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Curriculum theorising: examining the middle ground of curriculum
Harris, Catherine
Harris, Catherine
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Using current data, this article examines the ways in which teachers enact new curriculum prior to classroom implementation. This is new and important research as few, if any, studies have further explored what Goodson termed the ‘middle ground’ of curriculum (1994). This article locates the middle ground of curriculum between the high ground of curriculum (the formal construction of the written curriculum) and its ground-level implementation in the classroom. A model of the middle ground of curriculum that helps us to understand curriculum change processes from the perspective of those most affected by them – teachers – is subsequently proposed.
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classroom pedagogy, curriculum design, curriculum implementation, curriculum models, history syllabus
Date
2005
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Journal article
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Curriculum and Teaching
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20
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2
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81-96
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