Designing a Curriculum Based on Four Purposes: Let Mathematics Speak for Itself

Autor/inn/en	Lyakhova, Sofya; Joubert, Marie; Capraro, Mary Margaret; Capraro, Robert M.
Titel	Designing a Curriculum Based on Four Purposes: Let Mathematics Speak for Itself
Quelle	In: Journal of Curriculum Studies, 51 (2019) 4, S.513-529 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Lyakhova, Sofya) ORCID (Joubert, Marie) ORCID (Capraro, Mary Margaret) ORCID (Capraro, Robert M.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-0272
DOI	10.1080/00220272.2019.1594389
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Design; Mathematics Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Foreign Countries; Student Development; Creativity; Citizenship; Ethics; Student Welfare; Self Efficacy; Expertise; Mathematical Models; Mathematical Logic; Knowledge Level; Skill Development; United Kingdom (Wales) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lehrplangestaltung; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Ausland; Kreativität; Staatsbürgerschaft; Ethik; Studentenseelsorge; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Expert appraisal; Mathematical model; Mathematisches Modell; Mathematical logics; Mathematische Logik; Wissensbasis; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	Trends in curriculum reform recognise the need to develop skills and competencies in addition to specifying what knowledge should be taught and when. However, a balance between skills and knowledge is sometimes difficult to achieve. In this paper which takes mathematics as the focus, we consider reform currently underway in Wales, from the perspective of a 'knowledge approach' and from the perspective of the "Successful Futures" report which is, we argue, driven more by a skills approach at the heart of which are 'four purposes': developing young people as "ambitious, capable learners"; "enterprising, creative contributors"; "ethical, informed citizens"; and "healthy, confident individuals." Our interest is in the contribution that mathematics makes to the four purposes; and contribution that the four purposes make (or do not make) to the development of a school mathematics curriculum. After outlining the background and context, the paper consults literature and experts to consider what mathematics is and how the learning of mathematics can be seen to fulfil the four purposes. The study contributes to understanding the difficulties of re-contextualising school subjects from the academic disciplines and proposes that operating with a curriculum driven by big ideas or overarching statements places higher demands on teacher knowledge. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01