Knowledge and Beliefs Underlying Curricular Expertise
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Catherine D. Ennis, Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Curricular expertise is reflected in teachers' abilities to select and convey
content appropriate to the learner within a particular contextual setting and
situation. Teachers' knowledge and beliefs are instrumental in the curriculum
decision-making process. Knowledge is often defined as factual information
that has been agreed upon by scholars within a discipline. Beliefs are more
personal and experiential in origin and appear to influence what and how
knowledge will be used. Beliefs may also play a part in knowledge disavowal.
Disavowal occurs when individuals choose to reject information that might
otherwise change current practice. The acceptance or rejection of new knowledge
is instrumental in curriculum innovation and in the enhancement of
student learning in physical education.
Knowledge and Beliefs Underlying Curricular Expertise
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Quest, 1994, 46, 164- 175
- Language: English
- Date: 1994
- Keywords
- Curriculum, Teacher attitudes, Teacher values , Methods of education, Philosophies of education