Curriculum infusion is an educational approach that uses real-life issues as the context for teaching academic skills and knowledge. It is sometimes called curriculum integration.
Fogarty (1991) proposes 10 models of curriculum integration:
These models represent a range of options: from integration within single disciplines to integration across several disciplines to integration that occurs within the mind of the learner.
Drake (1993) provides three frameworks for curriculum integration:
SUGGESTED READING:
Beane, J.A. (1992, November). Creating an integrative curricululm: Making the connections. NASSP Bulletin, 76(547), 46-54.
Drake, S.M. (1991, October). How our team dissolved the boundaries. Educational Leadership, 49(2), 20-22.
Fogarty, R. (Ed.) (1993). Integrating the curricula: A collection. Palatine, IL: IRI/Skylight Publishing.
Hansen, J.M. (1993, December). Teaching life concerns to kids who don't care. NASSP Bulletin, 77(557), 46-50.
Harter, P.D., & Gehrke, N.J. (1989, Fall). Integrative curriculum: A kaleidoscope of alternatives. Educational Horizons, 68(1), 12-17.
Jacobs, H.H. (Ed.). (1989). Interdisciplinary curriculum: Design and implementation. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
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