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TOMAS DEL ROSARIO COLLEGE Capitol Drive, San Jose, Balanga City, Bataan SESSION GUIDE IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT EDUC-207 Name Topic Instructor

: Ivy Denice S. Balangitan : Sociological Foundations, Changing Economy, Family Institutions, Cultural Diversity, SIG and Curriculum and Guiding Principles in Selecting Knowledge for Society that is Most Worth : Roberto R. Pantig Ph. D.

II. Sociological Foundations of Curriculum  Society and Curriculum  Relationship Between Education and Other Institutions in Society “An effective Curriculum must respond to changes in society” Changing Economy and Curriculum  Agrarian Society  Industrial Society  Information Society The Changing Family Institution and Curriculum  In an agrarian or pre-industrial society  The shift to the industrial economy  More families moved to live in urban areas  A shift in values has resulted in changes in the relationship between family, education and religion(social institutions)  Schools are finding it difficult to cope with the job of educating the next generation without the active involvement of parents in the education of their children CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND CURRICULUM  Societies are becoming more multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious  Addressing diversity in the curriculum will continue to be a challenge for educator  Melting Pot Approach  Salad Bowl Approach SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS AND CURRICULUM  Curriculum decision is political THE TOPICS RANGE FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE TO THE RIGHTS AND REPONSIBILITIES OF CITIZENS:  Environmental groups  Substantial abuse  Consumer advocates  Health groups  Sex Education  Crime Prevention  Governments KNOWLEDGE THAT IS MOST WORTH As society changes so does knowledge  Knowledge is growing at a rapid rate and educators are finding it a challenges as to what to include in the curriculum Ornstein and Hunkins (1998)  Provide the guiding principles in selecting knowledge for a society that is changing rapidly