| Title: |
Curriculum Review at a New Zealand Private College: Dissecting the Knowledge Typology, Curriculum Logic, and Cognitive Complexity. |
| Authors: |
Carruthers, Robyn; Paxton, Patsy |
| Source: |
ACPET Journal for Private Higher Education; Jun2012, Vol. 1 Issue 1, p40-46, 7p |
| Subject Terms: |
COLLEGE curriculum; ACADEMIC degrees; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION & society; COURSE organization (Education) |
| Geographic Terms: |
NEW Zealand |
| Abstract: |
Using the explanatory conceptual framework developed as part of the South Africa--Norway Tertiary Education Development Project, the Bachelor of Natural Medicine at the South Pacific College of Natural Therapies (SPCNT) was analysed in order to distinguish between different forms of knowledge, curriculum logics, and cognitive complexity within the curriculum. The findings suggest that the Bachelor of Natural Medicine at SPCNT has an overall contextual curriculum logic. There is a strong core of proceduralised conceptual knowledge base (with overarching contextual coherence). A significant proportion of proceduralised conceptual knowledge (with overarching conceptual coherence) can also be detected. The cognitive complexity increases from Years 1 to 3. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: |
Complementary Index |