Module Identifier ED30320  
Module Title UNDERSTANDING A NATIONAL CURRICULUM  
Academic Year 2000/2001  
Co-ordinator Professor Richard Daugherty  
Semester Semester 2  
Course delivery Lecture   10 Hours 10 two hour sessions, each incorporating lecture, seminar and student presentations (plus reading week)  
Assessment Presentation   Short (1500 words) written task leading to oral presentation    
  Essay   3500 words    
  Resit assessment   Submission of an assignment as above if any assignment has been failed or not submitted.    
Further details http://www.aber.ac.uk/education/Undgrad/ed30320.html  

Brief description
This module focuses on the National Curriculum of England and Wales, but wider issues about the design and implementation of a school curriculum in any national context will also be explored. The module will illustrate how the broad principles of curriculum design are modified when other considerations are brought to bear on the process of planning and introducing a state-approved curriculum.

Syllabus
The lectures are based on the following topics:

The tutorials provide opportunities for students to discuss and explore themes from the lectures.