CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES = xiii
LIST OF TABLES = xv
PREFACE = xvii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS = xx
Part I CURRICULUM DOCUMENTATION AND ORIGINS
1 Concepts of Curriculum and Purposes of Curriculum Study = 3
Curriculum Study = 3
The Meaning of "Curriculum" = 4
Curriculum Models = 13
Frameworks for Curriculum Analysis = 20
Why Do a Curriculum Analysis? = 21
Overview of a Curriculum Analysis―The Case of Man: A Course of Study = 23
How to Choose a Curriculum for Analysis = 30
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter One = 31
Notes = 33
2 Situating the Curriculum = 34
The Cast of Characters = 35
The Story behind the Curriculum: Problem Formulation = 37
The Story behind the Curriculum: Planning Foci = 41
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Two = 42
Notes = 43
3 Theoretical Perspectives on Curriculum = 44
Traditional = 46
Experiential = 49
Structure of the Disciplines = 54
Behavioral = 59
Cognitive = 62
Summary = 65
Curriculum Analysis Question for Chapter Three = 66
Notes = 66
Part II THE CURRICULUM PROPER
4 Curriculum Purpose and Content: Basic Concepts = 71
Training and Educational Contexts for Curriculum = 72
Aims, Goals, and Objectives = 73
Content = 85
Five Perspectives on Purpose and Content = 91
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Four = 96
Notes = 97
5 Curriculum Purpose and Content: Conflicting Perspectives = 98
Focus: Two Approaches to Purpose and Content = 99
Behavioral = 99
Cognitive = 107
Limitations of the Two Perspectives = 117
Hegemonic Function of Objectives = 118
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Five = 120
Notes = 121
6 Curriculum Organization: Basic Concepts = 122
Basic Terms = 123
Basic Structures = 124
Typical Macro-Level Curriculum Organizations = 129
Organizational Principles = 131
Epistemological Dimensions: The Structure of Knowledge = 142
Political and Sociological Dimensions = 144
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Six = 150
Notes = 150
7 Curriculum Organization: Conflicting Perspectives = 152
Focus: Three Approaches to Organization = 153
Top-Down Approach = 153
Bottom-Up Approach = 160
Project Approach = 169
Conclusion = 176
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Seven = 177
Notes = 177
Part III THE CURRICULUM IN USE
8 Frame Factors: Basic Concepts = 181
The Tasks of Teaching = 182
Frame Factors = 183
Illusory Curriculum Change: A Word of Caution = 191
Perspectives on Curriculum Implementation = 191
The Meaning-Oriented Curriculum = 195
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Eight = 197
Notes = 199
9 Curriculum Implementation: Conflicting Approaches = 200
Focus: Two Approaches to Curriculum Implementation = 201
The Research, Development, and Diffusion Model = 201
The Collaborative Approach = 211
Summary = 219
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Nine = 220
Notes = 220
10 Curriculum Evaluation: Basic Concepts = 221
Basic Terminology = 222
Purposes and Roles of Evaluation = 223
Evaluation Information Provided by a Curriculum = 227
Evaluation Planning as Curriculum Analysis = 227
Perspectives on Curriculum Evaluation = 230
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Ten = 232
Notes = 233
11 Curriculum Evaluation: Conflicting Perspectives = 234
Focus: Methods of Assessment = 234
Measurement-Based Evaluation = 235
Integrated Evaluation = 239
Ideological Undercurrents = 249
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Eleven = 250
Notes = 251
Part IV CURRICULUM CRITIQUE
12 Reexamination and Critique = 255
Reflective Eclecticism Revisited = 255
Curriculum Analysis Questions for Chapter Twelve = 259
Curriculum Study Revisited = 260
Notes = 261
BIBLIOGRAPHY = 262
APPENDIX Sample Curriculum Analysis = 273
INDEX = 305
