New perspectives on curriculum and democracy: Opening curricular spaces for more democratic futures

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Riddle, Stewart. 2024. "New perspectives on curriculum and democracy: Opening curricular spaces for more democratic futures ." Curriculum Perspectives. 44, pp. 395-398. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41297-024-00292-5

Article Title	New perspectives on curriculum and democracy: Opening curricular spaces for more democratic futures
ERA Journal ID	20579
Article Category	Editorial
Authors	Riddle, Stewart
Journal Title	Curriculum Perspectives
Journal Citation	44, pp. 395-398
Number of Pages	4
Year	2024
Publisher	Springer
Place of Publication	Australia
ISSN	0159-7868
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1007/s41297-024-00292-5
Web Address (URL)	https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s41297-024-00292-5
Abstract	The relationship between curriculum and democracy has always been complex and contested. As such, it is imperative to consider the ways in which curriculum can move beyond questions regarding the knowledge, skills and attitudes being taught in classrooms, to broader questions of how curriculum can work towards more democratic futures for all young people. Part II of the two-part special issue on new perspectives on curriculum and democracy considers the ways in which curriculum making of students, teachers and communities can be opened up towards more democratic futures. In doing so, the papers provide innovative theoretical, conceptual and empirical approaches to curriculum, which engage in multiple ways of knowing and understanding, and encourage critical and creative curriculum research and scholarship in the pursuit of more equitable, democratic and socially just futures.
Keywords	democratic education; curriculum; schooling; social justice
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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020	390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
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Byline Affiliations	University of Southern Queensland

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Riddle, Stewart. 2014. "Can education change society?" Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education. 35 (2), pp. 328-330. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2013.810954

Hooked on the classics: literature in the English curriculum

Riddle, Stewart and Honan, Eileen. 2014. "Hooked on the classics: literature in the English curriculum." The Conversation. 16 October 2014, pp. 1-4.

Why poor kids continue to do poorly in the education game

Riddle, Stewart. 2014. "Why poor kids continue to do poorly in the education game." The Conversation. 4 March 2014, pp. 1-4.

Pyne misses the point in education reform

Riddle, Stewart. 2014. "Pyne misses the point in education reform." The Conversation. 13 May 2014, pp. 1-3.

Indigenous literacy needs more than 'sounding out' words

Riddle, Stewart. 2014. "Indigenous literacy needs more than 'sounding out' words." The Conversation. 15 July 2014, pp. 1-4.

Education is a public good, not a private commodity

Riddle, Stewart. 2014. "Education is a public good, not a private commodity." The Conversation. 1 October 2014, pp. 1-4.

Curriculum review set to reignite the 'literacy wars'

Riddle, Stewart. 2014. "Curriculum review set to reignite the 'literacy wars'." The Conversation. 15 January 2014, pp. 1-3.

Closing the gap on Indigenous literacy requires more than increased attendance

Riddle, Stewart. 2014. "Closing the gap on Indigenous literacy requires more than increased attendance." The Conversation. 14 February 2014, pp. 1-3.

'Biggest Loser' policy on literacy will not deliver long-term gains

Riddle, Stewart. 2014. "'Biggest Loser' policy on literacy will not deliver long-term gains." The Conversation. 2 July 2014, pp. 1-3.

Youth as rhizome: music, machines, and multiplicities

Riddle, Stewart. 2013. "Youth as rhizome: music, machines, and multiplicities." Social Alternatives. 32 (2), pp. 45-48.

Looking for madness in the method: rhizo-becoming in educational research

Riddle, Stewart. 2013. "Looking for madness in the method: rhizo-becoming in educational research." Midgley, Warren, Trimmer, Karen and Davies, Andy (ed.) Metaphors for, in and of education research. Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. pp. 131-144