3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper DivisionIntroduction to the major historical and philosophical sources of curriculum ideas. Significant forces influencing curriculum decision making. Different theoretical approaches to the construction and analysis of curriculum.
Learning Outcomes1Engage critically with germinal thinkers and thought in curriculum.
2Examine various curriculum approaches and traditions within their historical and social contexts.
3Explore the major philosophies that undergirds curriculum approaches and deliberation.
4Analyze the political origins and implications of differing traditions within the curriculum field and within educational policy and practice.
5Integrate learning from curriculum history, theory, and research into one's teaching, scholarship, and/or engagement.