In “Understanding Curriculum: An Introduction to the Study of Historical and Contemporary Curriculum Discourses,, Pinar et al. expressed: ”The era of curriculum development is past. …… Curriculum development: Born: 1918. Died: 1969.” Is it true? The study proposes the curriculum development Pinar talked about is different from the curriculum development most curriculum researchers refer to. In fact, curriculum development is not past. The relations between curriculum development and understanding curriculum are renewing each other. Because of the two names, curriculum scholars could begin to dialogue, understand, and reflect the curriculum. |