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Curriculum Studies in Art Education - SAED3407 |
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DescriptionThis course introduces and develops interpretive and critical perspectives in curriculum, with particular reference to contemporary art and design curriculum and theory and practice. Contributions to the field by significant educators and the principal theoretical positions in curriculum are examined. These orientations or ideologies are informed by the wider theoretical and philosophical contexts and related to art and design educational curriculum practice. Political, historical and institutional structures shaping curriculum contexts in visual arts and design with an emphasis on local contexts are investigated. The struggles and dilemmas manifested in the contested values of and challenges to contemporary curriculum discourse are considered.
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