Understanding and Shaping Curriculum

Born and raised in Michigan, Tom received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History from Western Michigan University in 1960. Following a tour of duty as a Lieutenant in the US Army he completed his masters in History at WMU, taught in middle school and then at Oakland Community College in Detroit. In 1968 he married Sheri and moved to Texas where he earned his doctorate in Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Houston. He worked for a foundation in San Antonio, Texas, for three years and then took a faculty position at Kansas State University. In 1979 he accepted a position at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, where he served a term as chairperson of the University Faculty Senate and chaired the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education. At KSU and USA he was a successful grant writer, taught courses in elementary and secondary social studies and curriculum for the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral programs. Opting for an offer of early retirement in 1999, he segued into a new career of consulting, writing, traveling, reading, surfing the Internet, bird watching, and tending his flower garden. He also enjoys cooking, dinner parties with friends, Mardi Gras, singing tenor with his wife in the church choir, sharing life with their married children, and contemplating future ventures.

“Understanding and Shaping Curriculum provides an up-to-date, comprehensive, and accessible introduction, overview, explanation, and exploration of the historical and evolving roles and processes of curriculum.”

• INTRODUCTIONSociety And SchoolingThe Importance of the Critical PerspectivePERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Domains of Knowledge in a Social Studies LessonKey Ideas to Guide StudyTHE WORLD OF CURRICULUMIN SEARCH OF CURRICULUMHistorical Constructions of CurriculumCurriculum Inquiry and the Tyler RationaleCurriculum Reconceptualized and RedefinedPERSPECTIVES INTO PRACTICE: Curriculum Reconceptualized and RedefinedPerceptions About CurriculumEnvisioning Curriculum StudyCURRICULUM WORK AND PROFESSIONAL PRACTICECurriculum WorkersCurriculum WorkSettings for Curriculum WorkBecoming a Professional Curriculum PractitionerPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Application of Personal and Professional Perspectives in an Elementary and Secondary ClassroomDoing Curriculum WorkCREATING CURRICULUMOrigins of Curriculum Development as Curriculum WorkKey Factors in Curriculum DevelopmentExpanding the Conception of Curriculum Development Essential Knowledge for Doing Curriculum Development WorkPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: How Selected Knowledge Essentials Apply to Elementary and Secondary CurriculumKNOWLEDGE BASES THAT SERVE CURRICULUMKNOWLEDGE AND THEORIES ABOUT CURRICULUMThe Curriculum Knowledge BasePERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Applying discipline knowledge in development of a lesson in geographyDiscipline PerspectivesCurriculum Orientations and InterestsLearning Theory and CurriculumInquiry Traditions and CurriculumMETHODS AND TOOLS FOR CURRICULUM WORKKnowledge Tools and Curriculum ToolsCurriculum TheoryCurriculum ModelsPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Curriculum Models in a Language Arts LessonCurriculum CritiqueHISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUMRoots of American Curriculum18th Century Curriculum in America19th Century Curriculum in the United States20th Century Curriculum: The Progressive Movement and AfterInto the 21st Century: New Policy Initiatives and the CurriculumPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Examples from the History of Curriculum ChangeSOCIAL, CULTURAL, AND INTELLECTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF CURRICULUMCurriculum and Episodes of Social and Cultural ChangeImpact of Social Sciences on CurriculumCurriculum Content and the HumanitiesPhilosophy and Curriculum KnowledgeEducational Philosophies and CurriculumPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Ideas from the Social Sciences, the Humanities, and their Application in Elementary and Secondary CurriculumWHAT CURRICULUM PRACTITIONERS DOPOLICYMAKING AND PLANNING IN CURRICULUMPolicymaking in Curriculum WorkPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Policy Examples at the Elementary and Secondary LevelPlanning in Curriculum WorkState and Local Policy and PlanningNational and Regional Policy and PlanningDEVELOPING AND ADAPTING CURRICULUMCreating Curriculum DevelopmentA Sample Curriculum Development ProcessCurriculum AdaptationPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Classroom Adaptations of Elementary and Secondary CurriculumCurriculum AlignmentAssessing Curriculum Development and AdaptationIMPLEMENTING AND MANAGING THE CURRICULUMManagement in Curriculum WorkManaging the Curriculum MissionForming a Curriculum Management StrategyCurriculum Management ToolsManaging for QualityPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Quality Control in K-12 Curriculum ManagementKey Issues in Management: The Reality and the IdealEVALUATION IN CURRICULUM WORKCurriculum and AccountabilityThe Processes of Assessment and EvaluationDoing Evaluation in Curriculum WorkPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Examples of Curriculum Assessment-Evaluation Tasks at the Elementary and Secondary LevelCHALLENGES OF CURRICULUM CHANGEINTERPRETING CONTEMPORARY CURRICULUM ISSUESTheme: Control of Schooling and CurriculumTheme: Schooling, Curriculum, and ReformTheme: Accountability in Schooling and CurriculumTheme: Effects of Social Change on Schooling and CurriculumPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: How Selected Issues Might Affect Elementary and Secondary SchoolingINTERPRETING TRENDS IN CURRICULUMWhat is a Trend?Trend: Technology and ReticulationTrend: Shifting Ideologies and ChangeTrend: The Impulse of GlobalizationTrend: Re-thinking Schools and SchoolingTrend: The Rising Importance of CurriculumPERSPECTIVE INTO PRACTICE: Selected Trends and Their Possible Impact at the Elementary and Secondary Level