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National Curriculum of Pakistan & Curriculum Development Ideologies  In the study of curriculum development, "ideologies" represent the underlying belief systems that dictate what should be taught, why, and how.     In the B.Ed level course context, understanding these discourses allows future teachers to decode the " hidden " and " explicit " goals of the National Curriculum of Pakistan (NCP) . 1. Major Curriculum Development Ideologies (Schiro’s Framework) Based on the work of Michael Stephen Schiro , there are four primary discourses: A. Scholar Academic Ideology Purpose: To preserve and extend the academic disciplines (Physics, History, Maths, etc.). Knowledge: Knowledge is seen as objective " truth " discovered by scholars. Pedagogy: Teachers act as " mini-scholars " or mediators who transmit the discipline's content and way of thinking to students. View of the Learner: The student is a " vessel " to be filled...