Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
CURRICULUM THEORY 600302802011 3 + 0 3.0 10.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Elective
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator
Instructors Fatma MIZIKACI
Assistants
Goals The course aims to improve PhD students' knowledge and skills in curriculum theories. Students will discuss different curriculum theories and synthesized according to different perspectives.
Course Content Basic concepts of curriculum, liberal education, pragmatic education, existentialist curriculum, radical curriculum, deliberative curriculum.
Learning Outcomes 1) To distinguish basic concepts in curriculum.
2) To compare curriculum theories and concepts.
3) To realize curriculum theories.
4) To realize social, political and individual impacts of curricular decisions.
5) To make reflective discussions on different curriculum theories.
6) To discuss curriculum theories into practice.
7) To analyze an implemented curriculum according to theoretical bases of curriculum.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Basic concepts in curriculum ( curriculum, curriculum development, curereand reconceptualization era) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Basic principles of curriculum development and reconceptualization era: A comparative analysis Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Liberal curriculum (Dewey ) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Liberal curriculum Schwab ) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Systematic curriculum (Bobitt, Charters) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Existencialist curriculum (Alfie Kohn, Elliot Eisner, W.H. Kilpatric) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Existencialist curriculum (Alfie Kohn, Elliot Eisner, W.H. Kilpatric) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Existencialist curriculum (Alfie Kohn, Elliot Eisner, W.H. Kilpatric) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Radical curriculum (M. Apple, P. Freire) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Radical curriculum (M. Apple, P. Freire) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Pragmatic curriculum (Dewey, Tyler) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Deliberative curriculum (W. A. Reid, J. Schwav) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Theory into practice (Michael Schrio) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week Theory into practice (Michael Schrio) Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
"Mızıkacı, F. Müfredat (Critical Pedagogy Dictionary: Curriculum) Eleştirel Pedagoji Dergisi (Journal of Critical Pedagogy) Issue 51-52, 2017."
Beauchamp, G. A. (1968). Curriculum theory.
Bümen, N.T., Aktan, S. (2014). Yeniden kavramsallaştırma akımı ışığında Türkiye'de eğitim programları ve öğretim alanı üzerine eleştirel bir çözümleme. Kastamonu Eğitim Dergisi, Cilt 22, No:3,s. 1123-1144.
Counts, G. S. (1975). Some notes on the foundations of curriculum-making. Curriculum Theory Network, 4(4), 281-294.
Kelly, A.V. (2004). The Curriculum Theory and Practice. London, New Delhi: Sage Publication.
Kridel, C. (Ed.). (2010). Encyclopedia of curriculum studies (Vol. 1). Sage.
Null, W. (2011). Curriculum: From Theory to Practice. New York, Toronto, U.K: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Pinar, W.F. (1975). The method of currere.
Reid, W. A. (2001). Rethinking Schwab: Curriculum Theorizing as a Visionary Activity. Journal of curriculum and supervision, 17(1), 29-41.
Schiro, M.S. (2008). Curriculum Theory: Confilicting Visions and Enduring Cocerns. Los Angles, London: Sage Publication.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 15 5
Homework 14 10
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 2 10
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time) 1 20
2 6
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  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload