The formation of a school subject and the nature of curriculum content An analysis of liberal studies in Hong Kong

This essay explores the nature of the curriculum content of liberal studies-a core school subject in the new senior secondary curriculum in Hong Kong-with reference to the curriculum-making processes entailed in the formation of that subject. The central thesis is that a school subject is introduced...

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Published inJournal of curriculum studies Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 585 - 604
Main Author Deng, Zongyi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.10.2009
Subjects
Analyse
Core Curriculum
Course Content
Curriculum
curriculum content
Curriculum Design
Curriculum Development
Curriculum Evaluation
curriculum-making
Curriculumentwicklung
Educational Philosophy
Educational Principles
Educational Psychology
Foreign Countries
Hong Kong
Hongkong
Liberal Arts
Performance Factors
school subjects
Schulfach
Secondary School Curriculum
subject matter
Hong Kong
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Summary:This essay explores the nature of the curriculum content of liberal studies-a core school subject in the new senior secondary curriculum in Hong Kong-with reference to the curriculum-making processes entailed in the formation of that subject. The central thesis is that a school subject is introduced to schools and classrooms as a distinct representation of content embodied in curriculum materials, entailing a theory of content-a special way of selecting, organizing, and framing the content for social, cultural, educational, curricular, and pedagogical purposes. Knowing the content of a school subject thus entails knowing more than the content per se; it entails an understanding of the underlying theory of content, which is necessary for disclosing and realizing the educational potential embodied in the content.
ISSN:0022-0272
1366-5839
1366-5839
DOI:10.1080/00220270902767311