"This book combines a number of excellent authors thinking about curriculum. It's a nice blend of known authors and newer writers in the field." ? Robert C. Morris, University of West Georgia "The range of topics?reading, science, art?makes this a complete and comprehensive reader for both novices and experienced educational teachers and leaders." ?Jeffrey S. Kaplan, University of Central Florida Contemporary Readings in Curriculum provides beginning teachers and educational leaders with a series of articles that can help them build their curriculum knowledge base Key Features and Benefits

• Provides a historical context of the curriculum field, giving educators a solid foundation for curriculum knowledge
• Describes the political nature of curriculum and how we must be attentive to the increasingly diverse populations found in our schools
• Connects the readings to traditional course goals, providing practical applications of curriculum topics
• Covers cocurricular issues, which have become a major contemporary topic within school systems
• Enhances the articles with a strong pedagogical framework, including detailed Internet references, questions for each article, topic guides tying each article to course topics, and article abstracts for the instructor

Includes Articles From the Following JournalsAmerican School Board Journal Community College ReviewCurriculum & Teaching Dialogue Education & Urban Society Educational Leadership Educational Policy Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership Journal of Chemical Education, Journal of Curriculum & Supervision Journal of Curriculum Studies NASSP Bulletin Phi Delta Kappan Rethinking Schools Teachers College RecordThe American Behavioral Scientist The Educational Forum The Journal of Social Issues Theory and Research in Education Urban Education Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice Intended AudienceThis book is intended as a supplement for graduate courses such as Curriculum Development, Curriculum Theory, and Curriculum Leadership.