1. Knowledge and the New Zealand curriculum 'refresh'.
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McPhail, Graham, Ormond, Barbara, and Siteine, Alexis
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CURRICULUM ,CURRICULUM planning ,TEACHING ,LEARNING ,EDUCATION research ,EDUCATION - Abstract
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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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