Contemporary Readings in Curriculum

Dr. Marcella L. Kysilka, professor emerita in the College of Education at the University of Central Florida received her bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University; her master’s from Kent State University and her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Texas at Austin.  Dr. Kysilka has held many leadership roles in professional organizations including the presidency of Kappa Delta Pi and editor of The Educational Forum, Board of Directors and Leadership Council of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and associate editor of the Journal for Curriculum and Supervision, President of Florida Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, President of the International Study Association for Teachers and Teaching, and Executive Secretary of the American Association for Curriculum and Teaching.  Dr. Kysilka currently serves as editor of the Florida Educational Leadership journal.  Dr. Kysilka has published over 60 journal articles and eight books.  While at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Kysilka served as a full professor in the Educational Studies department, as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, as Director of Educational Research, as Assistant Chair to the Educational Studies Department and as Coordinator of the Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral Program.  She currently is a consultant with P.A.C.E. High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, a school for underachieving inner city students and teaches part-time for the College of Mt. St. Joseph.

"This is a refreshing book of readings. The editors have produced a diverse range of articles, the book as a whole is well organized and provides important background information for both novice and experienced teachers and educational leaders."

• Article AbstractsTopic GuidePrefaceAcknowledgmentsAdvisory BoardSection One: Where Do We Begin?Article 1: Why Education Is So Difficult and Contentious - Kieran EganArticle 2: Questionable Assumptions About Schooling - Elliot W. EisnerSection Two: What Is Curriculum?Article 3: Research Note: What is Really Important in the Curriculum World? - Judith Dziuban and Marcella KysilkaArticle 4: Curriculum Alignment Revisited - Allan A. GlatthornArticle 5: Knowledge Alive - David PerkinsSection Three: How Do We Think About CurriculumArticle 6: The Curriculum-Curriculum - William H. SchubertArticle 7: Human Agency and the Curriculum - Hanan A. AlexanderArticle 8: Adolescent Needs, Curriculum and the Eight-Year Study - Robert V. Bullough, Jr. and Craig KridelArticle 9: Toward a Renaissance in Curriculum Theory and Development in the USA - William G. Wraga and Peter S. HlebowitshArticle 10: The Information Age: A Blessing or a Curse? - Neil PostmanSection Four: How Can Curriculum Be Organized?Article 11: The Memories of an All-Black Northern Urban School: Good Memories of Leadership, Teachers, and the Curriculum - Adah Ward RandolphArticle 12: Integrating High School and the Community College: Previous Efforts and Current Possibilities - Carrie B. KiskerArticle 13: Building a Plane While Flying It: Early Lessons From Developing Charter Schools - Noelle C. Griffin and Priscilla WohlstetterSection Five: What Is The Status Of The Academic Curriculum?Article 14: Learning to Read in Kindergarten: Has Curriculum Development Bypassed the Controversies? - Bruce Joyce, Marilyn Hrycauk, and Emily CalhounArticle 15: Literacy Education and Reading Programs in the Secondary School: Status, Problems, and Solutions - Freya M. J. Zipperer, M. Thomas Worley, Michelle W. Sisson, and Rhonda W. SaidArticle 16: A Deeper Sense of Literacy: Curriculum-Driven Approaches to Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom - Cynthia ScheibeArticle 17: War, Critical Thinking, and Self-Understanding - Nel NoddingsArticle 18: The Math Wars - Alan H. SchoenfeldArticle 19: Chemistry, The Central Science? The History of the High School Science Sequence - Keith Sheppard and Dennis M. RobbinsArticle 20: School days (Hail, Hail Rock ′n′ Roll!) - Rick MitchellSection Six: What Is The Extra- Or Co- Curriculum?Article 21: Extracurricular Activities and Adolescent Development - Jacquelynne S. Eccles, Bonnie L. Barber, Margaret Stone, and James HuntArticle 22: After-School Programs Are Making a Difference - Marianne Russell KuglerArticle 23: The Effect of Interscholastic Sports Participation on Academic Achievement of Middle Level School Students - Larry J. Stephens and Laura A. SchabenArticle 24: Hearts and Minds: Military Recruitment and the High School Battlefield - William AyersSection Seven: Are There Political Aspects To Curriculum?Article 25: Curriculum Matters - W. James PophamArticle 26: Cashing In On the Classroom - Alex MolnarArticle 27: Politics of Character Education - Robert W. Howard, Marvin W. Berkowitz, and Esther F. SchaefferArticle 28: No Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow - Murry R. NelsonArticle 29: A Contemporary Controversy in American Education: Including Intelligen Design in the Science Curriculum - Vicki D. JohnsonSection Eight: How Does The Curriculum Meet The Needs of Diverse Populations?Article 30: The Plains City Story - Marcela von Olphen, Francisco Rios, William Berube, Robin Dexter, and Robert McCarthyArticle 31: How Global is the Curriculum? - Andrew F. SmithArticle 32: Designing Appropriate Curriculum for Special Education Students in Urban Schools - Timothy E. MorseArticle 33: Urban Public High School Teachers′ Beliefs About Science Learner Characteristics: Implications for Curriculum - Glenda M. Prime and Rommel J. MirandaArticle 34: Tried and True: The Rural School Curriculum in the Age of Accountability - Aimee HowleySection Nine: What Are Current Hot-Button Issues in Curriculum?Article 35: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment: Amiable Allies or Phony Friends? - W. James PophamArticle 36: It′s the Curriculum, Stupid: There′s Something Wrong with It - Dave F. BrownArticle 37: Teaching for Social Justice, Diversity, and Citizenship in a Global World - James A. BanksArticle 38: Beyond Zero Tolerance: Restoring Justice in Secondary Schools - Jeanne B. Stinchcomb, Gordon Bazemore, and Nancy RiestenbergSection Ten: Where Are We Now?Article 39: It′s Time to Start the Slow School Movement - Maurice HoltArticle 40: The Lure of Learning in Teaching - Daniel P. ListonInternet ResourcesAbout the EditorsIndex