Researchers (Morris & Hamm, 1976; Ellis, 2004; Beauchamp, 1982) state in their research that, although the curriculum theory literature provides inconsistent definitions, school districts and scholars emerging in the study of curriculum reach some consensus on its definition. In this regard, our initial research question arises from examining whether the Oxford English Dictionary's definition of curriculum proves sufficient in providing a detailed justification of the term or whether it merely scratches the surface of the age-old discussion of why there is a such controversy centered around the variation in the meaning of curriculum theory? Having a Latin origin equivalent to that of a course or career, Ellis (2004) records the Oxford English Dictionary definition of curriculum as "a course: specifically, a regular course of study or training, as in a school or university" (p..