Joseph+Schwab

Joseph Schwab (1909 - 1988)

**Joseph Schwab (1909- 1988) ** Quote: //“A curriculum ought to be known by the persons it produces, as well as by other signs and standards.”//

1909 - Born in Columbus, MS
===During his elementary years [|Schwab] attended a private school until the 6th grade, he then attended public school,where he discovered the love for science. Schwab’s high school principal, who was a former science teacher, allowed him free reign of the school’s laboratory. As a youngster he was fascinated by poisonous snakes and enjoyed setting off homemade gunpowder by pounding it with an ax. Shwab finished high school by the age of 15 years in 1924 and started at theUniversity of Chicagowhere he stayed for 50 years. He earned several degrees; English literature (Ph.B); zoology (S.M.); and genetics (Ph.D). ===

1934 until 1973 he taught natural science at the University of Chicago
=== 1940’s he was part of Hutchins’s effort to create an underg raduate curriculum of general education at Chicago. ===

1942 – Schwab began to write examination for biological sciences.
===1950 – 1960 coauthored the Curriculum’s Biology Teacher’s Handbook and edited its first textbooks. ===

He helped found The Journal of General Education.
===1969 Schwab is remembered by his critiques of education focusing on curriculum development. ===

1969 – 1986 Schwab produced 6 articles on the different dimensions of The Practical:
===1988 – Schwab was best known in recent years for his work in curriculum theory. He wrote widely on the philosophy and teaching of science. Schwab died of cardiac arrest at his home in Lancaster, Pa. He was 79 years old. ===

Research & Projects
=== [|The Practical:] A Language for Curriculum Schwab is the creator of The Practical, a program for educational improvements based on curriculum deliberations. Joseph Schwab practiced what he pre === ===ached, he not only lectured on curricular theory, and he also played a major role in producing curricular materials. When a group embarks on the revision of a curriculum Schwab states there are five disciplines (common places) and experiences be represented; the learner, teacher, subject matter, environment (milieu), and the curriculum specialist. The specialists role is to work with the group the make sure the commonplaces are properly coordinated, because when there is an unbalance in the curriculum it leads to a bad curriculum. === ===[|Practical 1]: his critique from the curriculum field ===

Practical 3: focuses on the constitution and functions of the curriculum group Practical 4: special attention to the role of the curriculum specialist as the chairperson of the group
=== Practical 5 and Practical 6: describe the diverse arts of development and use of commonplaces that can chart the pluralistic views of subject matter, using literature and psychology as examples. The teacher, subject matter, environment (milieu), and the curriculum specialist should all be part of the curriculum revision committee. The specialists role is to work with the group the make sure the commonplaces are properly coordinated, because when there is an unbalance in the curriculum it leads to a bad curriculum. ===

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**Interesting fact**
Schwab developed the classroom discussion as a viable alternative to lecture and worked on integrating the science and humanities into the classroom. . ===

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