School English, literature and the knowledge-base question

• Published in: Curriculum journal (London, England) Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 51 - 68
• Main Authors: Yates, Lyn, Davies, Larissa McLean, Buzacott, Lucy, Doecke, Brenton, Mead, Philip, Sawyer, Wayne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 01.03.2019; Taylor & Francis; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Academic disciplines; Beginning Teachers; Core curriculum; Curricula; Curriculum; Curriculum Development; curriculum policy; Educational Change; Elementary Secondary Education; English; English Curriculum; English Instruction; English Teachers; Foreign Countries; Knowledge; Knowledge Base for Teaching; Literacy; Literature; Majors (Students); National Curriculum; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Regulation; Secondary School Teachers; Teacher Education; Teacher Effectiveness; Teacher Improvement; Teachers; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Australia
• ISSN: 0958-5176; 1469-3704
• DOI: 10.1080/09585176.2018.1543603

This article takes up questions about knowledge and the school curriculum with respect to literary studies within subject English. Its intention is to focus on literary studies in English from the context of current waves of curriculum reform, rather than as part of the conversations primarily withi...