Curriculum of the School

Academic

Idealism

Adler, Hutchins

Techologist

Realism

Bobbitt, Bloom

Cognitive Processes

Pragmatism

Brunner, Piaget, Vygotsky, Dewey

Social Reconstructionist

Experimnentalism

Apple, Freire

Personal Relevance

Existentialism

Rousseau, Holt

Administration

All teachers

Service Personnel

Volunteers

Traditional

Behavioural Objectives

Norm-Referenced Testing

Criterion Referenced/Standard Based

Whole Language

Cooperative Learning

Constructivism

Problem-centered work

John Dewey

Theme focused programs

Personal Relevance

Child-centered

Students have a "natural motivation for learning"

Formal Curriculum

Schedule and Structure

Plan of action and experiences

Scope & Sequence

Corresponds with textbooks and standards

Informal Curriculum

Implied and unplanned

Socialization

Classroom procedures

Hidden Curriculum

Gender Roles

Race

Time not "on task" in the classroom

Conversations between students

May contradict the formal curriculum