Curriculum Improvement: Decision Making and Process (9th Edition)

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Summary: A good one
Review: Curriculum improvement, by Ronald Doll was an insightful book. As stated in the Prologue, "If ever we needed curriculum improvement in its fullest sense, it's now!" And this book takes us through the process from beginning to end. I think this is the largest curriculum book that I have read, and seen for that matter. I can say for sure that it is the most informative.

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Summary: Excellent reference tool
Review: The chapters in this text are quite lengthy. However, it is an excellent reference tool to be used in the decision making and curriculum improvement and development process.

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Summary: Text review
Review: Excellent reference source for indviduals interested or involved in the administrative aspect of education.

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Summary: On-line review
Review: I thought this book did a real good job with the information for this course. It helped me understand, with great detail, what I needed to learn. It was easy to read, understand, and relate to my assignments. This book was one of my biggest sources of information for my papers in this course.

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Summary: Curriculum Improvement
Review: An extremely resourceful text for those that are interested in becoming administrators or curriculum coordinators. The text has some very effective ideas.

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Summary: Review of Doll Text
Review: Curriculum Improvement Decision Making and Process by
Ronald Doll was very informative. It contained
excellent background information and definitions on
curriculum. The book was useful to me during this
course and assignments. I now have a better
understanding of and appreciation for curriculum.

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Summary: Great Reference Material
Review: I found this book beneficial as a reference book. It provided great background material and was easy to use for locating information on specific topics.

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Summary: extremely helpful
Review: Although I've been teaching the curriculum at our high school for 14 years, I've never really given much thought to how it was chosen. Doll's book presents a well organized discussion of how we arrived at where we are today, and the thinking that must go into curicular decisions in the future. All in all, I found it was an easy read and easy to follow. I'll have a much better appreciation of the job our own curriculum director does in the future.

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Summary: Text Review
Review: Review of Doll Text: This text proved to be very informative and very useful during this course. Upon reading through the book, I began realizing how the curriculum at my own school works as it does. I also enjoyed reading about the history of curriculum. I feel that curriculum planning and design is the key to the school of tomorrow and this text does a great job of covering that. I feel that this book is very valuable to future administrators.

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Summary: Review of textbook Curriculum Improvement
Review: This textbook was very helpful to me in completing my assignments. The information presented was also helpful to me in my work setting. I would recommend this text to anyone requesting a book on curriculum.