Models of Curriculum Integration

Abstract

The notion of curriculum integration is not\rnew. Dewey and Kilpatrick advocated forms\rof integration early in the century (Vars, 1991).\rMore recently, however, educational theorists\rhave been advocating curriculum integration\rfor a number of reasons. The challenge\rhas been for those who attempt to put theory\rinto practice. The purpose of this paper is to\rdefine curriculum integration, discuss selected\rresearch related to curriculum integration,\rpresent several curriculum models for integration,\rand discuss some of the implications\rcurricu