Curriculum and instruction /
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, a...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. :
Sage Publications,
©2012.
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Series: | Debating issues in American education ;
v. 2. |
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of 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?