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Perspectives on Curriculum at Capitol University

Traditional Views on Curriculum

  • Robert M. Hutchins permanent studies focused on grammar, reading, rhetoric, logic, and mathematics.

  • Emphasis on learning the 3R's: Reading, Writing, 'Rithmetic.

  • Arthur Bestor emphasized intellectual training in grammar, literature, and writing.

  • Curriculum included Mathematics, Science, History, and Language.

  • Philip Phoenix said curriculum should consists entirely of knowledge which comes from various disciplines.

Progressive Views on Curriculum

  • John Dewey believed education is about experiencing and emphasized reflective thinking.

  • Holin Caswell & Kenn Campbell viewed curriculum as all experiences children have under teacher guidance.

  • Othaniel Smith, William Stanley & Harlan Shore focused on potential experiences in schools to discipline children in group ways of thinking and acting.

  • Colin Marsh & George Willis defined curriculum as all planned experiences in the classroom enacted by teachers and learned by students.

Definitions of Curriculum by Various Scholars

Traditional Perspectives:

Scholar

Focus

Robert M. Hutchins

Permanent studies and

Emphasis on core subjects and 3R's ( reading, writing, and 'rithmetic)

Arthur Bestor

Intellectual training

Philip Phoenix

Curriculum consist entirely of knowledge from disciplines

Progressive Perspectives:

Scholar

Focus

John Dewey

Experiential education and reflective thinking

Holin Caswell & Kenn Campbell

Curriculum as guided experiences

Othaniel Smith, William Stanley & Harlan Shore

Discipline through potential experiences

Colin Marsh & George Willis

Planned classroom experiences enacted by teachers


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Perspectives on Curriculum at Capitol University

Traditional Views on Curriculum

  • Robert M. Hutchins permanent studies focused on grammar, reading, rhetoric, logic, and mathematics.

  • Emphasis on learning the 3R's: Reading, Writing, 'Rithmetic.

  • Arthur Bestor emphasized intellectual training in grammar, literature, and writing.

  • Curriculum included Mathematics, Science, History, and Language.

  • Philip Phoenix said curriculum should consists entirely of knowledge which comes from various disciplines.

Progressive Views on Curriculum

  • John Dewey believed education is about experiencing and emphasized reflective thinking.

  • Holin Caswell & Kenn Campbell viewed curriculum as all experiences children have under teacher guidance.

  • Othaniel Smith, William Stanley & Harlan Shore focused on potential experiences in schools to discipline children in group ways of thinking and acting.

  • Colin Marsh & George Willis defined curriculum as all planned experiences in the classroom enacted by teachers and learned by students.

Definitions of Curriculum by Various Scholars

Traditional Perspectives:

Scholar

Focus

Robert M. Hutchins

Permanent studies and

Emphasis on core subjects and 3R's ( reading, writing, and 'rithmetic)

Arthur Bestor

Intellectual training

Philip Phoenix

Curriculum consist entirely of knowledge from disciplines

Progressive Perspectives:

Scholar

Focus

John Dewey

Experiential education and reflective thinking

Holin Caswell & Kenn Campbell

Curriculum as guided experiences

Othaniel Smith, William Stanley & Harlan Shore

Discipline through potential experiences

Colin Marsh & George Willis

Planned classroom experiences enacted by teachers