Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies (IJOCIS), cilt.11, sa.2, ss.237-260, 2021 (Hakemli Dergi)
The aim of this literature review study was to examine the historical
development of the concept of curriculum theory, its reflections on
curriculum development studies, and teaching-learning processes and also
to attract the attention of the researchers to the area of curriculum theory
which was seen to be left aside for years. The research was designed by
reviewing the literature, and different theoretical perspectives on
curriculum development studies in the USA which historically dominated the
field since the early 1900’s and Turkey were examined. In the first phase, the
explanation of the concepts of curriculum, theory, curriculum theory, the
chaotic structure, and discussions in the literature regarding the terminology
of these concepts were given. It was concluded that in the literature the
concept of curriculum theory has been used synonymously with the
concepts of curriculum beliefs, educational value orientations, curriculum
ideologies, and curriculum orientations. In addition, the classification of
curriculum theories, curriculum development studies in which the
reflections of curriculum theories could be seen, and the studies conducted
in Turkey and abroad on this subject were included in the study. Taking the
limited number of studies on curriculum theories and their lack of variety
into account, future studies on curriculum theory are considered to feed the
intellectual background of the field and attract the attention of the
researches to theories of curriculum, which will fill the gap in the literature.