The crisis and renaissance of curriculum studies: A reflection on the Positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh

This article is mainly a reaction paper that reflects on the views and positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh (2003) concerning the crisis and renaissance of the curriculum field. In doing so, a brief critical review of the two authors’ views with regard to the ups and downs that the curriculum field ha...

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Main Author: Mulugeta Yayeh Worku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of education, Bahir Dar University 2023-06-01
Series:Bahir Dar Journal of Education
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Online Access:https://www.ajol.info/index.php/bdje/article/view/249023
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description This article is mainly a reaction paper that reflects on the views and positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh (2003) concerning the crisis and renaissance of the curriculum field. In doing so, a brief critical review of the two authors’ views with regard to the ups and downs that the curriculum field has passed through, and most importantly, the crisis it faced as it went through its formative period was made. The article also endeavored to show the efforts of different curriculum scholars, including the proposals of these two authors, to rescue the field from its total collapse. Next to this, my reflections on the views and positions of the two authors vis-à-vis the current state of the field and the proposals they presented to solve its crisis are highlighted. The paper also tried to reflect on the current state of the Ethiopian curriculum field based on some personal experiences and observations. Accordingly, it revealed that many of the signs of curriculum crisis are prevalent in contemporary Ethiopia. Finally, concluding remarks and lessons to be learned from this article are included
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spelling doaj.art-4ebf393a58494614a2c33d1d2e459cb62024-03-23T19:45:26ZengCollege of education, Bahir Dar UniversityBahir Dar Journal of Education1816-336X2415-04522023-06-0117110.4314/bdje.v17i1.The crisis and renaissance of curriculum studies: A reflection on the Positions of Wraga and HlebowitshMulugeta Yayeh Worku0Bahir Dar University This article is mainly a reaction paper that reflects on the views and positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh (2003) concerning the crisis and renaissance of the curriculum field. In doing so, a brief critical review of the two authors’ views with regard to the ups and downs that the curriculum field has passed through, and most importantly, the crisis it faced as it went through its formative period was made. The article also endeavored to show the efforts of different curriculum scholars, including the proposals of these two authors, to rescue the field from its total collapse. Next to this, my reflections on the views and positions of the two authors vis-à-vis the current state of the field and the proposals they presented to solve its crisis are highlighted. The paper also tried to reflect on the current state of the Ethiopian curriculum field based on some personal experiences and observations. Accordingly, it revealed that many of the signs of curriculum crisis are prevalent in contemporary Ethiopia. Finally, concluding remarks and lessons to be learned from this article are included https://www.ajol.info/index.php/bdje/article/view/249023Curriculum crisiscurriculum historycurriculum in Ethiopiacurriculum renaissancere-conceptualizationThe Practical I
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The crisis and renaissance of curriculum studies: A reflection on the Positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh
Bahir Dar Journal of Education
Curriculum crisis
curriculum history
curriculum in Ethiopia
curriculum renaissance
re-conceptualization
The Practical I
title The crisis and renaissance of curriculum studies: A reflection on the Positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh
title_full The crisis and renaissance of curriculum studies: A reflection on the Positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh
title_fullStr The crisis and renaissance of curriculum studies: A reflection on the Positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh
title_full_unstemmed The crisis and renaissance of curriculum studies: A reflection on the Positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh
title_short The crisis and renaissance of curriculum studies: A reflection on the Positions of Wraga and Hlebowitsh
title_sort crisis and renaissance of curriculum studies a reflection on the positions of wraga and hlebowitsh
topic Curriculum crisis
curriculum history
curriculum in Ethiopia
curriculum renaissance
re-conceptualization
The Practical I
url https://www.ajol.info/index.php/bdje/article/view/249023
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