Etymologically, the term curriculum is derived from the Latin word “currere”
which means run or run-way or a running course. Thus curriculum means a
course to be run for reaching a certain goal. Arthur J. Lewis and Mid Alice
(1972) defined curriculum as “a set of intentions about opportunities for
engagement of persons to be educated with other persons and with things (all
bearers of information process, techniques and values) in certain arrangements
of time and space.”
A curriculum means, the total situation (all situations) selected and organized
by the institution and made available to the teacher to operate and to translate
the ultimate aim of education into reality.
In the words of Cunningham, curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artist (the
teacher) to mould his material (the pupil) according to his ideal (objective) in
his studio (the school). The material is highly self active, self-determining
human being who reacts and responds consciously.
Curriculum may be defined as the “social environmental in motion”. It is the
sum total of all the activities and experiences provided by the schools to the
learners for achieving the desired objectives. The courses of studies are merely
a suggestion for curriculum activities and procedures, a guide for teaching to
follow.
Curriculum is one of the most important items in the educative process. The
curriculum, in fact, is the fundamental problem which determines the ‘warp’
and ‘woof’ of the process of education. What to do and how to do is the very
essence of curriculum.
For further reading please click
Curriculum development 8603 pdf
which means run or run-way or a running course. Thus curriculum means a
course to be run for reaching a certain goal. Arthur J. Lewis and Mid Alice
(1972) defined curriculum as “a set of intentions about opportunities for
engagement of persons to be educated with other persons and with things (all
bearers of information process, techniques and values) in certain arrangements
of time and space.”
A curriculum means, the total situation (all situations) selected and organized
by the institution and made available to the teacher to operate and to translate
the ultimate aim of education into reality.
In the words of Cunningham, curriculum is a tool in the hands of the artist (the
teacher) to mould his material (the pupil) according to his ideal (objective) in
his studio (the school). The material is highly self active, self-determining
human being who reacts and responds consciously.
Curriculum may be defined as the “social environmental in motion”. It is the
sum total of all the activities and experiences provided by the schools to the
learners for achieving the desired objectives. The courses of studies are merely
a suggestion for curriculum activities and procedures, a guide for teaching to
follow.
Curriculum is one of the most important items in the educative process. The
curriculum, in fact, is the fundamental problem which determines the ‘warp’
and ‘woof’ of the process of education. What to do and how to do is the very
essence of curriculum.
For further reading please click
Curriculum development 8603 pdf
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