Notes on the Curriculum Field 1978

in this way: have the that to justify its continued existence, research in curriculum will have to do more than increase our comprehension of realities. It may also have to create new possibilities, if it and public education are to survive. Comprehension is a good first step toward improvement, but it is not enough.'I In this paper I wish to discuss the history of Professor Walker's disquieting feeling by sketching briefly the recent history of the field. In so doing I will underscore the ideas curricular possibilities and improvement as these have been understood in