A Curriculum Design Manual for Theological Education- A Learning Outcomes Focus

Description

Author:
Leroy Ford

Publisher:
Broadman Press

Year:
1991

Description:
This manual written by LeRoy Ford is composed of fifteen complete descriptions for courses in various disciplines of theological education. All descriptions are in the learning outcomes format. – A complete set of goals and objectives upon which each chapter is based. These statements, when combined with the goals and objectives for the manual itself, constitute a complete description for a course in “Curriculum Design in Theological Education” – Guidelines for elaborating the essential elements of curriculum design: institutional purpose; program, division, and department purposes; scope; educational goals and objectives for learners; multiple contexts; methodology; and instructional and administrative models. – Four hundred learning outcomes at the level of meaningful performance. – An emphasis on making spiritual formation part of every course in the curriculum plan. – Three essentials for the learning outcomes approach: a statement of goals and objectives, use of appropriate methods and activities, and development and use of appropriate testing and evaluation procedures. – An emphasis on the multiple contexts which constitute an element of curriculum design. – Twenty questions which designers must confront in considering the role of affective goals and objectives in curriculum design in theological education. – Appropriate reader response opportunities. – The essentials of a core curriculum. -Glossary of terms used in curriculum design. 352 pages, Hard cover.