N THIS CHAPTER WE TAKE A FOCUSED LOOK at curriculum and pedagogy.
In an important sense, pedagogy is the overarching concept;
it refers broadly to the deliberate process of cultivating development
within a given culture and society. From this point of
view, pedagogy has three basic components: (1) curriculum, or
the content of what is being taught; (2) methodology, or the way
in which teaching is done; and (3) techniques for socializing children
in the repertoire of cognitive and affective skills required for
successful functioning in society that education is designed to
promote.