Hewitt, Thomas W. <br/><br/>
Understanding and shaping curriculum :  what we teach and why / 
Thomas W. Hewitt. 
 - 453p. :  ill. ;  23cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction / Perspective into Practice: Domains of Knowledge in a Social Studies Lesson / The World of Curriculum / In Search of Curriculum / Perspectives into Practice: Curriculum Reconceptualized and Redefined / Curriculum Work and Professional Practice / Perspective into Practice: Application of Personal and Professional Perspectives in an Elementary and Secondary Classroom / Creating Curriculum / Perspective into Practice: How Selected Knowledge Essentials Apply to Elementary and Secondary Curriculum / Knowledge Bases That Serve Curriculum / Knowledge and Theories about Curriculum / Perspective into Practice: Applying Discipline Knowledge in Development of a Lesson in Geography / Methods and Tools for Curriculum Work / Perspective into Practice: Curriculum Models in a Language Arts Lesson / Historical Foundations of Curriculum / Perspective into Practice: Examples from the History of Curriculum Change / Social, Cultural and Intellectual Foundations of Curriculum / Perspective into Practice: Ideas from the Social Sciences, the Humanities and Their Application in Elementary and Secondary Curriculum / What Curriculum Practitioners Do / Policy Making and Planning in Curriculum / Perspective into Practice: Policy Examples at the Elementary and Secondary Level / Developing and Adapting Curriculum / Perspective into Practice: Classroom Adaptations of Elementary and Secondary Curriculum / Implementing and Managing the Curriculum / Perspective into Practice: Quality Control in K-12 Curriculum Management / Evaluation in Curriculum Work / Perspective into Practice: Examples of Curriculum Assessment-Evaluation Tasks at the Elementary and Secondary Level / Challenges of Curriculum Change / Interpreting Contemporary Curriculum Issues / Perspective into Practice: How Selected Issues Might Affect Elementary and Secondary Schooling / Interpreting Trends in Curriculum / Perspective into Practice: Selected Trends and Their Possible Impact at the Elementary and Secondary Level. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0761928685 (cloth) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005024322 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Curricula--Philosophy<br/>Curriculum planning.<br/>Curriculum evaluation
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LB1570  / .H5 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>375.001