Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP1093826

Funding Activity

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Funded Activity Summary

The National English Curriculum: Understanding the development, interpretation and implementation of disciplinary knowledge. The National English Curriculum, the focus of this project, represents a renewed national effort to improve every students' educational achievements to the betterment of their social and economic participation in society. Explicating how knowledge about the subject English is institutionalised and implemented, and the role of social structures amongst those involved in the curriculum in shaping this process, will be key outcomes. Examples of classroom implementation will document the intellectual challenges teachers present to students and give voice to teachers in terms of how policy works for them, the challenges they face, and the support they require.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 07-2010

End Date: 09-2016

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $246,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Curriculum and Pedagogy | Curriculum Studies: English Education |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)