Curriculum Analysis: Theory, Criteria and Findings

Abstract

In this chapter, firstly an introduction to the pre-vocational education programs in several countries in the world will be carried out, with the purpose of laying a foundation for the selection of the curriculum analysis theory. Secondly the curriculum analysis theory for this investigation will be chosen based on the analysis of career development theories and curriculum theories; the selection will take into consideration of the characteristics of the investigated subjects. The selected curriculum analysis theory will then be developed and deduced into concrete analysis criteria, according to which the corresponding curriculum plans will be analysed with the content analysis method. Lastly the results of the curriculum analysis will be compared and presented, upon which some basic comparisons and interpretations will be carried out.