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The curriculum: developing powerful knowledge and creative know-how

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posted on 2023-06-09, 22:23 authored by Brian Hudson, Chris Shelton
The nature of the term ‘curriculum’ is complex, multi-layered and contested, being “conceived differently at different times by different scholars working in different countries and regions, working in different institutional settings with differing demands: universities, governments, schools, and corporations”. However, it is also a multi-layered concept that can be seen to be operating at a number of levels i.e. the policy level, the programmatic level and the classroom level. The policy level operates at the intersection between schooling, culture and society and defines the purposes and expectations of schools. This chapter focuses primarily on the policy level and describes the complex and multi-layered nature of the curriculum at the foreground of human thinking. Recent curriculum policy in England since 2010 has involved a strong political steer towards a so-called knowledge-rich or knowledge-based curriculum. The national core curriculum provides a uniform foundation for local curricula, thus enhancing equality in education throughout the country.

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  • Published

Publisher

Routledge

Page range

141-153

Pages

324.0

Book title

Education system design: foundations, policy options and consequences

Place of publication

Abingdon, Oxon

ISBN

9780367203771

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  • Education Publications

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  • Yes

Editors

Sarah Younie, Marilyn Leask, Brian Hudson

Legacy Posted Date

2020-12-09

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