A Reflection on Curriculum Development with an emphasis on Eisner's View: An outdated or an up to date mission

Curriculum fields does not enjoy a stable professional identity. The uncertainty is rooted in the controversial nature of the missions surrounding the field. One controversy deals with the question of whether curriculum is part of the competencies expected from a curriculum specialists? or the historical evolution of the field has shed doubt on this supposedly clear function. The fact of the matter is that there no longer exists a consensus among curriculum scholars in this respect. The author has identified two contrasting views regarding this traditional mission which calls for further study and scruting. One group who totally reject this traditional mission are called reconceptualists. The second position is a more complex and intricate one which has been propagated by Elliot Eisner. The author contends that no concise formulation of the second position is yet been suggested. The position thus referred to embraces an innovative and novel approach to this conventional mission. Explication of this position is the main intention pursued in this article. The formulation presented here is gathered through a speculative inquiry approach. This position entails an integration on modernist and postmodernist views to curriculum.