EDCS 821 — Curriculum Theory

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I choose to make public my assignments for my graduate level Curriculum Theory course. The purpose is to share some of the things I am working through and learning. This is the work that rarely gets seen. The tough labor of wrestling with preliminary thoughts, ideas, and concepts. I hope by offering my nascent understanding I can build a space for conversation and discussion. For these are not final opinions or complete theses. They are the process. I look forward to learning more and hopefully learning from others as well.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

From the catalogue: An advanced curriculum course designed to allow students to investigate and analyze curriculum studies discourse and its application to issues of diversity.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired a working knowledge of:

  1. Curriculum studies theory (past and present);
  2. Curriculum studies & the history of schooling in the United States;
  3. American Psychological Association (APA) (6th ed) style.

My work:

Post #1

Modern vs Post Modern Curriculum Development
Can we overcome modernist constructions of curriculum?medium.com

Post #2

The Reconceptualization of Curriculum Studies
The 1970s and early 1980s marked a time of renewed experimentation, query, and critique of curriculum studies.medium.com

Post #3

The Role of Religion in a Post Modern Curriculum
Avoiding a concept (theology and religion) that is so central to so many squanders an opportunity to learn and dialog.medium.com

Post #4

Gender and Sexual Diversity in the Curriculum
This is part of a series of posts originally written as class assignments for a graduate level Curriculum Theory coursemedium.com