This book provides a new approach to curriculum development. It combines past with present schooling needs by drawing on Western historical traditions in the philosophy of education and contempary designs for specific student groups.
Part 1 Curriculum Traditions; Introduction; Chapter 1 A Point of Departure for a Curriculum Definition; Chapter 2 Classical Curriculum Traditions; Chapter 3 Contemporary Curriculum Concepts; Chapter 4 Curriculum as Craft; Part 2 Curriculum Practices; Chapter 5 A Minority Group Curriculum Model: An American Indian Example; Chapter 6 A Curriculum for the Mildly Retarded of Secondary Schoolage; Chapter 7 A Sample Curriculum for the Physically Handicapped Student; Chapter 8 An Alternative Program for Disruptive Students; Chapter 9 Managing the Curriculum; Chapter 10 Evaluating the Curriculum;
