Curriculum integration in the senior secondary school. A case study in a national assessment context.

Autor/in	McPhail, Graham
Titel	Curriculum integration in the senior secondary school. A case study in a national assessment context.
Quelle	In: Journal of curriculum studies, 50 (2018) 1, S. 56-76Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; gedruckt; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272; 1366-5839
DOI	10.1080/00220272.2017.1386234
Schlagwörter	Sekundarschule; Gymnasium; Fachwissen; Lehr-Lern-Forschung; Curriculumentwicklung
Abstract	This paper considers curriculum integration in the secondary school context and investigates the claims made that it can enhance learning outcomes for students. I argue that curriculum integration should be utilized not as a main means of curricular delivery but as a supplementary opportunity to put disciplinary knowledge to use in certain, well-planned contexts. In other words, disciplinary learning comes first and is then deepened through application in an interdisciplinary context. This argument is illustrated through a case study of a new '21st Century' secondary school where interdisciplinarity is a cornerstone of the school's philosophy. Methods for the study included weekly observations, interviews, focus groups and a survey. I conclude by suggesting that teachers require further time and assistance to develop programmes and evaluative criteria to ensure learning moves beyond thematically generated common sense knowledge, towards interdisciplinary insights.
Erfasst von	IPN - Leibniz-Institut für die Pädagogik der Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik an der Universität Kiel
Update	2018/2