Education is an outgrowth of what a given society views the nature of the world to be. The defining characteristics of any academic system are merely a reflection of society's paradigm of itself and its neighbors. A belief in the personal capacity of people and commitment to embracing human agency is also an outgrowth of paradigm. Curriculum built upon the belief in human capacity will challenge learners to engage the world in a meaningful fashion. A "curriculum of belief" will value the ideas and insights of learners and use them as catalysts for further student growth and evolution. A "curriculum of belief" is a pedagogy firmly committed to the notion that learners possess the capacity to assess reality for themselves taking responsibility for where their path to discovery takes them.
Excerpt:
Adams, R (2008) Education, Experience and the Cultivation of Human Agency.
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