Study of Curriculum Based on the Ideology of Religious Orthodoxy Emphasizing the View of Eisner

Abstract

The present paper is the result of a qualitative study which is performed using Burdi model
and descriptive-analytic method. The main objective is to examine the curriculum based on
religious orthodoxy ideology with an emphasis on Eisner's perspective. The required data
were collected through note taking at library, and then were analyzed using the
above methods. To realize the study objective, the conceptualization of the term religious
orthodoxy was done and then using the obtained data, its different common concepts were
extracted. Then, according to Eisner perspectives about the ideology of the curriculum in
general and religious orthodoxy ideology in particular, the role of religious orthodoxy
ideology was examined in the curriculum. The main elements of the curriculum including
objectives, content, teaching and evaluation methods in various common ideologies called
religious orthodoxy were compared. Findings show that faith in God and importance of
revelation in determining the content, training objectives and methods are common in
curriculum based on the ideology of religious orthodoxy. The observed differences is in
different religious acts.