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Historical Overview of Curriculum

This document provides a historical overview of curriculum development in three eras: Evolutionary, Modern, and Postmodern. It discusses key events and thinkers that influenced the curriculum in each period. In the Evolutionary Era (1647-1800), schools were established for religious education and the first grammar school. Horace Mann advocated for public schools. The Modern Era (1800-1900) saw emerging ideas about how children learn from thinkers like Rousseau, Pestalozzi, and Froebel. Curriculum expanded and committees formed to study it. The Postmodern Era (1900-present) focused on education for all populations and increased use of technology in schools. Major curriculum theorists like Bobbitt, Charters, Kilpatrick, Rugg

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Historical Overview of Curriculum

This document provides a historical overview of curriculum development in three eras: Evolutionary, Modern, and Postmodern. It discusses key events and thinkers that influenced the curriculum in each period. In the Evolutionary Era (1647-1800), schools were established for religious education and the first grammar school. Horace Mann advocated for public schools. The Modern Era (1800-1900) saw emerging ideas about how children learn from thinkers like Rousseau, Pestalozzi, and Froebel. Curriculum expanded and committees formed to study it. The Postmodern Era (1900-present) focused on education for all populations and increased use of technology in schools. Major curriculum theorists like Bobbitt, Charters, Kilpatrick, Rugg

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Historical

overview of
curriculum
development

Submitted to: Dr. Nadeem


Presented by: Hina Kaynat
Roll # 06
M.Phil Education
Session: 2016-2018

History & Curriculum


In the U.S the development of
education can be viewed as three
distinct Eras:
1- The Evolutionary Era
2- The Modern Era
3- The Post Modern Era

The Evolutionary Era


Established schools for the religious
education purpose in 1647.
Established first grammar school in 1635.
Horace Mann(1796-1859) is forever
linked to early education efforts in this
nation and is often called the father of
the American Public school.
A free public school society was formed
around 1800 in NewYork city and more
than 600,000 pupils in its 50-years
history.

Colonial America
Franklins Academy
1749. Benjamin Franklin challenge
prevailing beliefs about education and the
curriculum.
Curriculum focused on Latin & Greek for
those preparing to be ministers.
French, German, and Spanish for those
preparing to be merchants.
Everyone would study English, through
reading, writing, and speaking.

The Modern Era:


In the late 18th and early 19th centuries,
new ideas about children and learning were
emerging in Europe.
19th Century:
Common School Movement
The expansion of the curriculum. Reports
of the National Education Association.
1876. A course of study from primary
school to university.
1893. The Committee of Ten
1895. The Committee of 15

Jean Rousseau(1712-1778) was one of the


earliest writer write his book that children
were innately good, he belived that learning
was most successful when education began
with the students interests.
Johann Pestalozzi(1746-1827) who advocated
a learning-by-doing approach to education.He
believed that growth of the whole child in
learning:the head, the heart and the hands.

Friedrich Froebel(1782-1852) has been credited


with establishing the early kindergarten and
having an important impact on later American
education
Finally, The German educator Johann Herbart
(1776-1841) influenced the thoughts of U.S
educators but he believed that school should
be highly structured and should prepare future
citizens of the sociopolitical community by
shaping their minds.

The Post Modern Era


In 20th century the signs of change in
U.S appeared during civil rights
period. In this period the concept of
Education for all became raised,
every population
(black,white,hispanic,handicapped
persons etc have equal rights to get
their education and to use law and
demonstration to establish their
place in U.S society.

Finally:
The notion that a knowledgeable
teacher was required for the schooling
process to be successful fell away with
the advent of the personal computer, a
drill master for superior to an
individual classroom teacher.
In modern era the uses of Interactive
technology was increased day by day.

Historical Foundations of Curriculum

Majority of scholars would place its


beginning in 1918 with the publication of
Franklin Bobbits book The curriculum.
Philippine education came about from
various foreign influences. The American
educational system has the greatest
influence on our educational system.
-Spanish- Reign for 300
years
-American- 50 years
-Japanese- about four

Curriculum Theorists

Franklin
Bobbit
(1876-1956)
presented curriculum as a science that
emphasizes on students' need.
Curriculum prepares for adult life.

Werret Charters (1875-1952) considered curriculum also as a


science which is based on students'
need and the teachers plan the
activities.

Curriculum Theorists
William Kilpatrick (1871-1965)
viewed curriculum as purposeful
activities which are child-centered. The
purpose of curriculum is child
development and growth.

Harold
Rugg
(1886-1960)
Curriculum should develop the whole
child. He emphasized social studies in
the curriculum and the teacher plans
the lesson in advance.

Curriculum Theorists
Hollis Caswell (1901-1989)
- sees curriculum as organized
around social functions of themes,
organized knowledge and earner's
interests.

Ralph Tyler (1902-1994)


- believes that curriculum is a
science and an extension of
school's philosophy.

REFRENCES
Book: Curriculum Development
A guide to practice
Jon W. Wiles
Joseph C. Boundi
file:///D:/IUB%20M.PHIL/2nd%20Semester
%20mphil/Curriculum/Historical%20prespective
PPT :Historical development and education theory & development

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