Curriculum planning and development Books

Book SynopsisThis book brings readers into classrooms and communities to explore critical curriculum issues in the United States throughout the twentieth century by focusing in on the voices of teachers, administrators, students, and families. Framed by an enduring question about curriculum, each chapter begins with an essay briefly reviewing the history of topics such as student resistance, sociopolitical and culturally-centered curricula, curriculum choice, the place and space of curriculum, linguistic policies for sustaining cultural heritages, and grading and assessment. Multiple archival sources follow each essay, which allow readers to directly engage with educators and others in the past. This promotes an in-depth historical analysis of contemporary issues on teaching for social justice in the fields of curriculum studies and curriculum history. As such, this book considers educators in the past—their struggles, successes, and daily work—to help current teachers develop more historically conscious practices in formal and informal education settings. Table of Contents1. Introduction: Exploring the Enduring Questions of Curriculum in Context2. Where Do Teaching and Learning Happen?3. Who is Excluded? Who is Empowered? Marginalization and Resistance in the Curriculum4. What Is at the Center of the Curriculum?5. Who Chooses What is Taught?6. Which Language(s)?7. How Do We Know What Students Have Learned?8. Ongoing Curriculum Lessons

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume, now in its second edition, brings together the some of the most important figures in the evolution of Critical Pedagogy and a number of up-and-coming scholars. Together they provide comprehensive analyses related to the struggles against the triangulation of Neoliberalism, Conservatism, and Nationalism, not just in education but in all of social life, through the democratizing forces of critical pedagogy. Its re-release coincides with the 50th anniversary of the publication of Paulo Freire’s landmark publication, Pedagogy of the Oppressed. The second edition has been updated with a majority of new chapters to address the current political shifts that have hastened erosion of the public sphere and public education today. These critical pedagogues show how neoliberal attacks can be collectively resisted, challenged, and eradicated especially by those of us teaching in schools and universities.Table of Contents1. Introduction2. The Ghost of Fascism in the Post-Truth Era3. Critical Pedagogy in Difficult Times4. Conscientizacao5. Critical Pedagogy Against the Privatization of Culture and Politics: "Privilege-Checking," "Virtue-Signaling," and "Safe Spaces"6. Teaching as Possibility: A Light in Dark Times7. Critical Pedagogies in Uncertain Times8. The Legacy of Paulo Freire on the Struggles for Life in Brazil9. Critical Pedagogy, Dialogue and Tolerance: A Learning to Disagree Framework10. South African Freedom Fighter: Amilcar Cabral11. Toward a Critical Pedagogy of the Global12. An Interview with Henry A. Giroux and Joe L. Kincheloe13. Critical Revolutionary Pedagogy Relevance Today14. What is Critical Literacy Good For? Interview with Ira Shor15. Afterword

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Book SynopsisThis open access book describes and reviews the development of the quality control mechanisms and methodologies associated with IEA’s extensive program of educational research. A group of renowned international researchers, directly involved in the design and execution of IEA’s international large-scale assessments (ILSAs), describe the operational and quality control procedures that are employed to address the challenges associated with providing high-quality, comparable data. Throughout the now considerable history of IEA’s international large-scale assessments, establishing the quality of the data has been paramount. Research in the complex multinational context in which IEA studies operate imposes significant burdens and challenges in terms of the methodologies and technologies that have been developed to achieve the stated study goals. The demands of the twin imperatives of validity and reliability must be satisfied in the context of multiple and diverse cultures, languages, orthographies, educational structures, educational histories, and traditions. Readers will learn about IEA’s approach to such challenges, and the methods used to ensure that the quality of the data provided to policymakers and researchers can be trusted. An often neglected area of investigation, namely the consequential validity of ILSAs, is also explored, examining issues related to reporting, dissemination, and impact, including discussion of the limits of interpretation. The final chapters address the question of the influence of ILSAs on policy and reform in education, including a case study from Singapore, a country known for its outstanding levels of achievement, but which nevertheless seeks the means of continual improvement, illustrating best practice use of ILSA data.Table of ContentsForeword; Dirk Hastedt.- 1 Introduction to Reliability and Validity of International Large-Scale Assessment; Hans Wagemaker.- 2 Study Design and Evolution, and the Imperatives of Reliability and Validity; Hans Wagemaker.- 3 Framework Development in International Large-Scale Assessment Studies; John Ainley and Wolfram Schulz.- 4 Assessment Content Development; Liz Twist and Julian Fraillon.- 5 Questionnaire Development in International Large-Scale Assessment Studies; Wolfram Schulz and Ralph Carstens.- 6 Translation: The Preparation of National Language Versions of Assessment Instruments; Paula Korsnakova, Steve Dept, and David Ebbs.- 7 Sampling, Weighting, and Variance Estimation; Sabine Meinck.- 8 Quality Control during Data Collection: Refining for Rigor; Lauren Musu, Sandra Dohr, and Andrea Netten.- 9 Post-collection Data Capture, Processing, and Scoring; Alena Becker.- 10 Technology and Assessment; Heiko Sibberns.- 11 Ensuring Validity in International Comparisons Using State-of-the-art Psychometric Methodologies; Matthias von Davier, Eugene Gonzalez, and Wolfram Schulz.- 12 Publishing and Dissemination; Seamus Hegarty and Sive Finlay.- 13 Consequential Validity: Data Access, Data Use, Analytical Support, and Training; Sabine Meinck, Eugene Gonzalez, and Hans Wagemaker.- 14 Using IEA Studies to Inform Policymaking and Program Development: The Case of Singapore; Hui Leng Ng, Chew Leng Poon, and Elizabeth Pang.- 15 Understanding the Policy Influence of International Large-Scale Assessments in Education; David Rutkowski, Greg Thompson, and Leslie Rutkowski.-

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides real world examples of how disciplinary literacy can incorporate gamified learning opportunities in elementary classrooms (grades K-5 or ages 5-11). It also presents concrete examples of how to seamlessly integrate literacy within other subjects in engaging and unique ways. Furthermore, this text offers practical information related to pedagogy, content, and differentiation for each lesson. Preservice teachers, practicing teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators can benefit from this user-friendly text and its companion digital components, allowing for replication of lessons based on national standards, backed by best-practices, and supported by differentiated pedagogy.This unique volume begins with engineering marvels that span across centuries and locations. The eight chapters focus on the following marvels in chronological order: Great Pyramid of Giza, Stonehenge, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Panama Canal, Golden Gate Bridge, and International Space Station. By focusing on these specific examples of human ingenuity, opportunities are created to delve into the historical and social aspects of each chapter’s focus. There are also occasions to explore the artistic merit and the art created about and around each focus. Additional teaching opportunities lie in understanding the science, engineering, technology, and math embedded in all featured marvels.Each chapter features an adventure roadmap in the form of a narrative quest set against the chapter’s marvel that guides teachers and student players through embedded activities. Activities are designed for lower elementary school (grades K-2 or ages 5-8) and upper elementary school (grades 3-5 or ages 8-11). Instructional support for both novice and career teachers is provided through differentiation strategies, resource materials, and teaching tips.Trade Review“The authors … provide pictures to showcase certain quests, as well as YouTube links to videos to further aid teachers. Elementary teachers could easily select all … activities for their students to complete. The tasks are also able to be modified to fit teacher needs. Each chapter includes new activities for each of the three quests so that teachers gain a wealth of knowledge about different strategies to help engage students in not only mathematics, but cross-disciplinary tasks.” (Ann Wheeler, MAA Reviews, July 3, 2022)Table of ContentsGetting Started.- The Great Pyramid of Giza.- Stonehenge.- The Leaning Tower of Pisa.- The Great Wall of China.- Machu Picchu.- The Panama Canal.- The Golden Gate Bridge.- The International Space Station.

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Book SynopsisThis book examines some of the major higher education reforms and policy shifts globally, particularly in the light of recent shifts in quality and standards-driven education and policy research. It critiques the neo-liberal ideological imperatives of current higher education and policy reforms, and illustrates the way that changes in the relationship between the state and higher education policy affect current trends in higher education reforms. Using diverse comparative education paradigms from critical theory to historical-comparative research, the chapters focus on globalisation, ideology and higher education reforms and examine both the reasons and outcomes of higher education reforms and policy change. The book analyses and evaluates the policy shifts in methodological approaches to globalisation and higher education reforms, and their impact on education policy and pedagogy. The book contributes in a very scholarly way, to a more holistic understanding of the nexus between globalisation, comparative education research and higher education reforms.Table of Contents

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Book SynopsisThis edited volume presents new and original approaches to teaching the French foreign-language curriculum, reconceptualizing the French classroom through a more inclusive lens. The volume engages with a broad range of scholars to facilitate an understanding of the process of French (de)colonization as well as its reverberations into the postcolonial era, and a deeper engagement with the global interconnectedness of these processes. Chapters in Part I revist the concept of the "francophonie," decenter the field from “metropolitan” or “hexagonal” and white France and underline how current teaching materials reproduce epistemic and colonial violence. Part II adopts an intersectional approach to address topics of gender inclusivity, trans-affirming teaching, queer materials, and ableism. Finally, Part III presents new ways to transform the discipline by affirming our commitment to social justice and making sure that our classrooms are representative of our students’ enriching diversity. Trade Review“Diversity and Decolonization in French Studies serves as a hands-on guide for educators, providing tools and strategies to transform pedagogies. ... it remains an indispensable compendium for those looking to transform their teaching approaches in line with diversity principles.” (Eric Essono Tsimi, Language Policy, November 9, 2023)Table of ContentsIntroduction: Siham Bouamer & Loic BourdeauPart I: Dismantling the ‘Francophonie’: Language, Race, and Empire1. Multilingual Texts and Contexts: Inclusive Pedagogies in the French Foreign Language Classroom2. Unlearning Francophonie: Legacies of Colonialism in French Language Textbooks3. Making the Colonial Present Audible to our Students and Ourselves4. Racism, Colonialism, and the Limits of Diversity: Analyzing the Francophone “Other” in French Foreign Language Textbooks5. Blackness and Social Justice in the French ClassroomPart II: Intersectional French Studies6. Harmful Grammar: Fatphobia and Ableism in First-Year French7. Language Policy & Change in the Classroom: Teaching the Feminization of Professional Titles8. Teaching Trans: Examples from an Intermediate French Course9. Teaching French Feminism from an Intersectional PerspectivePart III: Beyond the Textbook: New Teaching Strategies10. De-canonizing Contemporary Culture Courses: Teaching Culture on Twitter11. Approaching Intersectionality and Renegotiating Power Dynamics Through Podcast Pedagogy12. Beyond the Book: Multimodality as Anti-Racist Pedagogy13. Decolonial and Feminist Course Design in the First-year French Curriculum14. Developing Critical Literacy in the High School French Language Classroom Through the Webcomic ‘Assignée garçon

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