Paradigm Debates in Curriculum and Supervision : Modern and Postmodern Perspectives.

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Part I Modern Conceptions of Curriculum and Supervision -- Introduction -- 1 Can the Modern View of Curriculum Be Refined by Postmodern Criticism? -- Case Study 1: Teacher Challenged by Student Diversity Issues -- 2 Shifting Paradigms:Implications for Curriculum Research and Practice -- Case Study 2: The Role of Knowledge in Curriculum Decision-Making -- 3 The Common Unity and the Progressive Restoration of the Curriculum Field -- Case Study 3: High School Curriculum Promotes Gender Bias -- 4 Supervision:Don't Discount the Value of the Modern -- Case Study 4: Assessing Gender Influences in the Classroom -- 5 Supervisory Practices: Building a Constructivist Learning Community for Adults -- Case Study 5: Ethical and Political Challenges of Supervision -- 6 Collaborative Supervision: Implications for Supervision Research and Inquiry -- Case Study 6: Supervisor Challenged by an Experienced Teacher -- Part II Postmodern Conceptions of Curriculum and Supervision -- Introduction -- 7 Postmodernism as a Challenge to Dominant Representations of Curriculum -- Case Study 7: Resisting Traditional Approaches to Curriculum Implementation -- 8 Informing Curriculum and Teaching Transformation through Postmodern Studies -- Case Study 8: Assuming the Transformative Curriculum Leadership Challenge -- 9 Postmodern Visions in Multicultural Education Preparation and Practice -- Case Study 9: Curriculum Activity Inspires Students to Display Multiple Perspectives -- 10 Complicity in Supervision: Another Postmodern Moment -- Case Study 10: A Dialogic Approach to Supervision -- 11 Possibilities of Postmodern Supervision -- Case Study 11: Collaborative Visions and Challenges for the Future of Technology in Post Middle School -- 12 Communicative Action: A Postmodern Bridge for Supervision in School Organizations.

Case Study 12: Teacher Think Tank: Postmodern Supervision in Action -- Part III Practitioner Responses -- Introduction -- 13 Modern and Postmodern Perspectives on Curriculum and Supervision: A View from the Top -- 14 Paradigms of Curriculum and Supervision: A Practitioner 's Viewpoint -- 15 Student Empowerment through the Professional Development of Teachers -- Afterword: Closing Reflections -- Index -- About the Contributors.

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