Rethinking Curriculum for International Education

Rethinking Curriculum for International Education in Australia

Over the last 50 years, Australia has undergone a cultural shift. Where, the increased amounts of immigration and globalization are having a profound impact upon the county. For the education system, the challenge is adapting the curriculum to: meet the changing demographics of the population and to prepare the economy for possible challenges in the future. The research proposal that was conducted, is examining different ways to determine how the education system can be improved and what tools / tactics can be utilized, to enhance the overall quality of learning comprehension.

The biggest challenges that are facing the education system include: taking a one size fits all approach and income disparity gaps. A one size fits all approach is being taken with the way that curriculum is: administered and examined. What is happening is the federal government has imposed a variety of general standards that could be applied, to schools throughout the commonwealth. The problem is that these standards, do not account for unique learning styles or the cultural views of students. This can create discrepancies in areas, where students could be from different cultural or ethnic backgrounds.

Purpose of Study

The purpose of this study is: to determine how the underlying amounts of curriculum can be adapted to reflect the changes that are occurring in Australia from globalization. Where, the shifts in the population demographic and the economy require that some kind changes must be made in the education system, to reflect these realities.

Literature Review

To determine how the school system can be adjusted for various changes requires conducting a literature review. Where, an emphasis will be taken on current and past issues that could be contributing to the problem. Then, an examination will be conducted of possible solutions to the problem. This will be accomplished using a variety of different sources. Where, there will be an emphasis on the total scope of problem. This would include looking at various areas of possible contention such as: standardized testing, taking a one size fits all approach when it come to curriculum, the changes in the population demographic, the history of education in Australia, the impact of globalization, disparities in the current system, how these issues are affecting educators and what solutions the government is using to address the problem.

Aims

To effectively focus the research we will concentrate on a number of different aims / objectives to include:

The history of the education system.

Where the system currently ranks?

The demographics of the young population.

How it is being impacted by globalization?

What tools / tactics can be utilized to adapt to these changes?

This will help to provide an initial foundation as to what the study will be examining.

Questions

To focus the research on specific aspects of the education system, a variety of questions will be asked as part of the study to include:

The impact that a change in curriculum would have on the Australian education system?

Would this help to better prepare Australians for specific challenges they face in the future?

Are these changes in curriculum offering quantifiable results?

Research and Aims from Contributing Projects

The various research aims that were uncovered from previous projects would include:

How such a strategy can be successfully implemented?

What is the impact for schools and classes that have embraced these ideals?

Methodology

The qualitative methodology will be utilized to provide an overall assessment of what issues are affecting the education system. This will be helpful in understanding the scope of the problem, as the research will be seeking to examine how the globalization is impacting the nation and the school system. At which point, we will look at the facts uncovered from the finding and will begin to analyze what specific issues are affecting curriculum from an international perspective and what can be done to rectify the situation. Once this takes place, the various pieces of research will allow you to examine how each of the different aspects, can be applied to the curriculum standards. This will provide a more balanced approach when looking at the issue.

Data Collection

The data collection methods that will be utilized are normative data and derived variable. Normative data is when you are looking at various statistics to determine the underlying causes and trends that are occurring. Derived variables are when you are looking at two completely different facts and then comparing them with one another. In the research project we are taking these two different data collection methods to have a greater understanding of the overall scope of the problem.