The Curriculum Theory Project represents the efforts of LSU faculty to participate in the future of curriculum theory nationally and internationally, to enhance the doctoral program of curriculum and instruction, and to carry forward the college and University mission to be a leader in educational thought.

Curriculum theory is a field of scholarly inquiry that endeavors to understand curriculum across the academic disciplines. In contrast to only focus on teaching strategies within single teaching fields, curriculum theory aspires to understand the overall educational significance of the curriculum, focusing especially upon interdisciplinary themes as well as the relations among curriculum, the individual, and society.

Through a variety of events each academic year, faculty focus attention on those issues that define the scholarly and public conversations regarding curriculum. Distinguished visitors, invitational conferences, faculty and student exchanges, and occasional publications provide unusual opportunities for those students and faculty who wish to study the significance of curriculum debates both nationally and internationally.