TASK:

a) Study and share various definitions of

'curriculum' proposed by at least FIVE
different scholars.

b) Define Curriculum (in your own words).

Get ready to defend / justify your definition.

DEFINITIONS
OF
CURRICULUM

What is Curriculum?

General understanding
of Public
Some people may refer curriculum
as:
A subject matter
A series of written documents
like books and syllabi

Definitions of Curriculum by
Scholars in the Field
Wiles and Bondi (2007) define curriculum as:
a set of desired goals or values that

are

activated through a development process and

culminate in successful learning experiences for
students.
Wiles (2009).
London: SAGE.

Leading

curriculum

development.

Ebert, E.S., Ebert, C. and Bentley (2013)

Contd.
However, there are those who contend that the
curriculum includes

not only the planned, but

also the unplanned experiences as well.

For example, incidents of violence that have
occurred at a number of school across the nation.
Ebert, E.S., Ebert, C. and Bentley (2013). Defining
curriculum. Retrieved on June 26, 2014 from
http://www.education.com/reference/article/curriculum
-definition/

Horn (2002)

Horn (2002). Understanding educational reform.

California: ABC-CLIO

-Tanner, D., and Tanner, L.N. (1980). Curriculum

development: Theory to practice. United States:
Prentice Hall

Schubert (1987) defines curriculum as:

the contents of a subject, concepts and
tasks to be acquired, planned activities, the
desired learning outcomes and experiences,
product of culture and an agenda to reform
society.

Pratt (1980) defines curriculum as:

a written document that systematically
describes goals planned, objectives,
content, learning activities, evaluation
procedures and so forth.

 Hass (1987) provides a broader definition,

stating that a curriculum includes all of the
experiences that individual learners have in a
program of education whose purpose is to
achieve

broad

goals

and

related

specific

objectives, which is planned in terms of a

framework of theory and research or past and
present professional practice (p.5).

Definitions of curriculum in our own

words
1.

Curriculum is a set of subjects

including their content which are

being offered by the school to the
students.

2. Curriculum consists of 3 major elements:

Curriculum products (any documents produced by curriculum
developers; content of course, blueprint)
Curriculum guides (content to be taught and instructional
strategies)
Curriculum resources (textbooks, videos or computer
software that instructors use to support the course.