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