ABSTRACT
The history of the curriculum began to attract attention from historians of education in Britain in the 1960s and 1970s, and the newly formed UK History of Education Society showed interest in this area in its conferences and journals. Ivor Goodson's notion of curriculum history drew more broadly on ideas in the new social history, the sociology and politics of the curriculum and his own experiences as a student and teacher. These influences came together in the key work School Subjects and Curriculum Change (1982) and in his Falmer Press book series. In the longer term, Goodson's contribution was to generate a uniquely rich literature base, and a high point for the study of curriculum history that stands up well in changing times.
