11065 (v.4) Ed 632 - Curriculum and Program Design
Area: | Faculty of Education |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Introduction to the unit - practical curriculum projects, the historical background. Two curriculum design case studies. The prescriptive approach - Tyler and the linear model. Issues in design - the objectives debate. The deliberative approach. Retrospective accounts. Curriculum design case study. Deliberation in action. Guest lecturer case study. In search of other models, content - fact, concept or generalisation. Issues in curriculum design. Habits impeding deliberation. The politics of decision making - the changing face of curriculum. |