The curriculum in perspective

The Curriculum in Perspective is a course book focusing on all matters relating to curriculum development, implementation and evaluation. The book provides principles, theories, models and perspectives that can be applied in designing and implementing curriculum in all disciplines for all levels of learning including teacher education. With the changing environmental landscape, there has been knowledge and explosion leading to a change in student needs and skills that are addressed through curriculum perspectives. This course book exposes faculty teaching curriculum, designers, developers, practitioners, policy makers, curriculum planners and all educational stakeholders to understand the scope of curriculum for contextualization to student and country needs. This book is divided into eight (8) chapters. Chapter 1 Introduction - Conceptualizing the Curriculum. Chapter 2 Curriculum Design. Chapter 3 Curriculum Implementation. Chapter 4 Curriculum Development in Teacher Education. Chapter 5 Foundations, Philosophies and Models in Teacher Education. Chapter 6 Curriculum Innovation. Chapter 7 Curriculum Change. Chapter 8 Technology, Educational Media and Curriculum.