自一九七ｏ年代之後，課程史逐漸被視為一個重要的學術研究領域，然而，其作為課程研究理論依據的一部分，和哲學、心理學與社會學相較，在概念和方法論方面仍缺乏深入與系統性的探討。為能更清晰地認識課程史研究的本質，以作為評鑑各類課程史研究之良窳的依據，本研究進行課程史研究的歷史回顧，同時歸納出重要的議題進行探討。本研究主要分為五部分，包括西方課程史研究的興起與發展、課程史研究的範疇、美國課程史研究取向的歷史轉折與課程史研究的重要問題探討，5.啟示與展望。

The history of curricula increasingly came to be viewed as an important area for scholarship and research in 1970. However, curriculum history as a part of curriculum theory still lacked an exposition of concepts and methodology deeply and systematically, compared with philosophy, psychology and sociology. In order to understand the nature of curriculum history research, the article analyzed historical development of curriculum history research through literature review. In addition, this paper also discussed the important issues of curriculum history research based previous literature.
This article was divided into the following five parts. First, the rise and development of curriculum history research are analyzed. Second, the scope was explored. Third, the historical shift in America was examined. Fourth, the important issues were discussed. Finally, this article presented some implications and prospects.