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Shapiro, A. (2013). A theory and practice of curriculum. In B. J. Irby, G., Brown, R. Lara-Alecio, & S. Jackson (Eds.), The handbook of educational theories (pp. 307-315). Information Age Publishing.
Chapter 27 offers history and context to curriculum development in today’s schools. The following chapter (also by Shapiro) on constructivist curriculum is also valuable information worth reading (Chapter 28, pp. 317-328), though this chapter is optional.

McBean, T. R., & Feinberg, J. R. (2020). Critically examining virtual history curriculum. The Journal of Social Studies Research, 44(1), 61–76.
A critical evaluation of online U.S. History curriculum in the Georgia Virtual School.

Conrad, B., Moroye, C. M., & Uhrmacher, P. B. (2015). Curriculum disruption: A vision for new practices in teaching and learning. Current Issues in Education, 18(3), 1–19.
This critique offers an innovative lesson planning approach based on John Dewey’s view of aesthetic experience.

Shalem, Y., De Clercq, F., Steinberg, C., & Koornhof, H. (2018). Teacher autonomy in times of standardised lesson plans: The case of a primary school language and mathematics intervention in South Africa. Journal of Educational Change, 19(2), 205–222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10833-018-9318-3
This paper explores the potential and limitations of standards-based lessons. The authors make three recommendations for supporting teachers to exercise autonomy while following standardized lesson expectations.

Morris, R. C., & Hamm, R. (1976, January). Toward a curriculum theory. Association for Supervision, Curriculum Development, 299-300.
This brief article explains the characteristics of curriculum theory.

Wilson, L. O. (2020). Types of curriculum. The Second Principle.
This webpage is a great resource for reading about the different kinds of curriculum you will want to consider. There is a useful chart identifying different types of curriculum and a broad definition of curriculum.

Smith, M. (2018, June 4). What is curriculum? Exploring theory and practice. infed.
Infed is a non-profit space for exploring education. This blog is written by the editor and offers a clear synthesis of curriculum theories. There are also numerous curriculum theorists cited for those who wish to go deeper into this topic.