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Broom, Catherine A. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2016
This paper explores the interrelations between power, politics, academia and curriculum reform in British Columbia (BC) using social studies curriculum documents as a case study. It describes how curriculum reform occurred and argues that reform was undemocratic as it was largely the product of individuals with power who invited individuals with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Curriculum Development, Power Structure
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Hjelmér, Carina; Rosvall, Per-Åke – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2017
This article analyses what students attending four Swedish upper secondary school programmes with different social class profiles tried and wanted to influence in relation to mathematics teachers' pedagogic practice and responses during the year 2008/2009. The theoretical framework is based on Bernstein's theories regarding power and control. The…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Foreign Countries, Democracy, Social Class