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ASCD in Retrospect
Nine past presidents, the current president, and the executive director of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) contributed a chapter each to this history of ASCD and the fields it has represented since its founding in 1943. The book's editor, William Van Til, provides an introductory overview of the organization's developing role through the years. The individual chapters and their authors are "ASCD and Its Beginnings," by J. Galen Saylor; "ASCD and Group Process," by Alice Miel; "ASCD and Supervision: The Early Years," by Prudence Bostwick; "ASCD and Curriculum Development: The Early Years," by William M. Alexander; "ASCD and Social Forces," by Van Til; "ASCD and Ethnic Groups," by Phil C. Robinson; "ASCD and Research," by Jack Frymier; "ASCD and the Humanist Movement," by Arthur W. Combs; "ASCD and Supervision: The Later Years," by Gerald R. Firth; "ASCD and Curriculum Development: The Later Years," by O. L. Davis, Jr.; and "ASCD and the Years Ahead," by Gordon Cawelti. (PGD)
Using what We Know about Teaching
This yearbook contains papers, written by prominent educators, on the use of research in teaching. Also examined are the questions of how the education profession obtains its knowledge, how that knowledge is translated into practice, and how that practice becomes artistic. Chapters are written on: (1) use of research by various professions; (2) curriculum development and research; (3) research on teaching; (4) qualitative research; (5) democratic evaluation practices; (6) applying the science of education; and (7) knowing, teaching, and supervising. Each chapter also includes responses written by teachers, supervisors, administrators, teacher trainers, and other private and public educational personnel. Philip L. Hosford is the author of "Introduction: The Problem, Its Difficulties, and Our Approaches"; "An NIE View of the Problem," by Manuel J. Justiz, follows the seven subject-specific papers. (CJB)
Fundamental Curriculum Decisions
This yearbook provides a readable, usable, and practical summary of the most commonly applied elements of curriculum development on the contemporary educational scene. Separate chapters discuss: (1) "Contemporary Curriculum Circumstances" (Fenwick W. English); (2) "Curriculum Thinking" (George A. Beauchamp); (3) "Curriculum Content" ( B. Othanel Smith); (4) "Goals and Objectives" (Ronald S. Brandt and Ralph W. Tyler); (5) "Needs Assessment" (Roger A. Kaufman); (6) "Curriculum Planning" (Arthur W. Steller); (7) "Curriculum Design" (George A. Beauchamp); (8) "Curriculum Politics" (Glenys G. Unruh); (9) "Selecting Learning Activities" (Doris T. Gow and Tommye W. Casey); (10) "Curriculum Implementation" (Susan F. Loucks and Ann Lieberman); (11) "Curriculum Research and Evaluation" (Frederick A. Rodgers); and (12) "Curriculum as a Field of Practice" (Elizabeth Vallance). (CJ)
