33-year career in education.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Heller, Daniel A. Heller, Heller Daniel
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.01.2012
• EAN: 9781610485159
• ISBN: 978-1-61048-515-9
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Teaching materials, hand-outs; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Education, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Curricula, Philosophy & theory of education, Educational strategies & policy, Curriculum planning & development