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Curriculum Studies in the Lifelong Learning Sector Curriculum Studies in the Lifelong Learning Sector Jonathan Tummons Firstpublishedin2009byLearningMattersLtd Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrieval system,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical, photocopying,recording,orotherwise,withoutpriorpermissioninwritingfrom LearningMatters. (cid:1) 2009JonathanTummons BritishLibraryCataloguinginPublicationData ACIPrecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. ISBN:9781844451937 TherightofJonathanTummonstobeidentifiedastheauthorofthisworkhasbeen assertedbyhiminaccordancewiththeCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988. CoverdesignbyTopics–TheCreativePartnership ProjectmanagementbyDeerParkProductions,Tavistock,Devon TypesetbyPDQTypesettingLtd,NewcastleunderLyme PrintedandboundinGreatBritainbyBell&BainLtd,Glasgow LearningMatters 33SouthernhayEast ExeterEX11NX Tel:01392215560 [email protected] www.learningmatters.co.uk Contents The author vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 1 Defining curriculum 3 2 Conceptualising the curriculum 15 3 Shaping the curriculum 27 4 Planning, sequencing and delivering the curriculum 40 5 Evaluating the curriculum 54 6 Curriculum, learning and knowledge 67 7 A universal curriculum? Every Child Matters, and education for sustainable development 80 8 The accessible curriculum 93 Afterword 105 Index 107 v The author JonathanTummonshasworkedinhighereducationsince1995,whenhefirstbeganteach- ing at the University of Leeds. He took up a post as senior lecturer in education at the University of Teesside after six years as a lecturer in teacher education in the FE sector. As a consultant, he has contributed to programmes for schools broadcast by Channel 4. Jonathan is currently completing an ESRC-funded PhD at the University of Lancaster, researching the assessment of trainee teachers in the learning and skills sector. As well aspublishingarticlesinvariousjournalsandeditedcollections,heistheauthorofAssessing LearningintheLifelongLearningSectorandBecomingaProfessionalTutorintheLifelong LearningSector, bothpublishedby Learning Matters. vii Acknowledgements I should like to thank a small number of people who have helped methink and talk about thingsatdifferenttimes:PaulAshwin,JohnAston,LizAtkins,SuzanneBlake,JaneBrooke, JudyHallam,MaryHamilton,GaynorMount,KevinOrr,NenaSkrbic,SueWallace.I’dalso liketosaythankstomyBAEducationandTrainingstudents,whohavemadeTuesdaynights atLeedsThomasDanbyaparticularpleasureformethisacademicyear.Thanksarealsodue to Julia Morris.And especially Jo,AlexandEleanor. I should also like to thank the following for permission given to reproduce material in this book:Professor StephenBall;SagePublications Ltd;Taylor and FrancisBooksLtd. Everyefforthasbeenmadetotracethecopyrightholdersandtoobtaintheirpermissionfor the use of copyright material. The publisher and author will gladly receive information enabling them to rectify any erroror omissioninsubsequent editions. ix
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