Principles of Curriculum Design

Understanding Medical Education: Evidence, Theory and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1-15

  Grant, Janet ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum design purpose and components; Curriculum design influencing factors; Curriculum design principles; Curriculum design standards; Curriculum models, subject of academic and management theory; Curriculum standards addressing syllabus content of course; Intended curriculum outcome specifications non negotiable, basis for planning and developing assessment systems; Liaison committee on medical education accreditation standards addressing standards; Medical curricula influences and effects; World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) piloted, evaluated quality improvement standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948986093     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444320282.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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