The Authors.

Chapter 1: Curriculum: An Academic Plan.

The Need for a Definitional Framework.

Defining Curriculum as an Academic Plan.

Contextual Influences on Academic Plans.

Constructing Plans: Curriculum Development.

Evolution of the Academic Plan Concept.

Advantages of the Academic Plan Model.

Chapter 2: External Influences: Sociocultural Context.

Patterns of Curriculum Debate.

Evolving Educational Purposes .

Debating General Education and Specialization.

Learners: An Emphasis on Access.

Content Debates: Prescription vs. Choice.

Instructional Process: Occasional Innovation.

Evaluation Debates: Emphasis on Quality Control.

Influences and Potential Reforms.

Chapter 3: Internal Influences: College and University Contexts.

Institutional Influences.

Unit-Level Influences.

Emerging Internal Influences.

Converging Influences.

Chapter 4: Internal Influences: Academic Fields.

Characterizing Academic Fields.

Differences in Course Planning.

Seeking Academic Community.

Building on the Strengths of Academic Fields.

Chapter 5: Creating Academic Plans.

Course Planning.

Program Planning.

College-Wide Planning.

Systematic Design Models.

Sharing Responsibility for Curriculum Design.

Chapter 6: Learners.

Learner Influences on Course Planning.

Learner Influences on Program Planning.

Learner Influences on College Planning.

Multiple Perspectives on Learning.

Learners and Learning Processes.

Understandings of Learning and Knowledge.

Learning in Academic Fields.

Considering Learners in Curriculum Design.

Chapter 7: Instructional Processes.

Teaching Styles.

Contextual Influences on Courses and Programs.

Expanding Choices Among Instructional Processes.

Teaching for Intentional Learning.

Reflecting on Planning and Teaching.

Chapter 8: Evaluating and Adjusting Academic Plans.

Defining Evaluation and Assessment.

Evaluating and Adjusting Course Plans.

Evaluating and Adjusting Program Plans.

College-Level Evaluation.

Evaluating Evaluation.

Responding to Accountability Demands.

Chapter 9: Administering Academic Plans.

Curriculum Leadership and Administrative Roles.

Chapter 10: Models and Strategies for Curricular Change.

Evolution, Adaptation, and Strategic Change.

Scope of Curricular Change.

Models of Change.

Using Multiple Strategies for Curricular Change.

Learning to Change in Academic Organizations.

Maintaining Change.

Academic Plans in Context.

References.

Index.