EDU5CPP Big Ideas in Curriculum Policies and Community Audience

This investigative article is to be written for a community audience. It uses curriculum theories, policies and pedagogies to critically analyse one myth to provide research informed ways of thinking otherwise about the myth. The article uses recent peer reviewed literature, critically analyses the literature and reports justifiable and alternative perspectives to the myth.

1. Identify and explain a myth/area of investigation related to curriculum, policy, or pedagogy. The myth should be current, debatable (i.e., has different viewpoints), research informed, researchable, and able to be managed within the assessment requirements. (See the LMS Week 1 and the online text by Tait [2013] for examples of myths).

2. Explain how the myth/area of investigation has local, regional, state or national/international significance.

3. Investigate and critically analyse the myth by identifying 3-5 different viewpoints related to curriculum, policy and/or pedagogies (must be referenced using recent (past 7 years) and relevant literature).

4. The myth-busting investigative article is written for an informed community audience. It must be scholarly and use peer reviewed literature and conceptual ideas, and express these in accessible language.

5. Address the assessment criteria.