Allowing the Voices of Parents to Help Shape Teaching and Learning |
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| Authors: | Dr Karen Nicholson Judith F Evans Dora Tellier-Robinson Leticia Aviles |
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| Institution: | Department of English , Lehigh University , Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Abstract: | The authors observe that the nature of knowledge is multidimensional, and that current efforts to shape curriculum are guided by patterns of cognitive interests. Building from an example related to teacher education, they argue that higher education experiences represent a clash between freedom and conformance that relates to these curricular interpretations. They discuss the impact of these ideas on teacher education curricula and posit a curriculum model that emphasizes depth and connectedness at all levels, calling for a reconceptualization of curriculum to bring about a more fulfilling learning process. |
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| Keywords: | curriculum fulfillment standardization teacher education |
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