A method for evaluating the basic philosophies of teachers through their attitude toward curriculum

Problem. The two-fold purpose of this study was to develop and validate an attitude inventory which would measure a teacher's philosophy through his attitude toward curriculum and to demonstrate its uses. Two major hypotheses were investigated: (1) between the two extremes of philosophy there is a common ground, eclecticism, a philosophy of its own; (2) basic philosophies of teachers can be tested by taking inventories of their attitudes toward curriculum. Three minor hypotheses were also investigated: (1) there are differences between the philosophies of teachers as individuals and as groups; (2) the philosophy of the teacher is influenced by the institution in which he was trained; (3) the philosophy of the teacher is influenced by his experiences. [...]