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Critical Components of Curriculum Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors in the United States

Critical Components of Curriculum Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors in the United States

Viktor Wang
Copyright: © 2012 |Pages: 13
ISBN13: 9781466602526|ISBN10: 146660252X|EISBN13: 9781466602533
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-0252-6.ch007
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Wang, Viktor. "Critical Components of Curriculum Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors in the United States." Vocational Education Technologies and Advances in Adult Learning: New Concepts, edited by Viktor Wang, IGI Global, 2012, pp. 73-85. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0252-6.ch007

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Wang, V. (2012). Critical Components of Curriculum Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors in the United States. In V. Wang (Ed.), Vocational Education Technologies and Advances in Adult Learning: New Concepts (pp. 73-85). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0252-6.ch007

Chicago

Wang, Viktor. "Critical Components of Curriculum Development for Career and Technical Education Instructors in the United States." In Vocational Education Technologies and Advances in Adult Learning: New Concepts, edited by Viktor Wang, 73-85. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2012. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0252-6.ch007

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Abstract

Developing curriculum(s) requires instructors to take into several factors. These factors can be viewed as critical components of curriculum development for career and technical education (CTE) instructors. Without adequately addressing critical components such as curriculum history, curriculum theory, curriculum philosophies, curriculum processes, curriculum implementation and evaluation, CTE instructors will fail to develop sound/meaningful curriculum(s). This article attempts to discuss those critical components in order to help instructors in the field. As curriculum development in the United States is characterized by both centralization and decentralization, it is essential that CTE instructors should be equipped with necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes to develop practical curriculum(s) that they can use to benefit their own teaching.

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