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Professor of educational administration at the University of Chicago, Franklin Bobbitt played a leading role during the first three decades of the twentieth century in establishing curriculum as a field of specialization within the discipline of education.
John Franklin Bobbitt (February 16, 1876 near English, Indiana – March 7, 1956 in Shelbyville, Indiana) was an American educationist, a university professor and a writer. A representative of the efficiency minded thinkers , he specialized in the field of the curriculum .
Dec 3, 2014 · Franklin Bobbit (1876-1956) Bobbit posits that the organization and sequencing of learning objectives and activities should be undertaken only after a thorough clarification of instructional tasks and activities. He perceives the curriculum as a scientific discipline that prioritizes the needs of the students.
Jul 24, 2015 · Learn about Franklin Bobbitt, one of the founders of curriculum development based on objectives and learning experiences. He was influenced by science and behaviorism and advocated for community involvement in curriculum design.
Explore the life and times of legendary curriculum developer Franklin Bobbitt and learn his views on how to make a curriculum.
Franklin Bobbitt was one of those dedicated to the construction of a science of education and, more than most, concerned himself with the application of scientific principles to the practical problems of schooling. How To Make a Curriculum,8 published in 1924, is an effort to demonstrate how such principles could be used intelligently
Philip W. Jackson Shifting Visions of the Curriculum: Notes on the Aging of Franklin Bobbitt, The Elementary School Journal 75 (Oct 2015): 118–133.
