1. ED4001 Education for Change
Seminar 5: What and where are we teaching? Contested curricula and the place(s) of education?
ED4001 Education for Change

2. Today’s Session ‘edstudiesbathpa’ website Student reps
The curriculum in education
Reflecting on the lecture – pop up debate
Points from tutorials
Harvard Referencing – source and quiz

3. Reflecting on the lecture What is education for?
Is education is for…
Getting the poor into work
Socialization, e.g. preparing men and women for their respective roles
Selecting bright children for bright futures
Ensuring everyone has the opportunity to grow and flourish
Ensuring everyone can contribute to their society

4. Areas of learning: Rose (2009: 46)
Alan Howe Bath Spa University
October 2014

5. Reflecting on the lecture The Hidden Curriculum
Discovering knowledge is not a task for pupils
The voice of authority must be obeyed
Competition is more important than co-operation
Reading and writing are more important than talking and thinking
Men are more important than women
Transmitted through routines & rules and the behaviour of adults

6. Reflecting on the lecture
Pop up debate – curriculum (2 big groups)
10 minutes preparation
Team 1
The school curriculum must be built around the world of work
Team 2
The school curriculum must be built around humanity and equality
Prepare your arguments – 10minutes
Choose at least two speakers
Carry out a debate – 5 minutes each
Vote on the results

7. Assessment 1 Harvard Referencing game – 10 minutes
Submitting electronically via Minerva
Add ARF
Assessment > Ed4001 assignment 1 > View / complete
Jim if any probs when submitting or before
Points from tutorials
Find and get the reading done
Don’t over complicate
Use reading you have already done
Read examples of student work
Revise - se the materials on Minerva and edstudiesbathspa
Read / check your essay before you submit
If you have questions, ask
Get familiar with the assessment criteria
Assessment 1

8. Useful links / resources
Resources for all sessions Links for all sessions Taylor and Francis Journals online
Useful links / resources