EDU8211 Curriculum Theory (FOEDU)

Units 1.0 (Education Studies) Band 5

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Synopsis

This course will review a broad spectrum of curriculum theory ranging from behavioural to critical. It will require students to make assessments of implications of these theories for educational training. The emphasis will be on the relationship between theory and practice - how each informs the other and how each can be used to develop the other. Students will be introduced to various schools of thought in the area of curriculum theory. The impact of several major schools of thought on curriculum and curriculum change will be investigated. Finally, a theory of curriculum change will be critically analysed.