TMN3706
Assignment number: 04
Year: 2022
, QUESTION 1
Define the following:
Curriculum transformation
Curriculum transformation is the process of creating new courses and curricula in all
disciplines based on critical examination of knowledge about race, class, gender,
disability, religion, class, sexual orientation, gender expression, and nationality.
Emerging as a systemic educational change strategy, curriculum transformation
addresses both content integration and classroom pedagogy and contributes to
diversity initiatives aimed at institutional transformation. Curriculum transformation also
calls for the development of inclusive perspectives within interdisciplinary fields such as
women's studies, ethnic studies, and disability studies.
Multidisciplinarity
A multidisciplinary curriculum is one in which the same topic is studied from the
viewpoint of more than one discipline. Education is not limited to a particular discipline.
For instance, a student of Engineering can take a subject from humanities.
Multidisciplinary approach is a method of curriculum integration that highlights the
diverse perspectives that different disciplines can bring to illustrate a theme, subject or
issue. In a multidisciplinary curriculum, multiple disciplines are used to study the same
topic.
Pluridisciplinarity
Pluridisciplinarity requires two or more disciplines to combine their expertise to jointly
develop and deliver learning and teaching outcomes appropriate for a subject area.
Pluridisciplinarity alone is a sterile process, as it does not bring any cultural enrichment
but is necessary for the organization of knowledge. In fact, it only identifies information
Assignment number: 04
Year: 2022
, QUESTION 1
Define the following:
Curriculum transformation
Curriculum transformation is the process of creating new courses and curricula in all
disciplines based on critical examination of knowledge about race, class, gender,
disability, religion, class, sexual orientation, gender expression, and nationality.
Emerging as a systemic educational change strategy, curriculum transformation
addresses both content integration and classroom pedagogy and contributes to
diversity initiatives aimed at institutional transformation. Curriculum transformation also
calls for the development of inclusive perspectives within interdisciplinary fields such as
women's studies, ethnic studies, and disability studies.
Multidisciplinarity
A multidisciplinary curriculum is one in which the same topic is studied from the
viewpoint of more than one discipline. Education is not limited to a particular discipline.
For instance, a student of Engineering can take a subject from humanities.
Multidisciplinary approach is a method of curriculum integration that highlights the
diverse perspectives that different disciplines can bring to illustrate a theme, subject or
issue. In a multidisciplinary curriculum, multiple disciplines are used to study the same
topic.
Pluridisciplinarity
Pluridisciplinarity requires two or more disciplines to combine their expertise to jointly
develop and deliver learning and teaching outcomes appropriate for a subject area.
Pluridisciplinarity alone is a sterile process, as it does not bring any cultural enrichment
but is necessary for the organization of knowledge. In fact, it only identifies information
