Journals
The Curriculum Journal is an international peer-reviewed journal that publishes original contributions to the study of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. Papers reporting empirical studies and theoretical analyses from a range of perspectives, including philosophical and historical, are welcome. The journal particularly welcomes papers that include attention to the implications for policy and practice that arise from theoretical and empirical work.
The journal makes a specialist contribution to knowledge related to the educational phases that impact on children from the early years to adulthood.
The Curriculum Journal received its first Impact Factor in 2022 and its 2023 Impact Factor is 1.2. The journal ranks 370/756 in the Education and Educational Research category, placing it in the second quartile. Its Journal Citation Indicator is 0.7 and its Citescore is 3.
The editorial team of the journal is as follows.
Editors
Mark Priestley, University of Stirling, UK
Stavroula Philippou, University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Associate Editors
Daniel Alvunger, Linnaeus University, Sweden
Grace Healy, David Ross Education Trust, University College London, University of Oxford, UK
Kathy Hibbert, Western University, Canada
David Leat, Newcastle University, UK
Nienke Nieveen, University of Twente, The Netherlands
Claire Sinnema, University of Auckland, NZ
Joseph Smith, University of Stirling, UK
Tiina Soini, Universities of Tampere and Eastern Finland
Book Reviews Editor
Emma Cooper, University of Stirling, UK
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The annual Curriculum Journal Editors’ Choice Award, which recognises the best papers published in the journal in 2023, has been awarded to two papers:
The editors say: ‘This is a very impressive paper that beautifully synthesises a range of complex theoretical approaches, to develop a clear thesis about enacting curriculum policy through figurational sociology and policy enactment literature.’
The editors say: ‘This is an excellent paper, characterised by incisive analysis of socio-political trends in education, exploring how neoliberalism and neoconservatism are enacted through and shape curricula and pedagogies in the context of mathematics.’
The March 2024 issue of the Curriculum Journal features the inaugural Curriculum in Professional Practice forum. The forum provides a dedicated space for rigorous dialogue that engages professionals and active researchers with contemporary curriculum theory and debates. In doing so, it contributes to the aims of the journal by placing curriculum at the heart of educational discourse and practice. The journal recognises the diverse roles professionals play in curriculum research and practice, and the multifaceted identities that those who engage with curricular issues hold.
The forum launches with two article formats: Perspectives and reflections and Curriculum dialogue. Perspectives and reflections articles are designed to allow authors to share their professional insights on specific curriculum issues. These articles may also be given in response to a particular special issue or article. Curriculum dialogue articles enable a written interchange between authors on a curriculum-related area of research and practice. The Curriculum in Professional Practice forum will be a recurring feature within each issue of the Curriculum Journal. The editors warmly welcome proposals for future Perspectives and reflection and Curriculum dialogue articles. Full author guidelines and proposal forms can be found on the journal’s website.
Professor at University of Stirling
Mark Priestley is professor of education and the director of the Stirling Network for Curriculum Studies. He is also the lead editor of the Curriculum Journal. His research interests relate to curriculum theory, the professional work of teachers,...
Associate Professor (Curriculum and Teaching) at University of Cyprus
Stavroula Philippou is an Associate Professor in Curriculum and Teaching (Department of Education, University of Cyprus). She has taught in a variety of contexts in Cyprus and abroad and has acted as a consultant for UNESCO, the Council of Europe...
Professor at Linnaeus University
Daniel Alvunger, is an Associate Professor in Education at the Department of Education and Teachers’ Practice at Linnæus University, Sweden, where he also holds a position as Dean of Teacher Education. He is a member of the research group SITE...
University College London
Grace Healy is Education Director (Secondary) at the David Ross Education Trust. She has held various leadership roles with a focus on curriculum/teacher development and Initial Teacher Education, including Curriculum Director, Director of a...
Distinguished University Professor and Associate Dean at Western University
Dr. Kathy Hibbert is a Distinguished University Professor, former Acting Dean and Associate Dean at Western’s Faculty of Education, in London Canada. Her research examines how our abilities to ‘read’ texts, and to use and understand...
Professor of Curriculum Innovation at Newcastle University
David Leat is professor of curriculum innovation at Newcastle University. From 2005 to 2016 he was executive director of the Research Centre for Learning and Teaching (CfLaT) at Newcastle. Recent projects have focussed on coaching, project-based...
Associate Professor at University of Twente
Nienke Nieveen is associate professor and director of the teacher education programs at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Her orientations are in teacher professional learning in relation to curriculum (re)design in schools, educational...
Associate Professor at University of Auckland
Claire Sinnema is associate professor at the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Education and Social Work. Her research focusses on the improvement of teaching and learning across four main strands: educational leadership, curriculum,...
Lecturer in Education at University of Stirling
Dr Joseph Smith is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Stirling. His research interests concern the politics of the history curriculum and teachers’ identities as curriculum makers. He has published in The British Educational Research...
Research Directer at Tampere University
Tiina Soini is research director and associate professor (learning and wellbeing in educational organisations) in the Universities of Tampere and Eastern Finland. Her research focusses on school development, teacher learning and agency, and the...