In preparing this second edition, a fresh look was taken at literature describing practices and concepts relating to theory development in behavioral disciplines related to education for cues leading to a discussion of curriculum theory. In the belief that curriculum theory must be a subtheory of educational theory, the broad field of education…

Discusses the effects of organizational treatments upon the attitudes of teachers toward teaching and participating in curriculum functions and the behaviors of teachers as participants in the curriculum functions. (Author/RK)

Curriculum theorists should develop three classes of propositions: (1) definitional propositions, which involve the curriculum design and curriculum system; (2) normative or descriptive propositions, which involve goals in planning the curriculum and designing an evaluation scheme; and (3) predictive propositions, which involve the correlative…

Discusses a number of issues and problems related to the general topic of curriculum, including definitional problems and issues involving curriculum design, curriculum engineering, and curriculum theory. (JG)

This is the fifth in a series of reports of a longitudinal study of the effects of the operation of a curriculum engineering system in a school district. Specific objectives were to observe the effects of leadership and curriculum engineering on teacher attitudes and teacher performance in a curriculum system and on student achievement. A causal…

Reports on a third account of a longitudinal investigation of the effects of the installation of a curriculum engineering system in a suburban Illinois elementary school district. A system of curriculum engineering is explained as involving the organization of all personnel in the school district in the performance of the two primary functions of…

This study, the fourth in a series of longitudinal studies, investigates causal and other relationships between leadership, teacher, and student variables in curriculum engineering. Measures were taken on leadership, teacher attitudes and performance, and student performance. A causal time-series model and path analysis were used to demonstrate…

This study was a sixth account of a longitudinal investigation of the effects of the operation of a curriculum engineering system in a school district. Specific objectives were to observe the effects of leadership, climate, and curriculum engineering on teacher attitudes and teacher performance in a curriculum system and on student achievement. A…

The study, a seventh in a series of longitudinal studies, was an investigation of causal and other relationships among leadership, climate, teacher, and student variables in curriculum engineering. Quantitative measures included principals' leadership, organizational climate, teachers' attitudes, teachers' performance, and students' achievement.…