Models of the curriculum-instruction Relationships
Definitions of the two terms are valuable but can obscure the interdependence of these two systems. They may be recognized as two entities, but like conjoined twins, one may not function without the other. That the relationship between the “what” and the “how” of education is not easily determined can be seen several different models of this relationship. For lack of better terminology, the following labels are coined for these models (1) dualistic model, (2) interlocking model, (3) concentric model, and (4) cyclical model.