The Politics of Curriculum Reform

The Politics of Curriculum Reform

Do you find yourself being drawn into polarized debates about curriculum reform? Are you frustrated by the "temperature" of these conversations? Might you be longing for a more reasoned, more respectful source insight about changes to curriculum across Canada? And while many individuals and groups are busy advocating for change, David Scott (University of Calgary) from the University of Calgary) and Raphaël Gani (University of Ottawa) are hoping to step back and create some space for a different sort of conversation. Welcome to The Politics of Curriculum Reform a podcast designed to cool down the rhetoric and lean into a different set of questions. Join David and Raphaël on this journey to better understand your own reform agenda, listen more attentively the perspectives of others and begin to see these change conversations as part of the ongoing cycle of life in education, politics and beyond.

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July 6, 2021 43 mins
In the wake of the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer on May 25 of 2020, widespread protests emerged across the US and beyond, including here in Canada. Under the banner of Black Lives Matter, these demonstrations have brought attention to the lack of Black voices, perspectives, and histories in K-12 curricula in Canada. Seeing limited movement by schools and jurisdictions of education on this issue, activists ...
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In this inaugural episode of the podcast, David Scott (University of Calgary) and Raphaël Gani (University of Ottawa) are joined by Alan Sears (University of New Brunswick) who reminds us that conversations around curriculum reform have always been highly political and emotionally charged. And that is not a bad thing.

Yet there is a need for a third space——one that cools down the rhetoric and opens up opportunities for talking acro...
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