Reconstituting the curriculum / by M.R. Islam, Gary M. Zatzman, and Jaan Islam.
By: Islam, Rafiqul.
Contributor(s): Zatzman, Gary.
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BookPublisher: Hoboken, N.J. : Scrivener Pub., [2014]Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781118867778; 1118867777; 9781118867907; 1118867904; 9781118867747; 1118867742; 9781118867877; 1118867874.Subject(s): Education -- Curricula | Curriculum change | Thought and thinking | Interdisciplinary approach in education | Nature study | Science -- Study and teaching | Human ecology -- Study and teaching | Education -- Aims and objectives | Education -- Curricula | Education | EDUCATION -- Curricula | Curriculum change | Education -- Curricula | Human ecology -- Study and teaching | Interdisciplinary approach in education | Nature study | Science -- Study and teaching | Thought and thinkingGenre/Form: Electronic books. | Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Reconstituting the curriculum.DDC classification: 375/.006 Online resources: Wiley Online Library Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Currculum-- the place where tangible content wrestles intangible process -- Intention: its individual and social purposes -- Fundamental changes in curriculum development -- Sustainability and change in curriculum development: the HSSA syndrome and other maladies -- The nature-science criterion -- The HSSA phenomenon -- Concluding remarks & observations.
"Presents a truly knowledge-based approach to education as an alternative to the current curriculum that is based on consolidating pre-conceived ideas. It demonstrates the advantages of the new curriculum, both in terms of acquiring knowledge and preventing current problems ... Examples are given from various disciplines, ranging from science and engineering to philosophy."--Provided by publisher.
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