Chapter 12- Curriculum Issues and Trends
What are the Issues and Trends? §National Curriculum §Censored Curriculum §Textbook Curriculum §Compensatory Education §Multicultural Education §School Reform §Moral Education §Technology §Curriculum Politics
National Curriculum §National Standards §Goals 2000
§Assistance to states and local school districts §NSBA position Clarifying the Federal Role in Education
Censored Curriculum §Sanctity of the family §Criticism of the free enterprise system §anti-Americanism §Obscene language §Racial bias §Creationism vs Evolution
§Textbooks are the curriculum §Advantages and Disadvantages §Alternatives l Computer-assisted Instruction l Customized Publishing Textbooks
§“At-Risk” Students §Problems l no significant differences in learning l less output in relation to input l fade out process l soft data Compensatory Curriculum
§Melting Pot vs Salad Bowl §Draws from the diversity of the human family §Procedural knowledge §Effective instructional approaches for teaching students of various racial backgrounds §Bilingual Education Multicultural Education
§Market driven l Privatized Education l Choice School Reform
§Different ethnic groups have different views of what it means to have good morals or good character Moral Education
§Human values and educational purposes over others §Clear intent §Not a quick fix §How best to collect and share information about schools Technology and Curriculum
Politics of Curriculum