Contesting the curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Authors
Openshaw, R.
Clark, J.
Hamer, J.
Waitere-Ang, H.
Keywords
Education
Curriculum
New Zealand
Sex education
Maori education
Te Whariki
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Thomson/Dunmore Press
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Issue Date
2005
Peer-reviewed status
Type
Book Chapter
Language
en
Abstract
Discusses the definitions of curriculum, the notion of curriculum politics, some historical influences on curriculum-making, and the sorts of functions curriculum is supposed to perform. Some contemporary curriculum areas are considered in depth, including selected issues surrounding sex education, Maori education and Te Whariki.
Citation
Openshaw, R., Clark, J., Hamer, J., & Waitere-Ang, H. (2005). Contesting the curriculum in Aotearoa New Zealand.In P.Adams, R.Openshaw & J. Hamer (Eds.), Education and society in Aotearoa New Zealand (2nd ed.) (pp. 187-224). Melbourne, Australia: Thomson/Dunmore Press.
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