Building on and going beyond Young and Muller's theory of powerful knowledge, this article
seeks to articulate a model of a future-oriented, knowledge-rich curriculum by invoking …

In this paper, we provide an overview of physical education (PE) policy and advocacy
research in the United States. We examine the past policy and advocacy work that has been …

Bringing to bear a wealth of literature from curriculum theory, Didaktik, philosophy of
education and teacher education, this book broadens and enriches the conversation …

This chapter provides an introduction to the European case study chapters in this volume on
curriculum making. The chapter explores different conceptions of curriculum and curriculum …

This book explores the complex nexus of discourses, principles and practices within which
educators mobilise school-based health education. Through an interrogation of the ideas …

Despite the commitment by governments and educational leaders to high-quality and high-
equity systems, the defining features of contemporary schooling in Australia and elsewhere …

Improving the quality of education for young people growing up in high poverty and
culturally diverse communities is an escalating problem in affluent nations with increasing …

Serious damage to teacher professionalism is being triggered by the current performance
dominated culture caused by neoliberal global conditions (performativity) in Australian …

Background: Critical inquiry approaches have been presented as one way of enhancing
relevance in school-based education, and there have been calls from academia for its …

Within the social sciences, the term equity has a helpful and precise meaning–referring to a
differentiated response to an individual's distinct needs or circumstances. However, since …