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dc.contributor.authorHonkimäki, Sanna
dc.contributor.authorJääskelä, Päivikki
dc.contributor.authorTynjälä, Päivi
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-07T07:57:49Z
dc.date.available2024-08-07T07:57:49Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.identifier.citationHonkimäki, S., Jääskelä, P., & Tynjälä, P. (2024). Academics’ experiences of university-wide top-down curriculum reform in Finland. <i>Journal of Further and Higher Education</i>, <i>48</i>(6), 594-607. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2024.2373725" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877x.2024.2373725</a>
dc.identifier.otherCONVID_221090440
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/96529
dc.description.abstractCurrent global drivers have challenged higher education and increased institution-wide top-down managed reforms, including curriculum reforms. As academics are vital in curriculum development, listening to their voices is essential for understanding actors’ experiences of curriculum change processes in top-down managed reforms. The present study examined spectrum and qualitative differences in academics’ experiences by analysing seven group interviews (n = 35). Using phenomenographic analysis, four different ways of experiencing the curriculum reform process were identified: (1) stilted adoption, (2) conciliation, (3) active development and (4) collaborative renewal. The categories differed according to six dimensions of variation. The study shows that top-down managed and supported curriculum change was rather well accepted by the academic staff, but several features in the function of the university administration aroused criticism and resistance among academics. By revealing the critical aspects of the curriculum development process, the study provides both a theory of curriculum development from the participants’ point of view and conceptual tools for the management and guidance of curriculum reform.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Further and Higher Education
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.subject.othercurriculum change
dc.subject.otherhigher education
dc.subject.otheracademic staff
dc.subject.othertop-down curriculum reform
dc.subject.otherphenomenographic analysis
dc.titleAcademics’ experiences of university-wide top-down curriculum reform in Finland
dc.typearticle
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-202408075405
dc.contributor.laitosKoulutuksen tutkimuslaitosfi
dc.contributor.laitosFinnish Institute for Educational Researchen
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dc.description.reviewstatuspeerReviewed
dc.format.pagerange594-607
dc.relation.issn0309-877X
dc.relation.numberinseries6
dc.relation.volume48
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dc.rights.copyright© 2024 the Authors
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dc.subject.ysokorkeakouluopetus
dc.subject.ysouudistukset
dc.subject.ysofenomenografia
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dc.subject.ysokokemukset
dc.subject.ysojohtaminen
dc.subject.ysohenkilöstö
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dc.rights.urlhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.relation.doi10.1080/0309877x.2024.2373725
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