Curriculum Studies in the Lifelong Learning Sector

Second Edition

Jonathan Tummons - Durham University, UK

Other Titles in:
Curriculum Studies | Higher & Further Education (general) | Planning and Enabling Learning in the Lifelong Learning Sector

May 2012 | 128 pages | Learning Matters

Curriculum is a key issue for trainee teachers in the lifelong learning sector and a core component of most courses. It lies at the heart of the work of teachers and trainers, it shapes the programmes and courses that are taught, and dictates which students can have access to courses. What goes in to the curriculum is argued over by governments, employers, parents and educationalists. How the curriculum is funded can change on a yearly basis. Access to a particular curriculum can raise or diminish the life chances of the learners involved.

This book provides an accessible and up-to-date overview of the key issues surrounding the curriculum. Written for all those working towards QTLS, it provides examples and case studies from working FE colleges, adult education centres and work-based learning contexts as well as offering succinct summaries of key theories and debates relating to the curriculum. This fully revised Second Edition reflects the latest policies and thinking, has a new chapter on the implications of e-learning on curricula, and includes a full glossary of key terms and concepts.

Jonathan Tummons has worked in higher education since 1995. After six years as a lecturer in teacher education in the further education sector, in 2009 he took up his current post as senior lecturer in education at Teesside University where he is also research co-ordinator for education and a member of the management board for the Social Futures Institute, Teesside's research centre for the social sciences.

Introduction

Defining the Curriculum

Conceptualizing the Curriculum

Shaping the Curriculum

Planning, Sequencing and Delivering the Curriculum

Evaluating the Curriculum

Curriculum, Learning and Knowledge

Boundary Crossing: Curriculum, Place and Time

The Accessible Curriculum

This book explores different models in an easy to understand way. I like that the 'hidden curriculum' has been included. The practical and reflective tasks can be used during class discussions. This book will help our DTLLS students understand more about how a curriculum is defined.

Ms Ann Gravells

Teacher Training, Bishop Burton College

July 28, 2012

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This text is particularly useful for the Curriculum Development Module of Year 2 DTLLS. It is very readable and for those less academic trainees provides some quite complex ideas in an accessible way.

Mrs Katie McCombe

Teacher Training, Walford and North Shropshire College

July 27, 2012

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Updated information which keeps the content relevant to today's Lifelong Learning Sector

Mrs Ruth McGrath

other, University of Teesside

July 9, 2012

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A BROAD AND IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ALL CURRICULUM ISSUES AND FOR A NEW TEACHER IS A MUST READ, AND A GREAT REFERENCE FOR FUTURE USE

Mr Paul Reed

Teaching, Learning and Standards, Riverside College Halton