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Curriculum Studies in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Second Edition


July 2012 | 128 pages | Learning Matters
This book provides an accessible overview of the key issues surrounding the curriculum for all those working towards QTLS. Curriculum shapes the programs that are taught, dictates which students can have access to courses and lies at the heart of what teachers and trainers actually do. Examples and case studies throughout the book demonstrate these issues within working FE colleges, adult education centers and work-based learning contexts. It also offers succinct summaries of key theories and debates relating to the curriculum. This fully revised edition reflects the latest policies and thinking and now includes a glossary of useful terms.

Key Features
  • Explains complex issues in clear and accessible language
  • Relates to a core component of most QTLS programs
  • Authentic case studies from a range of contexts
  • Promotes critical reflection on debates surrounding the curriculum

 
Introduction
 
Defining the Curriculum
 
Conceptualizing the Curriculum
 
Shaping the Curriculum
 
Planning, Sequencing and Delivering the Curriculum
 
Evaluating the Curriculum
 
Curriculum, Learning and Knowledge
 
Boundary Crossing: Curriculum, Place and Time
 
The Accessible Curriculum

Having worked as a practitioner in lifelong learning myself for many years, I feel most grateful to the author and the publisher for their painstaking effort in bringing out such a resourceful handbook for the emerging professional community of lifelong learning with a focus on curriculum studies and practice. Reviewing this book, I have personally obtained much useful knowledge and techniques which could well be reintroduced into training programmes for adult education and lifelong learning practitioners, not merely in the context of the UK but also in other parts of the world.

Tiedao Zhang
International Review of Education

Very useful book for anybody studying Cert.Ed/PGCE or DTLLS. Contains all relevant information to support analysis of theory to educational practice.

Andrew Tofts
Education , Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education
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Supports understanding for further discussion and implementation

Audrey Fairgrieve
Education, Oxfordshire County Council
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good book for our trainee teachers and those undertaking L & D modules

Miss Joanna Smithies
Education, Stockport College
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Fantastic resource for teachers in training and for doing SARS. Gives a great overview of curriculum, types and different areas within life long learning. Would definitely recommend to practitioners as well as trainee teachers.

Miss Katey Ribchester
Health and Social Care, Ethos College
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The Learning Matters books are a great supplemental read. The book is easily accessible with some good supportive elements for use within assignments.

Miss Lisa Holland
Education , Tameside College
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An ideal addition to the Curriculum module on the Diploma as well as useful for developing an understanding of the nature and development in curriculum design and impact on learners

Miss Marie Sayers
Teacher Education, Greenwich Community College
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This book is so easy to read and easy to find the information you need as well.
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This book is great for new teachers and a big help with the curriculum assignment too

Miss Yeeman Lam
Childcare Department, Bishop Burton College
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A good choice for the mandatory City and Guilds DTLLS unit however with current changes being implemented in September 2013 this may need revising.

Mr Adrian Stanfield
Basford Hall College, New College Nottingham
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An excellent and easy to read book that covers all a newly qualified teacher needs to know about Curriculum Studies.

Mr Chris Briggs
Teac, South Essex College
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