Topic summary
Curriculum studies
Curriculum studies or curriculum sciences is a concentration in the different types of curriculum and instruction concerned with understanding curricula as an active force influenced by human educational experiences. Its proponents investigate the relationship between curriculum theory and educational practice in addition to the relationship between school programs, the contours of the society, and the culture in which schools are located.
There are key questions related to curriculum studies:
- What should be taught in schools?
- Why should it be taught? To whom should it be taught?
- What does it mean to be an educated person?