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Peer reviewedKatz, Lilian G.; Raths, James – Journal of Teacher Education, 1992
Examines six dilemmas endemic to teacher education: coverage versus mastery emphases; evaluative versus affective emphases; emphasis on current versus future needs of candidates; thematic versus eclectic approaches; emphasis on current practices versus innovative practice; and specific versus global assessment criteria. (SM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Download full textKatz, Lilian G. – 1997
A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about, usually undertaken by a group of children within a class. The goal of a project is to learn more about a topic rather than to find answers to questions posed by a teacher. Project work is complementary to the systematic parts of a curriculum. Whereas systematic…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Katz, Lilian G. – 1994
A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about, usually undertaken by a group of children within a class. The goal of a project is to learn more about a topic rather than to find answers to questions posed by a teacher. Project work is complementary to the systematic parts of a curriculum. Whereas systematic…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Katz, Lilian G. – 1994
A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about, usually undertaken by a group of children within a class. The goal of a project is to learn more about a topic rather than to find answers to questions posed by a teacher. Project work is complementary to the systematic parts of a curriculum. Whereas systematic…
Descriptors: Activity Units, Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education
Katz, Lilian G.; Chard, Sylvia D. – 1992
This document proposes the project approach as one element of early childhood education that can function in a complementary relationship to other aspects of the early childhood curriculum. The term "project" is defined as an extended investigation of a topic that is of interest to participating children and judged worthy of attention by…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Early Childhood Education, Educational Principles, Educational Theories
Lutton, Alison; Bellomo, Sherry; Ramos, Maria Sylva; Gambetti, Amelia; Katz, Lilian G.; Forman, George; Hall, Ellen; Berglund, Kath; IKupu, Andres; Glover, Anne – Child Care Information Exchange, 2001
Articles present information on using the student project approach and instructional themes in early childhood settings. Articles describe particular projects, teachers and students' experiences with project learning, the Reggio Emilia approach, phases of project work, using ordinary moments during the day to support children's construction of…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Early Childhood Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Preschool Curriculum
