School curriculum design

Author: (American) Herlevitz, written by Sun Defang, translated by Sun Jie
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Publishing Date: 2006-12-01
Features: The author, Mr. Herlevitz, is a professor of education at the University of Iowa in the United States, with extensive practical experience in curriculum development. Since 1995, he has been involved in several large-scale curriculum development projects. This book summarizes and enhances his experience. The author first explores the educational realities that affect curriculum design and conducts an in-depth analysis of these situations. Subsequently, the author constructs the theoretical foundation for curriculum design from the perspectives of philosophy, psychology, and sociology, elaborating on the formation of guidelines, objectives, and goals. From both macro and micro curriculum perspectives, he clarifies the specific steps of curriculum development. Additionally, a chapter is dedicated to discussing curriculum evaluation issues, which are often overlooked by other curriculum designers. Finally, using concrete examples, the author thoroughly summarizes curriculum implementation issues and particularly emphasizes the importance of curriculum group reviews. This work holds significant value for China's current curriculum reform and curriculum theory development. Curriculum experts, researchers, and frontline teachers who carefully study this book will undoubtedly gain unexpected insights.