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Knowledge and the New Zealand curriculum ‘refresh’

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ID21345786
AuthorsGraham McPhail (0000-0002-9061-6575, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, corresponding author), Barbara Ormond (0000-0002-4412-6460, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand), Alexis Siteine (0000-0002-9508-6307, Faculty of Education and Social Work, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)
Year2023
Volume55
Issue5
Pages509-526
Publication date2023-09-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Curriculum Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-0272 • E-ISSN: 1366-5839
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00220272.2023.2256010
OpenAlexW4386889116
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited41

This paper examines the extent to which there has been a shift towards disciplinary knowledge in recently developed curriculum documents in New Zealand and evaluates whether a new ‘Understand, Know, Do’ structure for the curriculum has the potential to facilitate coherent design of teaching programmes and ‘deep learning’. Using a social realist lens, Bernsteinian theories on knowledge structures and recontextualization, and the principles of a Curriculum Design Coherence Model, the analysis identifies instances of both conceptual coherence and epistemic confusion which raises questions about the underlying principles upon which the curriculum documents are being developed

Coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) · Confusion · Curriculum · Curriculum development · Curriculum mapping · Curriculum theory · Discipline · Emergent curriculum · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies · Engineering · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching

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Citations per year3
Citation span2024 - 2026 (3)
Citation velocitycurrent
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