Objectives
1. To become familiar with the main theories of curriculum, and to discuss their implications;
2. To understand different possibilities of curriculum organization in the context of educational systems, at various levels of decision-making;
3. To analyze real cases of curriculum organization and management, at the macro, meso and micro levels, and to identify constraints and opportunities that influence it;
4. To discuss the role of curriculum organization and management in the promotion of educational achievement;
5. To explore scenarios of curriculum organization, supported by the analysis of real educational situations.
Syllabus
1. Curriculum theory - main concepts and approaches
1.1. Curriculum organization and related concepts - curriculum development, curriculum management, curriculum design, curriculum deliberation
1.2. Main approaches to Curriculum Theory (technical, practical, critical...)
1.3. Guiding principles and ways of putting curriculum organization and management into practice - adequacy, relevance, differentiation, integration
2. Curriculum organization in the context of educational policy
3. Levels of curriculum organization and management
4. Curricular dimensions of educational (under)achievement
5. Curriculum organization as a response to real educational situations
Teaching Methods
Analysis of practical cases of curriculum organization will be related to theories that can explain them. Students will comment on those cases with the instructor’s support and will be considered in the context of assessment. The semester will be organized in modules. Students will be assessed in all of them. Teaching will be supported by a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).
Bibliography
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Morgado, J. C., Viana, I. C. e Pacheco, J. A. (Orgs.) (2019), Currículo, inovação e flexibilização. Santo Tirso: De Facto Editores.
Pacheco, J. A. (2023). The curriculum of everything: understanding education and curriculum. UMinho Editora.
Priestley, M.; Alvunger, D.; Philippou, S.; and Soini, T. (Eds., 2021). Curriculum making in Europe: policy and practice within and across diverse contexts. Emerald Publishing.
Roldão, M. C. e Almeida, S. (2018). Gestão curricular para a autonomia de escolas e professores. Lisboa: ME/ DGE