EDU462

EDU462 ~ Curriculum: Integration for the Middle School

An advanced study of the history, development, and application of the practice known as curriculum integration with a focus on specific aspects of curriculum integration including the following: The history and development of curriculum design within the American education movement, definitions and components of various types of integrated curriculum, the significance of democratic principles imbedded in the integrated curriculum design, the links of said design to modern middle school philosophy, and the practical issues facing teachers of middle level students as they begin to confront curriculum integration in today's classroom.

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Below is an example, using APA format, of an Electronic copy of a journal article, with three to five authors, retrieved from database.

 Borman, W. C., Hanson, M. A., Oppler, S. H., Pulakos, E. D., & White,
   L. A. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor
   performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 443-449. Retrieved
   October 23, 2000, from PsycARTICLES database.

Other Helpful Citing Information Sources

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. (R808.06615 P976 2001)
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
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