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Shaping the college curriculum : academic plans in context / Lisa R. Lattuca and Joan S. Stark.
| Author/creator | Lattuca, Lisa R. |
| Other author | Stark, Joan S. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, ©2009. |
| Description | xxi, 375 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Curriculum : and academic plan -- The need for a definitional framework -- Defining curriculum as an academic plan -- Contextual influences on academic plans -- Constructing plans : curriculum development -- Evolution of the academic plan concept -- Advantages of the academic plan model -- 2. External influences : sociocultural context -- Patterns of curriculum debate -- Evolving educational purposes -- Debating general education and specialization -- Learners : an emphasis on access -- Content debates : prescription vs. choice -- Instructional process : occasional innovations -- Evaluation debates : emphasis on quality control -- Influences and potential reforms -- 3. Internal influences : college and university contexts -- Institutional influences -- Unit-level influences -- Emerging internal influences -- Converging influences -- 4. Internal influences: academic fields -- Characterizing academic fields -- Differences in course planning -- Seeking academic community -- Building on the strengths of academic fields -- 5. Creating academic plans -- Course planning -- Program planning -- College-wide planning -- Systematic design models -- Sharing responsibility for curriculum design -- 6. Learners -- Learner influences on course planning -- Learner influences on program planning -- Learner influences on college planning -- Multiple perspectives on learning -- Learners and learning processes -- Understandings of learning and knowledge -- Learning in academic fields -- Considering learners in curriculum design -- |
| Contents | 7. Instructional processes -- Teaching styles -- Contextual influences on courses and programs -- Expanding choices among instructional processes -- Teaching for international learning -- Reflecting on planning and teaching -- 8. Evaluating and adjusting academic plans -- Defining evaluation and assessment -- Evaluating and adjusting course plans -- Evaluating and adjusting program plans -- College-wide evaluation -- Evaluating evaluation -- Responding to accountability demands -- 9. Administering academic plans -- Curriculum leadership and administrative roles -- 10. Models and strategies for curricular change -- Evolution, adaptation, and strategic change -- Scope of curricular change -- Models of change -- Using multiple strategies for curricular change -- Learning to change in academic organizations -- Maintaining change -- Academic plans in context. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2009012618 |
| ISBN | 9780787985554 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0787985554 (cloth) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LB2361.5 .L38 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |