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Guiding Curriculum Development: The Need to Return to Local Control
M. Scott Norton
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Description for Guiding Curriculum Development: The Need to Return to Local Control
Hardback. .
Top-down mandates concerning the curriculum of the school leave no room for program creativity and program commitment. Yet principals and teachers are held accountable for student achievement results. Constitutionally, powers not granted to the United States are reserved to the States or to the people. The book's primary purposes center on the need for placing the responsibility for determining student curriculum and academic achievement the local school level whereby school personnel determine the individual student's personal interests and needs and design a curricular program for each student that fosters personnel success. The ... Read more
Top-down mandates concerning the curriculum of the school leave no room for program creativity and program commitment. Yet principals and teachers are held accountable for student achievement results. Constitutionally, powers not granted to the United States are reserved to the States or to the people. The book's primary purposes center on the need for placing the responsibility for determining student curriculum and academic achievement the local school level whereby school personnel determine the individual student's personal interests and needs and design a curricular program for each student that fosters personnel success. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781475827989
SKU
V9781475827989
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About M. Scott Norton
M. Scott Norton has served as a classroom teacher, coordinator of curriculum, associate superintendent and superintendent of schools. He served as professor and vice-chairman of the Department of Educational Administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and chairman of the Department of Educational Administration and Policy Studies at Arizona State University where he is currently Professor Emeritus.
Reviews for Guiding Curriculum Development: The Need to Return to Local Control
The landscape of education is rapidly changing and the function of human resources as a strategic partner is critical to meeting the needs of the school district and its workforce. Dr. Scott Norton shines light on the vital importance of leveraging the expertise of human resources in organizational development and planning. His perspective promotes a strategic systems approach to educational ... Read more