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A framework for curricular analysis of powerful knowledge: comparing school biology in England, Finland and Sweden
Karlstad University, Faculty of Health, Science and Technology (starting 2013), Department of Environmental and Life Sciences (from 2013).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8735-2102
University of Helsinki, Finland.
UCL, England.
UCL, England.
2025 (English)In: Journal of Curriculum Studies, ISSN 0022-0272, E-ISSN 1366-5839Article in journal (Refereed) Epub ahead of print
Abstract [en]

This study investigates and compares knowledge types in national curricula embedded in the curriculum tradition (England) and the didactic tradition (Finland and Sweden). In the study, we develop and operationalize a theoretical framework based on educational purposes (academic, citizenship and humanistic purposes) and knowledge categories (substantive, disciplinary, sociocultural applications, pedagogical considerations and student-psychological considerations). The framework is thus embedded in a didactical perspective on powerful knowledge and is used as an analytical lens in a quantitative content analysis, and a consecutive qualitative analysis providing 'thick' descriptions of the biology curricula for each country providing a contextual interpretation of the results. From the analysis, we can conclude that the curricula are different and identify different aspects of knowledge. The English curriculum mainly identifies the products and processes of biology to teach. The Finnish curriculum has a holistic approach connecting the products and processes of biology, with the teaching and learning process and how students should apply the knowledge in society. The Swedish curriculum could be described as a hybrid of the English and Finnish ones focusing on the products and processes of biology and how this knowledge can be applied in society. Implications for teaching and learning are discussed.

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Routledge, 2025.
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Curriculum analysis, curricular framework, powerful knowledge, transformation of knowledge, secondary education
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Didactics
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Biology; Subject-specific education
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-105869DOI: 10.1080/00220272.2025.2512323ISI: 001501362800001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105007441290OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-105869DiVA, id: diva2:1977731
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Swedish Research Council, VR-2018-03603Available from: 2025-06-26 Created: 2025-06-26 Last updated: 2025-06-26Bibliographically approved

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