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Major Foundations of

Curriculum
1. Philosophical Foundations
2. Psychological Foundations
3. Social Foundations
4. Historical Foundations
Foundations of Curriculum
Curriculum foundation refers to the factors that
influence curriculum developers' decisions
about what to include and how to structure the
curriculum.
Philosophical Foundations of
Curriculum
• Curriculum decisions involve a wide range of
considerations that anchor on several issues
in education. These issues include the purpose
of learning, sources of the subject matter, the
nature of teaching/learning process,
characteristics of the leaner, among others
(Ekanem, & Ekefre, 2014).
Philosophical Foundations of
Curriculum
• The various philosophical thoughts that
influence curriculum are Perennialism,
Essentialism, Progressitivism, and
Reconstructionism.
Philosophical thoughts that influence
curriculum
1. Perennialism
Philosophical thoughts that influence
curriculum
2. Essentialism
Philosophical thoughts that influence
curriculum
3. Progressivism
Philosophical thoughts that influence
curriculum
4. Reconstructionism
Psychological Foundations of
Curriculum
• Educational Psychology as a discipline is
concerned with the question of how people learn
(Ornstein and Hunkins, 1998).
• According to Ornstein and Hunkins (1998)
psychology serves as the impetus for many
curriculum decisions. Psychological influences of
curriculum can best be understood through
theories of learning. These theories of learning
are classified into three broad categories as
follows: Behavioral, cognitive ,and humanistic
theories.
Psychological Learning
1. Behavioral Psychology– Learning should be
organized in order that students can experience
success in the process of mastering the subject
matter.
2. Cognitive Psychology Learning constitutes a
logical method for organizing and interpreting
learning.
3. Humanistic Psychology- Curriculum is concerned
with the process not the product; personal
needs not the subject matter; psychological
meaning and environmental situations
Social Foundations of Curriculum

• Schools are part and parcel of society and


exist for society. Society influences society
through its curriculum. Schools, through their
teaching of the curriculum, can shape and
mold society and society in turn can impact
the curriculum.
Historical Foundations of Curriculum
• Historical foundation of curriculum addresses
different phases of human development.
Students recognize that events in culture and
personal issues take place continually.
• The historical development shows the
different changes in the purposes and content
of the curriculum.
Historical Foundations of Curriculum
Historical Foundations of Curriculum
Historical Foundations of Curriculum
Historical Foundations of Curriculum
Historical Foundations of Curriculum
Historical Foundations of Curriculum
What is your philosophy in education?
Why is it we are required to work as groups?
Why do we need to take social studies and not
only the 3R’s alone?
Why should we experience what we have
learned?
Why is that our teachers are after to our
development as individuals?
Thank you for listening!
References
https://prezi.com/4zkgd5pht1w8/major-
foundations-of-curriculum/

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