TY - JOUR AU - Ranjitkar, Kiran Ram PY - 2021/02/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Understanding Primary Curriculum from Philosophical Perspectives JF - Interdisciplinary Research in Education JA - Interdisc. Res. Educ. VL - 5 IS - 1-2 SE - Articles DO - 10.3126/ire.v5i1-2.34734 UR - https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/ire/article/view/34734 SP - 47-56 AB - <p>This paper is an attempt to understand philosophy / ideology hidden behind the present primary education curriculum of Nepal. The study was based on analysis of written curriculum published by Government of Nepal, Curriculum Development Center, Sanothimi. I applied the conceptual content analysis approach for the purpose of this study. My literature review consisted of general philosophies namely idealism, naturalism, realism, pragmatism and existentialism&nbsp;&nbsp; and also educational philosophies such as perennialism, essentialism, progressivism and reconstructionism. Although the study focused on four elements, namely objectives, contents, teaching learning activities and evaluation process of curriculum, I made a brief analysis of aim, and contents of primary level as a whole. The current primary education curriculum is the mix of more than on philosophies emphasizing traditional ones, perennialism, and essentialism. I found negligible importance is given to critical components of learning therefore this component should be given more importance.</p> ER -