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Journal of Curriculum Studies Transnational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Subject Didactics. Volume 57, Issue 5 of Journal of Curriculum Studies

I am pleased to say that the Special Issue of the Journal of Curriculum Studies on Transnational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Subject Didactics is now published.

Co-edited with Christina Olin-Scheller and Anke Wegner it forms Volume 57, Issue 5.

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A critical knowledge-led approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects This paper introduces and provides an overview of the special issue of this journal on Transnational and Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Subject Didactics. It describes a perspective on Subject D...

Very pleased to see this paper published.

It is the intro to a Special Issue which brings perspectives on subject didactics from SE, FR, DE, AT and CZ and includes my paper on the tragic demise of subject-specific teacher education in England. @kossnetwork.bsky.social

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Conference – Didactica Viva: General and subject-specific didactics as living and responsive fields The conference aims to bring together researchers from around Europe who are active and interested in didactics research - ranging from subject-specific to general didactics. Contributions in relation...

Deadline extended until 30 November.

Call for Papers for Didactica Viva: General and subject-specific didactics as living and responsive fields, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
20 - 22 May 2026

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It was a wonderful experience to become an Honorary Doctor of Teacher Education at last week’s Academic Ceremony at Karlstad University. It has been a great pleasure to work with such an accomplished group of scholars in the ROSE group over the past 10 years.
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Congratulations to CPA colleagues @gracehealy.bsky.social, @drlaurenhammond.bsky.social,‬ Alexis Stones, Emma Newall, Zongyi Deng & @arthurjchapman.bsky.social on their papers and to our @kossnetwork.bsky.social co-authors! Looking forward to continued work together! 3/3

The edition explores 'Powerful Knowledge', 'epistemic quality', and related concepts to make international comparisons between how subjects are modelled in secondary curricula in Sweden, Finland and England - a project developed and funded through the @kossnetwork.bsky.social, 2018-23. 2/3

Great to see that this special edition of the Journal of Curriculum Studies, edited by CPA's Professor Zongyi Deng and @arthurjchapman.bsky.social in collaboration with @kossnetwork.bsky.social colleagues is now 'live', open access, and online. www.tandfonline.com/toc/tcus20/5... 1/3

Call for KOSS network 2026 conference papers.

Didactica Viva: General and subject-specific didactics as living and responsive fields

20-22 May 2026
Faculty of Education, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Great to hear from Professor Tomas Janik, Masarjk Univesrity about the next @kossnetwork.bsky.social conference in the Czech Republic in May 2026. Call for papers as below. 7

Thanks to Dr Wilton Lodge for such an excellent opening to the #KOSS2025 conference with your opening keynote 'Towards racially just research and scholarship practices'

KOSS began meeting in 2018 and explores paradigms of knowledge and curriculum in a range of contexts, starting with Swedish, English and Finnish models, supported by Swedish government funding. www.kau.se/en/rose/exte... 2/2

Curriculum Subject Specialism Research Group Conducting and promoting research into subject-specialist teaching. We are interested in all areas of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment, and the role of knowledge in school teaching.

We have been delighted to broaden the base of KOSS in recent years, engaging with German and Czech colleagues, for example. CSSRG is the @cpaucl.bsky.social research group involved in KOSS. 3 www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/departme...

Exciting to be attending @dr-willo.bsky.social’s keynote today on racially just research and scholarship, opening-up our @kossnetwork.bsky.social event, with @cpaucl.bsky.social and Czech colleagues in the room and by 32 colleagues joining us online. 1/2 @ioe.bsky.social

The demise of subject-specific teacher education in England This paper addresses the demise of subject-specific teacher education in England in recent years. In doing so it considers the national policy context and historical developments of education in th...

Excellent new article from Professor Brian Hudson

Hudson, B. (2025) The demise of subject-specific teacher education in England, Journal of Curriculum Studies, dx.doi.org/10.1080/0022...

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Powers of knowledge in secondary religious education curricula of Sweden, England and Finland What might the powers of knowledge in religious education (RE) be; what knowledge and abilities does RE provide to pupils in lower secondary education? These questions are asked through this study ...

New article out today!

Niemelä, M. A., Niemi, K., Salmenkivi, E., & Stones, A. (2025). Powers of knowledge in secondary religious education curricula of Sweden, England, and Finland. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1–19. doi.org/10.1080/0022...

Delighted 2C this @ioe.bsky.social & @kossnetwork.bsky.social open access special edition of the Journal of Curriculum Studies taking shape. So far we've papers looking @ religious education, history & geography in comparative perspective in England, Sweden & Finland. Congratulations, colleagues! 1

Finally (@ least until more papers in the special edition R published open access), congratulations to Amna Khawaja, Mikko Puustinen, @arthurjchapman.bsky.social & Kenneth Nordgren on their open access @kossnetwork.bsky.social paper comparing history curricula www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 4/4

Congratulations 2 CPA's Alexis Stones Mikko Niemelä & Eero Salmenkivi (Helsinki) & @hurlumhei.bsky.social (Karlstad) on this open access @kossnetwork.bsky.social paper on the powers of knowledge in 2ndry religious education curricula in England Finland & Sweden! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 3

Congratulations 2 CPA's @gracehealy.bsky.social & @drlaurenhammond.bsky.social & Profs Gabriel Bladh & Sirpa Tani on this open access @kossnetwork.bsky.social paper on the powers, possibilities & constraints of geography curricula in England, Finland & Sweden! 2/2 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Curricula are camels, written by committee, & heteroglossic, reflecting the various aims & discourses of their multiple makers. Excited 2C this @kossnetwork.bsky.social paper published - reflecting on history curricular aims comparatively, across 3 countries & combining conceptual lenses. 1/2

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(PDF) A critical knowledge-led approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects PDF | This keynote begins by outlining an approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects that has been developed in... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...

Here are the slides from @brianhudson.bsky.social's keynote 'A critical knowledge-led approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects' to the ROSE (Research on Subject-specific Education) Day Conference at Karlstad University on 17th December.

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I look forward to celebrating research in subject didactics at Karlstad Uni next week and especially to my keynote on ‘A critical knowledge-led approach to curriculum research and teacher education across school subjects”
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Inclusion and Equity Learning Event 1: Attracting people with disabilities to the teaching profession In the build-up to Global Disability Summit 2025 to be held on 2-3 April in Germany, the Inclusion and Equity in Teacher Policies and Practices Thematic Group are delighted to invite you to attend thr...

Please forward this free webinar invite from the UNESCO supported International Teacher Task Force : Friday 29 November 2024 Inclusion and Equity Learning Event 1: Attracting people with disabilities to the teaching profession.

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A Teacher's Handbook to Global Citizenship Education in the Post=primary Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers: Amazon.co.uk: Hoy, Seanin, O'Brien, Gearoid, O'Brien, Stephen: 9781781196403: Books Buy A Teacher's Handbook to Global Citizenship Education in the Post=primary Classroom: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Hoy, Seanin, O'Brien, Gearoid, O'Brien, Stephen (ISBN: 9781781196403) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Delighted to announce the publication of A Teacher’s Handbook of Global Citizenship Education in the Post-Primary Classroom with Oak Tree Press - written by Seánín Hoy, Gearóid O’Brien &Stephen O’Brien.
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Coming soon: House of Commons Tue 19th Nov. 6.00pm-8.00pm a FEPG seminar with MIck Waters, the UK's foremost expert on curriculum design and an excellent panel. @schoolsweek.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @suecowley.bsky.social @secretheadteacher.bsky.social @headteacherchat.bsky.social

Thanks to all the wonderful colleagues who contributed to this book. @collegeofteaching.bsky.social @schoolsweek.bsky.social @evidencebasededu.bsky.social @brianhudson.bsky.social @theeef.bsky.social @edufabians.bsky.social @thefabians.bsky.social @freereed59.net @oecd-stat.extwitter.link

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