5. Course of study: Both the derivation (from the Latin currere, meaning “the running” and the
typical dictionary definition of the word “Curriculum,” “a course of study” or “set of courses,” lead to
view of curriculum as a series of courses that the student must get through. This view provides a basis
for one of the major metaphors the dominate thought in this field: the travel metaphor. According to this
metaphor, education is a journey with an intended destination. We will discuss this and other
metaphors shortly