Criteria for Curriculum Development.
Jack J . Wickert
1973
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Educational Leadership
Semantic Scholar
Key Takeaway Key Takeaway: Curriculum development procedures are crucial for school systems to effectively establish goals and determine the appropriateness of new programs and organizational changes.
Abstract
RE AT interest has been shown in the past decade in the curriculum field. Most of the emphasis has appeared to center around multiethnic approaches, new aca demic programs, building autonomy, new school organizational patterns, and media technology rather than around curriculum de velopment procedures. Consequently, school systems have found ample help in determin ing which new programs to adopt; often these programs have been package proposals com plete from goals to evaluation. New patterns of school organization also have been recom mended, beginning with such changes as adding classes for prekindergarten on through ungrading the elementary and secondary schools and the making of suggestions for a middle school which would change the more traditional junior high structure. All of these ideas are bombarding those responsible for decision making in such mat ters. Less prevalent are suggestions which would enable school systems to examine and critique their curriculum development proce dures. Those responsible for curriculum planning need help which would enable them to employ an effective process for establishing goals and determining the appro priateness for their particular situation of