Critical Investigations in the Field of Curriculum

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This course critically examines the foundations of curriculum from a critical lens on the field of curriculum. Students study controversial curriculum issues across schools and communities drawing from curriculum theory and policy in lived and specific historical contexts. It starts with the discussion of the history of the field, multiple definitions of curriculum, paradigms, and philosophies and then moves on to wonder about the prospects for the future. Students examine a broad range of historical documents and theoretical essays as they consider essential curriculum questions both in schools and communities.