Curriculum and Culture in Secondary Schools

• • Schools, policy and neo-liberal reform
  • Accountability & performativity
  • Markets & school choice
  • Competition & reforming school practices
  • Educational experiences (3): cultural diversity and Indigenous learners; reforming parents and inequality
  • Power and governing through schools
  • Governing through our knowledge
  • Normalisation of gendered practices
  • Class & differentiating achievement
  • Cultural diversity
  • Thinking about change
  • Review

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• CUR-SAR-DEG-2023
• CUR-SEN-DEG-2023
• CUR-SGE-DEG-2023

Elective

• CUR-FAST-DEG-2023

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

This subject examines a number of social, political, cultural and economic relations of Australian society and their impact on education policy, classroom practices and student learning. The subject provides students with concepts and perspectives to think about schooling and society. Students examine the characteristics of education systems and learning settings that promote inclusivity, celebrate diversity and reduce the effects of disadvantage, inequality and social exclusion. The subject aligns with the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers associated with student diversity, including consideration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in secondary schools.

Please Note:  If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

• Investigation into a recent educational reform (50%)
• An essay examining an education issue (50%)

For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).