Moving with the Goalposts
Carrying out curriculum research in a period of constant change
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11159907 |
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| Authors | Carrie Paechter (0000-0003-3050-5571, The Open University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-37 |
| Publication date | 2000-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | British Educational Research Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0141-1926 • E-ISSN: 1469-3518 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/014119200109499 |
| OpenAlex | W2007470820 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article reviews the author's experiences as an educational researcher working in a period of constant structural, curriculum and policy change. The author argues that, although the changing national context significantly altered the focus and conduct of the research, it is still possible to remain true to at least some of one's original aims, providing that both the researcher and the research planned are flexible and that reflexivity is built into the methodologies used. Flexibility regarding researcher role and the foci of both data collection and analysis are particularly important in this context. The analysis is illustrated with examples from two funded projects: one concerned with the planning and assessment of interdisciplinary course work projects and the other with power and gender relations in the negotiation of the design and technology curriculum
Context (archaeology) · Curriculum · Curriculum development · Engineering ethics · Flexibility (engineering) · Management · Negotiation · Pedagogy · Period (music) · Political science · Power (physics) · Public relations · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Work (physics) · Engineering · Innovative Education and Learning Practices · Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration · Teacher Education and Leadership Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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