Levin (2008) states, “curriculum is defined as an official statement of what students are expected to know and be able to do” (p. 8). There are a variety of steps involved in the development and implementation of the curricula. Levin (2008) suggests governments (federal/provincial), civil servants or experts (school authorities or councils involving parents or
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Curriculum as Process #2
According to commonsense it means to be a good student by adapting to what society or schools deem as important. Painter (1986) states, “the various faculties or capacities which await development in the child are elassed as physical, mental, and moral” (p. 1). Kumashiro (2010) confirms this idea by suggesting “mainstream society often places value
Curriculum as Process #1
Kumashiro (2009) defines “common sense does not tell us that this is what schools could be doing; it tells us that this and only this is what schools should be doing” (p. XXXV). It is important that we pay attention to ‘common sense’ because it will vary depending on the values and perspectives that are