The history of curricula increasingly came to be viewed as an important area for scholarship and research in 1970. However, curriculum history as a part of curriculum theory still lacked an exposition of concepts and methodology deeply and systematically, compared with philosophy, psychology and sociology. In order to understand the nature of curriculum history research, the article analyzed historical development of curriculum history research through literature review. In addition, this paper also discussed the important issues of curriculum history research based previous literature.This article was divided into the following five parts. First, the rise and development of curriculum history research are analyzed. Second, the scope was explored. Third, the historical shift in America was examined. Fourth, the important issues were discussed. Finally, this article presented some implications and prospects. |