Amazon.com description: Product Description: This book provides an account of many significant initiatives which have contributed to the growth of the modular approach. The case studies of school, local authorities and TVEI projects include those with established reputations for innovation. Authors with practical, first hand experience of the issues associated with modular reform contribute their ideas on such topics as assessment, credit banking and timetabling. The editor provides an overview of the modular curriculum field, exploring its advantages and warning of pitfalls. The book is soundly based on practical first hand experience.