General description
Optional course in Specialization in Education, Teaching and Learning Environment.
Learning outcomes
The student
- deepens her/his understanding of curriculum theory by discussing the national, cultural, historical and philosophical contexts of curricula and different curriculum traditions
- understands curriculum as an organisational and intellectual centrepiece of teaching
- can analyse and critically evaluate curriculum texts
- recognises the influences of curriculum traditions and policy flows on curriculum thought and practice
Contents
The course discusses the historical, theological, political, academic, and economic underpinnings of curriculum thought in Finnish and global contexts.
Teaching methods
| Teaching method | Contact | Online |
| Lectures | 20 h | 0 h |
| Independent work | 115 h | 0 h |
Modes of study
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
- Degree Programme Students
- Other Students
- Open University Students
- Doctoral Students
- Exchange Students
Evaluation
Numeric 1-5.Study materials
Autio, T. 2006. Subjectivity, curriculum, and society. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (with chapters to be determined during the course)
Hau-fai Law, E. & Nieveen, N. (Eds.) 2010. Schools as Curriculum Agencies. Sense Publishers. (with chapters to be determined during the course)
Pinar, W. 2011. The Character of Curriculum Studies. Bildung, Currere and the Recurring Questions of the Subject. Palgrave, MacMillan.
Ropo, E. & Autio, T. (Eds.) 2009. International Conversations on Curriculum Studies. Sense Publishers. (with chapters to be determined during the course)
Westbury, I., Hopmann, S. & Riquarts, K. 2000. Teaching as a reflective practice: The German didaktik tradition. (with chapters to be determined during the course)
Other material to be determined during the course.
Belongs to following study modules
2018–2019
