What Knowledge Counts--Boundaries of Knowledge in Cross-Institutional Curricula in Higher Education

Autor/in	Annala, Johanna
Titel	What Knowledge Counts--Boundaries of Knowledge in Cross-Institutional Curricula in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 85 (2023) 6, S.1299-1315 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Annala, Johanna)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-1560
DOI	10.1007/s10734-022-00891-z
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; College Curriculum; Curriculum Development; Intercollegiate Cooperation; Research Universities; Institutional Characteristics; Educational Sociology; Curriculum Implementation; Academic Degrees; Qualifications; Interdisciplinary Approach; Engineering Education; Tourism; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Hochschulkooperation; Forschungseinrichtung; Bildungssoziologie; Erziehungssoziologie; Degree; Degrees; Academic level graduation; Akademischer Grad; Hochschulabschluss; Qualifikation; Qualifikationsstufe; Fächerübergreifender Unterricht; Fächerverbindender Unterricht; Interdisziplinarität; Ingenieurausbildung; Tourismus; Finnland
Abstract	The aim of this study was to explore knowledge in the context of creating a shared curriculum between research-intensive and vocationally oriented universities of applied sciences. Curriculum knowledge was explored from the accounts of 26 teachers from four institutions in Finland. Shared curriculum initiatives created an environment in which teachers were obliged to negotiate and make explicit their approaches to curriculum knowledge and knowledge practices. The phenomenon of blurring boundaries is approached with Bernstein's sociology of education. The present findings show that institutions have a distinct foundation for curriculum knowledge, but cross-curricular initiatives brought pressure to change towards the knowledge practices of the other institution. Discrepancies were found between knowledge and learning outcomes, and between knowledge as a negotiated artefact and knowledge as enacted in curriculum implementation. Curriculum knowledge emerged with symbolic boundaries and an invisible pedagogic order. This resulted in practices where the official discourse appears to have similar learning outcomes, which are not similar from the perspective of knowledge. Focus on a harmonised degree, as stated in the European qualification framework, obscures the question of knowledge and requires more attention. This is especially the case if the boundaries between degrees and institutions are purposely weakened. If the rationale to weaken the boundaries is on the streamlined educational processes and their efficacy, there is a risk of gaps in knowledge provided for students in the higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01