ABSTRACT
The theme in this chapter of the book is curriculum study and aspects of educational research as a form of applied science. It explains the sense in which it seems to be imperative that teaching should be firmly entrusted to teachers. There are two main aspects in view of the centrality of teachers in the teaching enterprise. The first, that the individual teacher's judgement in the decision-making should play a very large part in curriculum decisions relating to particular classrooms, and by extension that teachers within a school should play a prominent part in school curriculum planning. Secondly, that, as a consequence, teachers should be thoroughly initiated into curriculum theory, but in a specific manner that does not necessarily closely resemble what goes on in many current teacher preparation or in-service programmes. If teachers are to make sound judgements then they need to have a set of very clear educational concepts and cannot reasonably rely on directions from experts.
