ABSTRACT
The issue of curriculum occupies a central position in an educational system. The most basic and broad project in educational reform in contemporary China is curriculum reform, which calls for serious curriculum research. The process of curriculum research is a process of seeking curriculum wisdom embodied in the true, the good, and the beautiful and of understanding curriculum history, reality, and process. To be in quest of curriculum wisdom and curriculum theory is our vocation as Chinese curriculum scholars. Therefore, this chapter intends to make a historical reflection of ancient curriculum wisdom, depict a comprehensive picture of the development of curriculum studies in the 20th century, and look ahead to the prospect of curriculum theory in contemporary China.
