Publication Date
1-2019
Subjects
Curriculum development, Curriculum evaluation, Flexibility, Educational change
Abstract
This paper is one of three research ‘backgrounders’ to support the 2018–19 review of the New South Wales (NSW) curriculum. It focuses on the issue of prescriptiveness or flexibility in curriculum, which has been identified as an area of interest in the review. The Terms of Reference require the review to consider the appropriate scope for school community choices about content. Given that the NSW curriculum is characterised by a relatively high level of prescriptiveness, this is understood as involving consideration of whether a more flexible approach may be desirable. This paper therefore seeks to provide an evidence base, based on a rapid review of relevant research, to inform reform towards greater curriculum flexibility.
Recommended Citation
Jackson, J. (2019). Balancing prescriptiveness and flexibility in the school curriculum. Camberwell, Australia: Australian Council for Educational Research. https://research.acer.edu.au/nswcurriculumreview/4
Copyright Statement
© 2019 NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales
Place of Publication
Sydney, Australia
Publisher
NSW Education Standards Authority
Geographic Subject
New South Wales
Included in
Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons