Are we all on course? A curriculum mapping comparison of three australian university open-access enabling programs.
© 2019, Adult Learning Australia Inc. All rights reserved. The curricula in higher education not only provides guidance and direction for students, but aligns with industry standards to safeguard quality offerings in specific programs. While there has been increasing focus on the importance of t...
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The curricula in higher education not only provides guidance and direction for students, but aligns with industry standards to safeguard quality offerings in specific programs. While there has been increasing focus on the importance of the curriculum particularly for first year university students, very little is known about the curriculum and design principles that exist in open-access enabling programs in Australia. In the following paper, a comprehensive examination of the curriculum of three large open-access enabling programs is presented. The research team explored the curriculum design via a rigorous mapping exercise to establish potential principles to guide enabling curriculum design. In developing the curriculum-mapping tool for this research project, it became apparent that limited attention has been given to enabling curriculum design in the academic literature. Given increasing attention towards Australian enabling education, the findings of this study emphasise the importance of clarity between the intended and the enacted curriculum, such as in unit learning outcomes and program attributes. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-807142020-08-28T02:03:59Z Are we all on course? A curriculum mapping comparison of three australian university open-access enabling programs. O'rourke, J.A. Relf, B. Crawford, Nicole Sharp, S. © 2019, Adult Learning Australia Inc. All rights reserved. The curricula in higher education not only provides guidance and direction for students, but aligns with industry standards to safeguard quality offerings in specific programs. While there has been increasing focus on the importance of the curriculum particularly for first year university students, very little is known about the curriculum and design principles that exist in open-access enabling programs in Australia. In the following paper, a comprehensive examination of the curriculum of three large open-access enabling programs is presented. The research team explored the curriculum design via a rigorous mapping exercise to establish potential principles to guide enabling curriculum design. In developing the curriculum-mapping tool for this research project, it became apparent that limited attention has been given to enabling curriculum design in the academic literature. Given increasing attention towards Australian enabling education, the findings of this study emphasise the importance of clarity between the intended and the enacted curriculum, such as in unit learning outcomes and program attributes. 2019 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80714 https://www.ajal.net.au/downloads/are-we-all-on-course-a-curriculum-mapping-comparison-of-three-australian-university-open-access-enabling-programs/ fulltext |
| spellingShingle | O'rourke, J.A. Relf, B. Crawford, Nicole Sharp, S. Are we all on course? A curriculum mapping comparison of three australian university open-access enabling programs. |
| title | Are we all on course? A curriculum mapping comparison of three australian university open-access enabling programs. |
| title_full | Are we all on course? A curriculum mapping comparison of three australian university open-access enabling programs. |
| title_fullStr | Are we all on course? A curriculum mapping comparison of three australian university open-access enabling programs. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are we all on course? A curriculum mapping comparison of three australian university open-access enabling programs. |
| title_short | Are we all on course? A curriculum mapping comparison of three australian university open-access enabling programs. |
| title_sort | are we all on course? a curriculum mapping comparison of three australian university open-access enabling programs. |
| url | https://www.ajal.net.au/downloads/are-we-all-on-course-a-curriculum-mapping-comparison-of-three-australian-university-open-access-enabling-programs/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/80714 |