Curriculum leadership : strategies for development and implementation / Allan A. Glatthorn

Part I. Foundations of curriculum. The nature of curriculum -- Curriculum history: the perspective of the past -- Curriculum theory -- The politics of curriculum -- Part II. Curriculum processes. Curriculum planning -- Improving the programs of studies -- Improving a field of study -- Processes for developing new courses and units -- Part III. Curriculum management. Supervising the curriculum: teachers and materials -- Curriculum development and implementation -- Aligning the curriculum -- Curriculum evaluation -- Part IV. Current trends in the curriculum. Current developments in the subject fields -- Current developments across the curriculum -- Individualizing the curriculum.

Curriculum Leadership: Strategies for Development and Implementation, Fourth Edition is a one-of-the-kind resource written for educational leaders - administrators and teachers - who want to successfully restructure and enhance school curriculum. [The authors] provide innovative and successful curriculum ideas, including reflective case studies, "Keys to Leadership" sections, curriculum tips, and "Challenge" sections with key issues and questions in every chapter. Also interspersed throughout the book are tried-and-true strategies that provide administrators with innovative ideas on meeting state and national standards. This is a much needed, highly informative, and easy-to-read account of curriculum development and change for curriculum leaders, those teaching curriculum courses, and those aspiring to become curriculum decision makers. It provides the knowledge and skills needed to develop and implement a PK-12 school curriculum.