Leadership for Curriculum Research.

Discusses recent developmental patterns and leadership issues related to the field of curriculum research in the U.S. Arguments disfavoring the argument that an individual or a few individuals can plan and develop curricula for the use of teachers in the classroom; Analysis of the responsibility of...

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Published in:Educational Leadership Vol. 12; no. 8; pp. 450 - 453
Main Author: Ahrens, Maurice R.
Format: Editorial
Published: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development May1955
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Summary:Discusses recent developmental patterns and leadership issues related to the field of curriculum research in the U.S. Arguments disfavoring the argument that an individual or a few individuals can plan and develop curricula for the use of teachers in the classroom; Analysis of the responsibility of schools and school systems to develop courses of study, teaching guides and other curriculum materials; Suggestions for considering the problems which are of concern to teachers as the focus of a curriculum improvement program; Suggestions to provide teachers the opportunity to participate in the solution of these problems; Lack of proper developments in the field of cooperative curriculum research; Arguments pertaining to the need for adopting and improving experimentation methods in schools' curriculum developmental programs; Significance of leadership approach in cooperative research.