Subject Specialists
Subject Specialists and Their Suggestions
The third source of objectives is the subject specialist, the person who knows a field deeply. They are the most commonly used source, but their suggestions need careful reading, because a specialist can easily aim too high for ordinary learners. This chapter covers who they are, how to draw objectives from their reports, and the two kinds of contribution a subject can make.
Who counts as a subject specialist, why they are the most common source of objectives, the criticism they draw, and the two questions to put to them
How specialist reports suggest rather than list objectives, how to read them, and the two types of suggestion they contain
The first kind of suggestion, the broad functions a subject can serve, shown through English language, literature, and science
The second kind of suggestion, how a subject like science contributes to personal, social, civic, and economic functions beyond itself
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