Chapter 2 discusses the major foundations of curriculum, highlighting four primary sources: historical, philosophical, social, and psychological foundations. It delves into philosophical theories such as perennialism, essentialism, progressivism, and reconstructionism, as well as psychological approaches including behaviorism and cognitivism. Additionally, it addresses the impact of sociological factors on curriculum development.

1. CHAPTER 2:
MAJOR FOUNDATIONS OF
CURRICULUM
 FOUR MAJOR SOURCES OF IDEAS
 Historical Foundations
 Philosophical Foundations
 Social Foundations
 Psychological Foundations

2. PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF
CURRICULUM
PHILOSOPHY AND CURRICULUM

3. FOUR PHILOSOPHICAL FOUNDATIONS:
PERENNIALISM
 ESSENTIALISM
 PROGRESSIVISM
RECONSTRUCTIONISM

4.  PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
 BEHAVIORISM
 Ivan Pavlov(1849-1936)
 Edward Thorndike (1874-1949)
Law of Effect
Law of Exercise
Law of Readiness
 Burrhus Frederick Skinner (1900-1980)
 Albert Bandura(1925-present)

5. Behaviorism in the Classroom
 COGNITIVISM

6. THE INFORMATION PROCESSING
APPROACH
MEANINGFUL LEARNING

7. LEVELS OF COGNITIVE
DEVELOPMENT
Theory of Cognitive Development
 METACOGNITION

8.  CONSTRUCTIVISM
 HUMANISM

9.  Abraham Maslow
 Carl Rogers
 Arthur Comb

10.  Humanism in the
Classroom
 SOCIOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS OF
CURRICULUM

11. • Society and Curriculum
According To Burks(1998)
content is useful

12. The Changing Family Institution
and Curriculum
 Special Interest Groups and
Curriculum
 Knowledge that is Most Worth
Ornstein and Hunkins(1998)