Магистратура
2021/2022
Теория содержания образования
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Статус:
Курс по выбору (Педагогическое образование)
Направление:
44.04.01. Педагогическое образование
Кто читает:
Институт образования
Где читается:
Институт образования
Когда читается:
2-й курс, 1, 2 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Смирнова Наталья Викторовна
Прогр. обучения:
Педагогическое образование
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
5
Контактные часы:
30
Course Syllabus
Abstract
The course will teach you how to apply curriculum development theories to evaluate and improve the curriculum of an educational institution. While as a teacher you might consider theories to be unnecessary and too far from to you immediate teaching needs and concerns (micro level), you will see how big picture views on what counts as education generated from the curriculum development theories (macro level) can genuinely, unexpectedly, and significantly inform your teaching practices. For example, together we will explore a) how your curriculum meets (or does not?) the educational goals of the Russian Federation, b) if/how it meets (or does not?) the ‘international’ standards in education (and who sets these standards?), and c) how you would change (or would not?) your curriculum and why. By engaging in critical thinking, you will become a reflective, professionally knowledgeable, and inquiring expert who is able to demonstrate leadership and bring about changes in education.
Learning Objectives
- In the context of significant changes in geopolitics, economic development, technological advancements globally. The pressure on educational institutions to meet the societal expectations is unprecedentedly high. As a result, schools and universities need not only react fast to the changes but be proactive. Teachers need to be able to apply curriculum knowledge and engage in thoughtful leadership in making curriculum related decisions. The course is designed to provide master students with the theoretical knowledges to become perceptive and inquiring educators. The participants will learn theories behind the curriculum development, recognize philosophical, sociological, psychological, and pedagogical orientations in ‘education’ to better understand problems and how they can be approached. The key curriculum questions that we will address are: what counts as ‘knowledge’? Why? How do curriculum frameworks emerge, and which is best? Why? We will explore a) how your curriculum meets (or does not?) the educational goals of the Russian Federation, b) if/how it meets (or does not?) the ‘international’ standards in education (and who sets these standards?), and c) how you would change (or would not?) your curriculum and why.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate analytical understanding of the relationship among the four components – curriculum, teacher, students, and context
- develop an understanding how to shift from being the teacher as a curriculum doer as a curriculum leader
- evaluate your curriculum at a national level (the set of subjects that children must study in one country) and an international level (the subjects studied in a school, college, and what each subject includes).
- participate in curriculum inquiry through participation in professional discourse
- use theories to examine philosophical, historical, sociological, psychological, and political orientations in curriculum development
Course Contents
- What is curriculum and the field of curriculum studies
- What counts as knowledge?
- Curriculum as content and product
- Curriculum as Process and Development
- Curriculum development, change, and control. The politicization of the school curriculum
- Curriculum evaluation. National and ‘international’ standards in education
Assessment Elements
- Class participationBy actively participating in each seminar, you earn a pass. By actively participating in ALL seminars, you earn 30% of class participation. There will also be three assessed activities.
- ExamCurriculum evaluation team project. Assessment criteria will be circulated during the course.
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- The Primary Curriculum : Learning from International Perspectives, edited by Linda Hargreaves, and Janet Moyles, Taylor & Francis Group, 1998. ProQuest Ebook Central,
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Key concepts for understanding curriculum, Marsh, C. J., 2009