How does philosophy influence curriculum development?

Answer 1

Philosophy probably has more influence on curriculum access than development. As learning and teaching theories are developed and education as a whole changes, the way the curriculum is understood and taught and therefore learned changes.

Answer 2

This is a deceptively complex question. Curriculum work is a value-laden process (Wiles, 2009) and you have to sort out (rank) those things that you feel are ESSENTIAL. In order to determine the essential from the frivolous, a theoretical base would help one filter the plethora of available ideas, activities, and programs.

The theories of learning as propounded by different educational psychologists influence curriculum specialists during the development stages of the curriculum in a variety of ways starting from the planning and design of the curriculum where they essentially consider ingredients in the curriculum development process based on the perceptions of learners and how they learn. Before the detailed construction of a curriculum document occurs, curriculum developers are involved in planning and designing their proposed curriculum. Curriculum planning is a process whereby curriculum developers conceptualize and organize the features of the curriculum they wish to construct. This involves a broad analysis of the curriculum intent and context (what you wish to achieve), conceptualizing the curriculum's design (what it will look like), organizing the sequencing of developmental tasks (how to construct the curriculum) and arranging for the process of implementation and evaluation. Thus curriculum planning is an integral part of the curriculum development process which is heavily influenced by learning theories. (sitwe, 2010)

Textbooks about Curriculum Development provide useful overviews about the history of curriculum development and, typically, tie this process to learning theories.

Short Answer: The learning theory to which the developer(s) subscribe contribute particular dispositions and attitudes towards HOW and WHAT is to be considered as "useful." :)

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Answer 3

Philosophy influences curriculum development by providing the underlying beliefs, values, and principles that guide the design of educational programs. Different philosophical perspectives, such as progressivism, essentialism, perennialism, and social reconstructionism, shape how subjects are selected, taught, and assessed in the curriculum. Philosophical positions on the purpose of education, the nature of knowledge, and the role of the learner all play a role in determining what content is included and how it is taught in the curriculum.