| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 344 pages). |
| Series |
Debating issues in American education ; v. 2 |
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Debating issues in American education ; v. 2.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Do curriculum and instruction in schools need to be more or less programmatic? -- Should teachers have a voice in statewide curricula decisions? -- Does national accreditation of education schools improve teacher and education leadership programs? -- Should standardized student assessments guide curriculum and instruction in schools? -- Should the focus of literacy education be on "reading to learn" or "learning to read"? -- The race to the top program : should America be the global leader in math, science, engineering, and technology education? -- Should "English-only" curriculum be eliminated or expanded? -- Are the challenges and opportunities in contemporary diverse classrooms being met? -- Do the arts in education enhance or distract from core curriculum and instruction? -- Should the primary focus of gifted education be on teaching advanced and accelerated curricular content? -- Should there be alternative special education curricula, or should students with special needs be part of mainstream classroom instruction? -- Should moral values be a topic in public education? -- Is there a place for popular culture in curriculum and classroom instruction? -- Are online and other virtual means of curriculum and instruction the future of education? |
| Summary |
Provides views on multiple sides of curriculum and instruction issues in America's schools and offers more in-depth resources for further exploration. Explores such varied issues as alternative curriculum, curriculum control, standardized curricula, subject- versus student-centered curricula, and textbooks. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
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GMD: electronic resource. |
| Subject |
Curriculum planning -- United States.
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Public schools -- Curricula -- United States.
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EDUCATION -- Curricula.
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Curriculum planning. (OCoLC)fst00885382
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Public schools -- Curricula.
(OCoLC)fst01082962
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Added Author |
Eakle, A. Jonathan, 1957- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Curriculum and instruction. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2012 9781412988087 (DLC) 2011039049 (OCoLC)753629784 |
| ISBN |
9781452218465 (electronic bk.) |
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1452218463 (electronic bk.) |
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9781452266633 (electronic bk.) |
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1452266638 (electronic bk.) |
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