Knowledge And Curriculum

COURSE-I: KNOWLEDGE AND CURRICULUM

Unit 1: Knowledge: Key Concepts

·         Meaning of Knowledge and Knowing, Kinds of knowledge and Sources of knowledge

·         Methods of acquiring Knowledge

·         Distinction between- Information and Knowledge, Belief and truth, Reasoning and Analysis

·         Different Ways of Knowing- Relative roles of the knower and the known in knowledge transmission and construction

·         Contribution of the teachers in assimilation and dissemination of information and knowledge

UNIT 2: Different Facets of Knowledge and Relationship, such as:

·         Local and University

·         Concrete and Absolute

·         Theoretical and Practical

·         Contextual and Textual

·         School and Out of School

Culture and Knowledge

·         Role of culture in knowing

·         Ways of knowledge rendered in to action

·         Emerging problems relating to knowledge

Epistemology of Indian Philosophies

·         Sankhya

·         Vedanta

Epistemology of Western Philosophies 

·         Idealism,  Naturalism, Pragmatism and Existentialism

UNIT 3: Conceptual Framework of Curriculum

·         Curriculum – Meaning, nature and its organizing curriculum components

·         Principles of curriculum construction

·         Bases of curriculum

Different Approaches to Curriculum Theory

·         Traditional approach

·         Learner driven approach

·         Critical approach

Curriculum Process and Different ways of Approaching Curriculum Theory

·         Curriculum as product

·         Curriculum as process

·         Participatory approach

UNIT 4: Curriculum Design Models

·         Discipline Centered Design, Learner Centered Design & Problem Centered Design

·         Components required in Curriculum Development

·         Curriculum Change: Meaning, Need and Factors affecting Curriculum Change