Curriculum development and educational research: the barriers to good practice and what to do about them
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Paper/Presentation Title | Curriculum development and educational research: the barriers to good practice and what to do about them |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | Jolly, Lesley (Author), Brodie, Lyn (Author), Prpic, Juliana Kaya (Author), Crosthwaite, Caroline (Author), Kavanagh, Lydia (Author) and Buys, Laurie (Author) |
Editors | Mann, Llewellyn and Daniel, Scott |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AaeE 2012) |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2012 |
Place of Publication | Melbourne, Australia |
ISBN | 9780987177230 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.aaee.com.au/conference/2012 |
Conference/Event | 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2012) |
Event Details | Rank B B B |
Event Details | 23rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE 2012) Parent Annual Conference of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Event Date 03 to end of 05 Dec 2012 Event Location Melbourne, Australia |
Abstract | Curriculum change is acknowledged to be a difficult process to initiate and maintain (Graham 2012). Over the last two years we conducted an ALTC-funded evaluation of the use of the Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Challenge projects in first-year engineering. We asked the question 'what works for whom under what circumstances' in recognition of the complexity of curriculum development, and given that different aspects of the process play out differently in different settings. Phase 2 of the project involved three University participants' trialling implementation recommendations resulting from the earlier stage of the evaluation. Results indicate that knowledge of best practice methods does not always directly relate to successful implementation. Thus, consideration needs to be given regarding how knowledge is translated into practice. |
Keywords | curriculum change; evaluation; embedding best practice; higher education research |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development |
390113. Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy | |
390402. Education assessment and evaluation | |
Public Notes | © 2012 Jolly, L., Brodie, L., Prpic, J.K., Crosthwaite, C., Kavanagh, L., Buys, L. This publication is copyright. It may be reproduced in whole or in part for the purposes of study, research, or review, but is subject to the inclusion of an acknowledgment of the source. Any other usage is prohibited without the express permission of the authors. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Engineering Education Research Group | |
University of Melbourne | |
Queensland University of Technology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q1y60/curriculum-development-and-educational-research-the-barriers-to-good-practice-and-what-to-do-about-them
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