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Culture, Communication and the Curriculum - EDST5453
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Fee Band:   (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

This course considers the relationship between culture, communication and the curriculum in a range of educational contexts. It focuses on diverse cultural conceptualizations of what constitutes knowledge and how it is communicated through curriculum, as well as notions of effective teaching as underpinned by various individual epistemological beliefs, social attitudes and cultural values. As particular emphasis is placed on curriculum ideology and theory, the course will provide students with analytic tools to develop a framework for understanding a culture of curriculum by undertaking a project in this area. Teaching as a cultural activity, notions of effort versus ability, explicit/implicit instruction, and achievement are also examined in diverse settings.


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