The Curriculum in Knowledge Society

Authors

  • Abad Ernesto Parada-Trujillo Author Colegio Militar General Francisco de Paula Santander
  • William Rodrigo Avendaño-Castro Author Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander

Keywords:

Research on curriculum, culture, knowledge society, education

Abstract

This study analyzes the concept of a curriculum and its relationship to what is knownas knowledge society, cultural reproduction and cognition. The theoretic concept ofa curriculum is framed, and its main role underlined: to reproduce culture as thebasis of cognition of individuals. The study analyzes the implications of a knowledgesociety as well as some of its characteristics in order to find a common ground betweencurriculum, culture and information society. Additionally, the study exploresthe principles and postulates of Reuven Feurenstein’s theory of structural cognitivemodifiability (SCM) and its impact on the principles of limiting the concept of curriculum.It concludes that a subject’s culture is the practical ground on which toconstruct cognitive processes founded on information. Knowledge society must offereducation the relevant context to which to adapt the curriculum in order to answerto today’s society and respond to the needs of students.

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Author Biographies

Abad Ernesto Parada-Trujillo, Colegio Militar General Francisco de Paula Santander

Coordinador del Colegio Militar General Francisco de Paula Santander, Cúcuta (Col)

William Rodrigo Avendaño-Castro, Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander

Profesor adscrito a la Facultad de Ciencias Empresariales de la Universidad Francisco de Paula Santander.

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Published

2013-04-04

How to Cite

Parada-Trujillo, A. E., & Avendaño-Castro, W. R. (2013). The Curriculum in Knowledge Society. Educación Y Educadores, 16(1). Retrieved from https://educacionyeducadores.unisabana.edu.co/index.php/eye/article/view/2006

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Educational theory

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