This essay aims at conceptual clarification within the field of curriculum. The concepts of curriculum theory, design, and practice are approached from the point of view of axiology. The argument presented is based on a distinction between value principles and value judgments and the type of justification involved in reasoning about such…

This report summarizes the first phase of work by the National Institute of Education Curriculum Development Task Force and presents several recommendations for Institute action to effect an informed discussion of the central issues in curriculum development. The report contains three sections. Section one contains information on the charge and…

Theories are useful in predicting events and exploring alternatives only to the extent they accurately describe existing states of affairs. The development of a curriculum theory with predictive and exploratory power depends on accurately describing decision-making systems that result in curriculum -- however curriculum is defined. Three…

The purpose of this study was to determine the topics of information sought by curriculum supervisors when they are considering curriculum-related decisions. In addition, the relationships between the topics of information demands and selected background factors and psychological characteristics of the supervisors were examined. The topics of…

A model has been developed that proposes five different perspectives on the curriculum--the ideal, formal, perceived, operational, and experiential. Each perspective has a different data source, and it is hypothesized that each perspective will produce a different picture of "the curriculum." Data collection for a national study of schooling will…

Examination of selected national and state level career education curriculum development projects provided the basis for consideration and comparison of major strategies used in deriving curriculum content. Those found most useful included the theoretical base, philosophical base, introspection, function approach, task analysis, Delphi approach,…