The importance of knowledge and curriculum in understanding students’ educational experiences of higher education

Ashwin, Paul (2023) The importance of knowledge and curriculum in understanding students’ educational experiences of higher education. In: Research Handbook on the Student Experience in Higher Education :. Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, pp. 122-131. ISBN 9781802204186

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Abstract

In this chapter, I argue that to understand students’ educational experiences of higher education, we need to have a richer understanding of the role of knowledge and curricula in shaping these experiences. Drawing on Basil Bernstein’s notion of the pedagogic device, I argue that the curriculum expresses the educational intention of a degree programme. I argue that the educational intention of a curriculum needs to be based on an understanding of the particular students who will study it, the knowledge that constitutes it and a clear sense of who students are expected to become through engaging with it. This approach highlights the importance of higher education institutions in providing a context for the design of curricula and the importance of the subject expertise of higher education teachers. I explore the implications of the approach for understanding educational quality and academic development in higher education.

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