EL ESTUDIO DE LAS POLÍTICAS CURRICULARES: antecedentes, desarrollo, definiciones y marcos de análisis.

The purpose of this paper was to analyze the history and development of curriculum policy as a field of study, as well as its definitions and delimitations. This paper also proposed two curriculum policy approaches inspired by the policy analysis cycle created by Harold Laswell. This work pinpointed the evolution and development of curriculum policy concepts since it appeared in a publication in the mid-50s. The importance of adopting more precise definitions of the concept which take into consideration the different kinds of existing curriculum policies is stressed. The paper ended with the presentation of two curriculum policy analysis approaches based on the policy analysis cycle that might complement other approaches used in the study of curriculum policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]