1. Foundations of Curriculum Studies I MSVU Vikki Priddle July 4-12 What is Curriculum?

14. Moral Community: "Temple" Productive Organization: "Factory" Political Marketplace: "Town Meeting" Benefits Clear Authority Sense of Community Personal contact Ends control means Role models are available Sense of unity Power can be confronted Deep Consensus Given goals, clear measures of costs and benefits Impersonality of decision Technology is applicable Means can be optimized Deep Consensus Moral equality Changeability Responsiveness Broad Consensus Costs Castes develop: -- leaders vs followers -- in-group vs outcasts Domination Nepotism Stereotyping Suppression of dissent, variety Power disguised Narrow Consensus Disputability of Goals Alienation Avoidance of Ethical Issues Roles defined: planners, doers Narrow Consensus Power tends to dominate Instability Frivolousness Shallow Consensus