Curriculum Theory Of Curriculum

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LITERATURE REVIEW:
The given article is the work of Mark K. Smith . In this article ‘Curriculum theory and pratice’ ,he explore the meaning of curriculum and four different approaches to curriculum in relation to informal education . He relate curriculum with formal and informal education. Mark K. Smith is a researcher and educator based in London at Developing Learning. He was the Rank Research Fellow and Tutor at the YMCA George Williams College, London (a college linked to Canterbury Christ Church University) and a visiting professor in community education at the University of Strathclyde.He writes many books and he also writes for infed.org and is on the editorial board of youth and policy.
In this article, he actually explain what is curriculum theory and how it is related to informal education.First of all , he gave the definition of curriculum by different authors and follows it with four approaches of curriculum.1)Curriculum as a context 2)Curriculum as a product 3)Curriculum as a Process 4)curriculum as praxis.
He said that the curriculum is not a new term at that time because everyone listen about the curriculum but meaning of it is different for different people.
First of all he gave definition of curriculum by different persons:
1)John Kerr defines Curriculum as
“All the learning which is planned and guided by the school , whether it is carried on in groups or individually , inside or outside the school”(quoted in Kelly 1983).
2)Grundy defines curriculum as
A programme of activities (by teachers and pupils)designed so thst pupils will obtain so far as possible certain educational and other schooling ends or objectives(Grundy1987,11).
3)Set of Basic comptences , goals , contents, methology and eval...

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...proaches of curriculum theory and practice are used in north American curriculum in making of the liberal educatora ,scientific curriculum makers , the developmental mentalists and the social meliorists .

Refernces:
1)Blenkin, G.M.et al (1992) Change and the Curriculu ,London : Paul Chapman.
2)Bobbitt , F. (1918) The curriculum ,Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
3)Grundy, S.(1987) Curriculum : product or praxis? Lewes:Falmer Press
4)Jeffs T. J. and Smith .M.K.(1999) Informal Education.Conversation , Democracy and learning , Ticknall:education Now.
5)Stenhouse , L. (1975).An Introduction to Curriculum Research and Development ,London : Heineman.
6)Smith , M.K.(1996,2000).”Curriculum theory and practice“ the encyclopedia of informal education , www.infed.org/biblio/b-curri.htm.
7)Tyler , R.W.(1949)Basic Principles Of Curriculum And Instruction,Chicago:University of Chicago

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