10-Jan-2017 Curriculum Studies (1) The starting point of any curriculum is the present state of the child, where the child is at the moment. Allopathy, Homeopathy, and Naturopathy aims are the same, but Process is different. These are based on the paradigm. It is applicable to the curriculum also. but the treatment to the curriculum. Curriculum paradigms/Approaches/Model: (Epistemic Analysis) 1) Curriculum as Managerial/Technical paradigm 2) Process-oriented (or) Constructivist model 3) critical or praxeological model 4) Transformative or Emancipatory model (Emphasis is different between these all models) --- 1)Managerial/Technical Approach: - This is all about Product orientation (Completion of the syllabus as a goal). It is a factory model. The curriculum is done with managerial things/values that are - Planning (Paying down objectives) - Organization (Rules, Regulations, Training, hierarchy, Distribution of roles, etc.) -Performance measurement (Evaluation Assessment) - Control...