The management of curriculum development

the long version

What is curriculum development ? How does it work ? What problems are there ? What must be done to ensure that developments have a continuing benefit ? Mr Owen, who was Secretary of the Schools Council in its earliest years, answers these and other questions about reform and rapid change in the curriculum. Teachers and administrators are faced with new problems concerned with teaching method, equipment, finance, manpower. The author examines the task of changing syllabuses and providing the right training for teachers. He makes recommendations and suggestions which are based on his own experience. This book will be invaluable to those who are involved at several levels in curriculum development and in its management. It will be particularly useful to teachers, students and lecturers in colleges and departments of education. Also issued in hardcovers