session 2:theories and models
AIMS
- Identify and analyse curriculum theories, principles, ideologies and models
- Apply these models to practice
- Workshop assignment
recap: everything you know about curriculum
- Wander around the room having short conversation with at least three different people about curriculum
- You have two minutes of wandering time
- At the end of the two minutes, grab a pen and begin constructing a mind-map summarising The Curriculum
curriculum models...
the product or objectives model (Ralph Tyler, 1971). behaviourist..?
content model (paul hirst, 1974). instructivist
- A focus on what is taught
- The transmission of knowledge
- Founded on a belief in the need for knowledge in key areas of maths; physical science; knowledge of persons; literature and fine arts; morals, religion and philosophy
process model (stenhouse, 1975). Constructivist..?
situated model (lawton, 1985 and skilbeck, 1976). cognitivist..?
- Views the curriculum as the means by which we transmit our culture.
- The curriculum is seen as affected by the context in which it is delivered
- FIRST recognise the context
- THEN choose the most suitable of the models of curriculum design for that context
Ok, enough with the Talking already...
In pairs
- Pick a model
- Research the model and find:
- Examples to illustrate the key concepts
- Background on the academics
- Present findings
the curriculum as an instrument of socialisation and cultural dna transfer...
Centralised government-driven curriculum processes have been criticized as being “ahistorical and atheoretical, and as a result prone to difficult problems in its implementation”.
Some theorists look beyond curriculum as “simply as a collection of study plans, syllabi, and teaching subjects. Instead, the curriculum becomes the outcome of a process reflecting a political and societal agreement about the what, why, and how of education for the desired society of the future.”
Ref paraphrased: wikipedia accessed 2017
watch the video below and CONSIDER how this educational resource 'transmits culture'. Can you work out the context for this video?
think-pair-share-bounce
Can you think of any examples of similar 'cultural transfer' taking place in our curricula at college?
for your consideration...
The SPiral Model (Bruner 1960)
THE PRAXIS MODEL
watch the BLP video below. Consider the following:
Is this a curriculum model?
What skills are being transfered?
what are the advantages of these models?
society of the future!
supergroup task#1
In your super-group you represent a Utopian government who is 'future planning' and making decisions about how to shape society. You have been tasked with devising an educational curriculum that will promote 'the desired society of the future'. What will it look like?
- Refer to which curriculum models you wish to adopt
- Make reference to specific curriculum areas that will promote 'the desired society'
- How will you embed these areas in the curriculum
- You should consider the following topics: social cohesion, inclusion, sustainability, changing workplace, changing ideas about the individual and ICT
Handy references:
http://infed.org/mobi/curriculum-theory-and-practice/
http://www.brainboxx.co.uk/a3_aspects/pages/curriculummodels.htm
http://edglossary.org/hidden-curriculum/
http://thesecondprinciple.com/instructional-design/types-of-curriculum/
http://infed.org/mobi/curriculum-theory-and-practice/
http://www.brainboxx.co.uk/a3_aspects/pages/curriculummodels.htm
http://edglossary.org/hidden-curriculum/
http://thesecondprinciple.com/instructional-design/types-of-curriculum/