For a science curriculum that 'matters'

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Abstract

Most of what we experience as salient in education is a matter of curriculum; however, decisions on content and delivery of science curricula are often conflicted between apparently irreconcilable purposes. This paper outlines the key features of a science curriculum as heterotopia, that is, as a space for enacting multiple and diverse sense-experiences. Moving beyond the neoliberal logic of expanding freedom of choice, it is a science curriculum that works in the humanistic sense of transforming the kinds of humans we desire to be, overcoming the instrumental mission of science education, for a science curriculum that truly matters.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)22-27
Number of pages6
JournalScience Teacher Education
Issue number90
Publication statusPublished - 23 Nov 2021

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