From Reproachment to Rapprochement: International Research Trends in Curriculum, Knowledge, and Society

Session Type: Invited Speaker Session

Abstract

Papers in this session present a series of cutting-edge arguments about curriculum, knowledge, and society from international perspectives. They explore the nature and prevalence of key challenges facing the academic field of curriculum, arguing that, in addition to reproachment of governments for performativity, we should move toward rapprochement between policymakers and academics. The first two papers theorize the interconnections and inseparability of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, providing a theoretical context for the examples of curriculum practice that are part of the third and fourth papers. The third paper argues for a historical perspective on history curriculum knowledge, and the fourth uses case studies of plurilingual learning contexts to explore the effects of context on language curriculum and performance. Papers address research trends and discuss important areas for continuing and future curriculum research.

Sub Unit

• British Educational Research Association - BERA / British Educational Research Association

Papers

• Knowledge, Democracy, and the Curriculum: Pragmatism Beyond Scientism - Gert J. Biesta, Brunel University

• Knowledge and the Message Systems of Curriculum - Dominic Wyse, Institute of Education - London

• The Historical Thinking Movement: Historical Origins and Contemporary Trajectories - Tim Keirn, California State University - Long Beach

• Multilingual Education for All: Empowering Nondominant Languages and Cultures Through Multilingual Curriculum Development - Carol Benson, Teachers College, Columbia University; Itziar Elorza, University of the Basque Country

Discussants

• Jessica Zacher Pandya, California State University - Long Beach

• Dominic Wyse, Institute of Education - London