{"product_id":"shaping-the-college-curriculum-9780787985554","title":"Shaping the College Curriculum","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShaping the College Curriculum  focuses on curriculum development as an important decision-making process in colleges and universities. The authors define curriculum as an academic plan developed in a historical, social, and political context.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Authors xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Curriculum: An Academic Plan 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for a Definitional Framework 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Curriculum as an Academic Plan 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContextual Influences on Academic Plans 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructing Plans: Curriculum Development 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution of the Academic Plan Concept 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdvantages of the Academic Plan Model 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 External Influences: Sociocultural Context 23\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePatterns of Curriculum Debate 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolving Educational Purposes 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDebating General Education and Specialization 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearners: An Emphasis on Access 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContent Debates: Prescription vs. Choice 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstructional Process: Occasional Innovations 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluation Debates: Emphasis on Quality Control 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluences and Potential Reforms 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Internal Influences: College and University Contexts 65\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstitutional Influences 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnit-Level Influences 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmerging Internal Influences 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConverging Influences 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Internal Influences: Academic Fields 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacterizing Academic Fields 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDifferences in Course Planning 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeeking Academic Community 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding on the Strengths of Academic Fields 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Creating Academic Plans 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourse Planning 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProgram Planning 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollege-Wide Planning 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystematic Design Models 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSharing Responsibility for Curriculum Design 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Learners 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearner Influences on Course Planning 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearner Influences on Program Planning 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearner Influences on College Planning 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMultiple Perspectives on Learning 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearners and Learning Processes 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstandings of Learning and Knowledge 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning in Academic Fields 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsidering Learners in Curriculum Design 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Instructional Processes 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching Styles 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContextual Influences on Courses and Programs 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExpanding Choices Among Instructional Processes 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching for Intentional Learning 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflecting on Planning and Teaching 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Evaluating and Adjusting Academic Plans 229\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Evaluation and Assessment 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating and Adjusting Course Plans 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating and Adjusting Program Plans 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCollege-Wide Evaluation 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvaluating Evaluation 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to Accountability Demands 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Administering Academic Plans 269\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCurriculum Leadership and Administrative Roles 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Models and Strategies for Curricular Change 301\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEvolution, Adaptation, and Strategic Change 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScope of Curricular Change 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModels of Change 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing Multiple Strategies for Curricular Change 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning to Change in Academic Organizations 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaintaining Change 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcademic Plans in Context 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNames Index 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 367 \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default 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