New to the Fourth Edition:
- Reorganized and updated to reflect recent evidence-based curricular changes and developments
- Highlights current research
- New chapter: Implementation of Curriculum – Course Development Strategies for the Application of Learning Theories, Educational Taxonomies, and Instruction Team-Building
- New chapter on Planning for Undergraduate Programs
- New content on Needs Assessment and the Frame Factors Model
- New content on Planning for Doctoral Education in Nursing
- New content on curriculum evaluation, financial support, budget management, and use of evidence
Key Features:
- Supports new faculty as they transition to academe
- Addresses the need for preparing more faculty educators as defined by IOM report, the ACA, and the Consensus Model
- Describes the scope of academic curriculum models at every practice and academic level
- Threads the concept of interdisciplinary collaboration in education throughout
- Serves as a CNE Certification Review