Summary

Explores how the curriculum of higher education can be changed to have a more demonstrably positive effect on student learning. Reviews the purpose and delivery of curriculum and its impact on the wider society; how it is changing in response to overall social change; and how a higher quality curriculum can be achieved, including the institutional changes that would be necessary. Some of the aspects discussed are experimental learning, skills and training, competence and outcomes, assessment, student control over learning, and curriculum theory. Distributed by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR