Deliberative Curriculum

What is at Stake in Deliberative Inquiry? A Review About a Deliberative Practice

“…Real curriculum problems, it was said, originate particularly in schools, not in the research literature (Orpwood, 1985). In order to become a practical curriculum discipline, choice and action rather than theoretical pursuits should be the focus of attention of curriculum specialists (Harris, 1991;Christodoulou, 2010). Within this reform movement, Joseph Schwab was the leading intellectual figure and, at the same time, was the leading critic of (existing) curriculum research .…”

“…He understood deliberation as a practical method to improve the capabilitiy to make good decisions and professional judgements in a consensual approach with others (Mooney Simmie and Lang, 2018). Based on this idea of deliberation, William Reid, a former student of Schwab, coined the phrase deliberative inquiry (Harris, 1991;Christodoulou, 2010) and became a significant contributor to the characterization of deliberative inquiry in the field of curriculum studies.…”

“…Reid, 1999a). Participants in the inquiry try to determine the relationship between means and ends in this negotiation process (Christodoulou, 2010). Accordingly deliberative inquiry links the interrelated tasks of doing practical curriculum activity with conducting formal curriculum inquiry (Harris, 1991).…”

“…Curriculum studies Aikenhead, 2006Bonser & Grundy, 1998Christodoulou, 2010Hansen, 2008Harris, 1991Mooney Simmie & Lang, 2018Orpwood 19801985Reid e.a., 2012Scott, 1996Sleezer,e.a., 1998Zeuli & Buchman, 1988Biesta, 2013Reid, 1999a1999bSchwab e.a., 1978Schwab, 2013(reprint) Westbury, 2013 Deliberative democracy Carcasson, 2012Carcasson & Sprain, 2016Savin-Baden & Major, 2013Burchardt, 2014Cohen, 2003Evans & Kotchetkova, 2009Fishkin, 2011Ryfe, 2005 Sprain, 2017 Thompson, 2008 Qualitative research Ackerly, 2000Asif & Klein, 20072009 Evans e.a. 2009 Kakabadse e.a.…”