Credit
3 semester hours
Course Description
As a core course in the Masters of Science in Program in
Educational Administration, the course on Organization and
Administration of Elementary and Secondary School Curriculum
focuses on the historical, philosophical and practical aspects of
curriculum in elementary and secondary schools. The knowledge
acquired in this course will provide participants an opportunity to
explore contemporary curriculum issues and enable administrators
and aspiring administrators to take an active and informed role in
the design, organization, administration, and evaluation of
curriculum. Participants are requested to perform at a professional
level of scholarship in class preparation, online participation,
and completion of class assignments.
The purpose of this course is:
- to have participants analyze the influences of philosophy on
curriculum, from traditional influences to contemporary
restructuring efforts;
- to introduce participants to historical and social curricula
patterns and designs for this century;
- to examine how children’s developmental needs and interests can
be interrelated to curricular and instructional decisions in
elementary, middle, and high schools, and (d) to explore models for
evaluation of curriculum and instruction.
Textbook
Please email instructor for
information.
Also note, students taking online courses get free
shipping on textbooks ordered through the
St. John's University Bookstore -- choose
‘Queens/Bartilucci/Online’ as your campus when
ordering your books online and put the words "DISTANCE
LEARNING" in the comment section. If you
encounter any problems ordering online, please email 0065mgr@fheg.follett.com,
or call the bookstore at 718-969-6032.
Instructor
Nancy
Casella
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