ERIC Number: ED603702
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 66
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: 978-1-98-854290-4
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Curriculum Integration: What Is Happening in New Zealand Schools?
McDowall, Sue; Hipkins, Rosemary
New Zealand Council for Educational Research
This report presents the findings from a research project on curriculum integration in New Zealand schools, carried out by NZCER in 2018-19. The purpose of the research was to explore teachers' rationales for curriculum integration; the approaches and practices used to integrate curriculum; and the learning opportunities such approaches provide for students. Research questions include the following: (1) What sorts of outcomes do teachers envisage when they integrate subjects (i.e., what are their purposes for doing so)?; (2) What sorts of topics are used to integrate learning across learning areas?; (3) How is integration achieved in practice? (For example, how are different learning areas differentiated and/or juxtaposed?); (4) What is taught about the knowledge-building (epistemic) processes of each discipline?; and (5) What learning opportunities does curriculum integration afford students, and do the opportunities differ for different groups of students, including those traditionally underserved by the education system?
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Integrated Curriculum, Secondary School Teachers, Elementary School Teachers, Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Program Effectiveness, Teacher Collaboration, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Evaluation Methods, Learner Engagement
New Zealand Council for Educational Research. P.O. Box 3237, Wellington 6140 New Zealand. Tel: +64-4384-7939; Fax: +64-4384-7933; Web site: http://www.nzcer.org.nz
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: New Zealand Council for Educational Research
Identifiers - Location: New Zealand
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