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Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures

Volume: 10 Number: 1 January 26, 2021
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Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures

Abstract

The Two Cultures is the first part of the (1959) popular speech lecture by C. P. Snow, written as a book in the Two Cultures and Scientific Revolution the same year. His argument was that sciences and humanities had been separated into "two cultures" in "the intellectual history of Western civilization” and that this separation became a significant handicap both in addressing the problems of today’s World. This criticism can be understood in the context of mechanistic view and cartesian philosophy. The idea was so pervasive finding itself a position is not only natural science but also in social sciences. For instance, In the early 1800s, philosopher Auguste Comte formulated the name 'Social Physics' with the hope that a mechanistic science could help to break down the complexities of society. Curriculum theory was also begun by such views based on the principles of Fordist production system. However, scientists find that the rules of classical physics and mechanistic view do not necessarily extend to the beginning of the 20th century. Today, we confront a similar paradigm shift in the curriculum theory from the cartesian perspective toward a more holistic view in curriculum theory combining two cultures. Therefore, the main aim of this article is to discuss curriculum theory in the context of such a paradigm shift. In this respect, curriculum theory is taken as the transdisciplinary study of educational experience in which the main focus is ideas.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

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Journal Section

Review

Publication Date

January 26, 2021

Submission Date

September 20, 2020

Acceptance Date

November 24, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Duran, V. (2021). Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 10(1), 635-661. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.797495
AMA
1.Duran V. Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures. MJSS. 2021;10(1):635-661. doi:10.33206/mjss.797495
Chicago
Duran, Volkan. 2021. “Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 10 (1): 635-61. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.797495.
EndNote
Duran V (January 1, 2021) Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 10 1 635–661.
IEEE
[1]V. Duran, “Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures”, MJSS, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 635–661, Jan. 2021, doi: 10.33206/mjss.797495.
ISNAD
Duran, Volkan. “Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi 10/1 (January 1, 2021): 635-661. https://doi.org/10.33206/mjss.797495.
JAMA
1.Duran V. Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures. MJSS. 2021;10:635–661.
MLA
Duran, Volkan. “Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures”. MANAS Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 1, Jan. 2021, pp. 635-61, doi:10.33206/mjss.797495.
Vancouver
1.Volkan Duran. Curriculum Theory in the Context of Two Cultures. MJSS. 2021 Jan. 1;10(1):635-61. doi:10.33206/mjss.797495

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