Sources of complexity in participatory curriculum development: an activity system and stakeholder analysis approach to the analyses of tensions and contradictions
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Sources of complexity in participatory curriculum development : an activity system and stakeholder analysis approach to the analyses of tensions and contradictions. / Alexander, Ian Keith; Hjortsø, Carsten Nico Portefée.
In: Higher Education, Vol. 77, No. 2, 2019, p. 301–322.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Sources of complexity in participatory curriculum development
T2 - an activity system and stakeholder analysis approach to the analyses of tensions and contradictions
AU - Alexander, Ian Keith
AU - Hjortsø, Carsten Nico Portefée
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - The purpose of this article is to contribute to a better understanding of the nature of participatory curriculum development in higher education institutions. We conducted a longitudinal case study that scrutinized an international participatory curriculum development process. Our research spanned six universities across four countries in Africa. We used cultural-historical activity theory as a theoretical lens to identify the critical tensions underlying the curriculum development activity. Six primary contradictions and four secondary contradictions were identified. These tensions were mainly rooted in issues concerning stakeholder relations, rule rigidity, and resource availability. We integrate a stakeholder perspective and discuss how practitioners who seek to design and implement effective participatory curriculum development processes can benefit from applying a combination of activity system and stakeholder analyses during planning as well as implementation stages.
AB - The purpose of this article is to contribute to a better understanding of the nature of participatory curriculum development in higher education institutions. We conducted a longitudinal case study that scrutinized an international participatory curriculum development process. Our research spanned six universities across four countries in Africa. We used cultural-historical activity theory as a theoretical lens to identify the critical tensions underlying the curriculum development activity. Six primary contradictions and four secondary contradictions were identified. These tensions were mainly rooted in issues concerning stakeholder relations, rule rigidity, and resource availability. We integrate a stakeholder perspective and discuss how practitioners who seek to design and implement effective participatory curriculum development processes can benefit from applying a combination of activity system and stakeholder analyses during planning as well as implementation stages.
U2 - 10.1007/s10734-018-0274-x
DO - 10.1007/s10734-018-0274-x
M3 - Journal article
VL - 77
SP - 301
EP - 322
JO - Higher Education
JF - Higher Education
SN - 0018-1560
IS - 2
ER -
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