Network: 03. Curriculum Innovation
03 SES 01 A, Curriculum Design and Coherence in Teacher Education
Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 13:30-15:00, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Majella Dempsey
- Empowering Emerging Scholars: Reflective Practice through Structured Teaching Observations
- Focusing on Curricular Coherence through Visual Curriculum Mapping and Metaphor-Based Discussion Prompts
- National Curriculum Policymaking, Democracy and Curricular Justice in a Complex World
Yurgos Politis Irene Lubbe
Christine Bieri Buschor Beatrice Bürgler Philipp Hirsch Carsten Quesel
Stewart Riddle Martin Mills Glenda McGregor
03 SES 02 A, Powerful Knowledge, Curriculum Theory and Knowledge Selection
Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 15:30-17:00, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Dominik Dvořák
- Review of Critique of Powerful Knowledge: Making Essential Remarks or Missing the Point?
- Resilience of Educational Knowledge in Times of Crisis: Computer Science Teaching as a Case of Curriculum Knowledge Selection
- Producing and Governing Curricular Knowledge in Specialised Arts Education: Autonomy, Evidence and Educational Inequality
Mikko A. Niemelä
Gleb Davletgariyev
Romeu Curto Nuno Fraga
03 SES 03 A, Teacher Professionalism, Autonomy and Curriculum Making
Tuesday, 2026-08-18, 17:15-18:45, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Duarte Nuno Duarte
- Beyond the Classroom: A Comparative Ecological Analysis of Teacher Professionalism in Portugal and Scotland
- Mapping Teacher Knowledge, Skills and Dispositions to Curriculum Reform: A Global Review of the Literature
- Validation of a Curriculum Leadership Efficacy Tool and Insights into Curriculum Leadership Efficacy Predictors
Elsa Estrela Mark Priestley
Karen Maras Corrine Robinson Dennis Alonzo Andrea de Carvalho Meghan Stacey Tracy Durksen
Claire Sinnema Yi-Hwa Liou Joelle Rodway Alan J. Daly Rachel Cann Ling-Hui Su
03 SES 05 B, Competence-Based Education and Curriculum Complexity
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 10:30-12:00, Room: K110 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Majella Dempsey
- What Matters in Science? Danish Students’ and Teachers’ perceptions Challenge a Competence-Oriented Science Curriculum
- Dilemmas of the Form and Specificity of a National Curriculum: The Case of Georgia
- The Curricular Pendulum: Finding Forward Momentum in the Republic of Ireland’s Curriculum making at the Macro Level
Jørgen Løye Christiansen
Revaz Tabatadze
Natalie O'Neill Audrey Doyle
03 SES 05 A, Equity, Inclusion and Justice in Curriculum
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 10:30-12:00, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Seda Aydan
- Antiracism and Discursive Interplays – A Swedish School Example
- Including First Nations Content in the Official Curriculum: Implications for Equitable Education Systems
- Curriculumising Happiness. Epistemic Shifts and the Limits of Educational Orientation
Sara Johansson Lopez
Annette Woods Kevin Lowe Emma Burns Greg Vass
Marion Susanne Visotschnig
03 SES 05.5 A, General Poster Session
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 12:15-13:15, Room: Park Hall | Tampere Hall | 1 Fl., Chair:
- The Affective-Discursive Governance of Curriculum Reform: An Analysis of South Korea’s High School Credit System
- An Interpretivist Study of Peer Influence on the Mathematical Identity and Self-Concept of Post-Primary Students in Ireland.
- Exploring the Problem Question “Water-Related Hazards” Through Phenomenon-Based Learning
- Articulating Curriculum with Children: Joy as a Diagnostic of Curriculum-in-Practice
- Data Literacy in Portugal’s Compulsory Education: Curriculum Mapping and the Perspectives of Educational Actors
- The Impact of “Creating a Language Environment” Project on the Speaking Skills of Students Learning Kazakh as a Second Language
- Action Research Is An Effective Way To Increase Collaboration
- Designing for Transfer: How Semantic Waves Mediate Principles–Cases Transitions in Civic Education Textbooks
Kyunghee So
Marilyn O'Riordan Thomas Delahunty
Diana Amirova Aigul Baizhumanova Assem Zhomartova Nazigul Muratbekova
Elsa Lee Joy Perry
Piedade Vaz-Rebelo João Fernandes Apostolos Kostas
Nurlygul Dauletkereyeva Altyngul Khassenova Miramkul Mukhambedyarova
Aigerim Kuanyshbayeva Zhuldyz Mukashova Dana Baidildinova
Yuan-Yu Su
03 SES 06 A, AI Tools for Curriculum: Self-Regulation. Feedback and Writing
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 13:30-15:00, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Mohini Gupta
- AI Literacy and Learning Depth in a Business Management Course
- 'Sometimes we Can Use AI to Colonise': Documenting Everyday GenAI-led Writing Practices of International Students
- Reclamation of Socio-technical Imaginaries amid Empty Places and Silences in K-12 Digital Teaching and Learning Practices
Maureen Andrade
Jennifer Rowsell Tianyi Wang Pei Liang
André Freitas Eamon Costello
03 SES 06 B, Curriculum Reform, Policy and School Context
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 13:30-15:00, Room: K110 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Emily Ross
- The Becoming of a New School System – Upper Secondary School United
- Positive Error Orientation Mediates the Relationship Between Learning Autonomy and Epistemic Curiosity: A Longitudinal Analysis
- Designing Curriculum and Assessment Alignment: The Potential of Oral Examination in First Language Assessment in a Changing World
Niclas Månsson Linda Jonsson
Matúš Kurian Helena Beranová Miroslava Hapalová Roman Lyach Ondřej Šteffl Daniela Hančlová
Louise O'Reilly
03 SES 07 A, Science Curriculum: Big Ideas, Content and Textbooks
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 15:30-17:00, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Marcina Singh
- Expert Reflection on Big ideas in Science Curriculum: The topic of Energy in Iran and the Netherlands
- Shifts in SSI-Based Curriculum Among Pre-Service Science Teachers
- The Role of the Body: Looking Closely at How Elementary Students Engage with Science Practices
Shadi Nosrati Roeland van der Rijst
Ece Kılaç Özgül Yılmaz Tüzün
Haoxuan Yang
03 SES 07 B, AI Literacy and Curriculum: Design, Ethics and Consumer Perspectives
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 15:30-17:00, Room: K110 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Edda Sant
- Refusing to let Democracy Go: (How) Can we Renew Democratic Citizenship Education Curricula?
Edda Sant Katarina Blennow Gintė Marija Ivanauskienė Pia Mikander
03 SES 08 A, Curriculum Reform: Teacher Involvement, Agency and Implementation
Wednesday, 2026-08-19, 17:15-18:45, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Joana Duarte
- Teacher Involvement in Curriculum Reform: A Literature Review
- Rethinking the Dynamics of Teacher Agency in the Context of Curriculum Reform: Anxiety, Attunement and the Potential for Good Faith Engagement
- Curricular Equality Across Space and Time: Foreign Languages in Czech Peripherial Schools
Tiril Smerud Finnanger
Conall O Breachain Ciaran Sugrue
Dominik Dvořák
03 SES 10 A, Bodily, Active and Experiential Learning in Curriculum
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 10:30-12:00, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Elsa Lee
- The Assembled Body in Science Classrooms: An Empirical Study of How Primary Students Engage in Science Practices
- A Methodological Framework for Creating Book Trailers via Biographical Digital Storytelling in Teaching Physics
- From Transmission to Transformation: DTECC - An Innovative Curriculum Enrichment Framework to Boost Students' Critical, Creative and Design Thinking Competencies
Haoxuan Yang
Beril Yılmaz Senem
Peter Sabath
03 SES 10 B, Curriculum, Language, Knowledge-Rich Content and Transitions
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 10:30-12:00, Room: K110 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Ulku Seher Budak
- A Language Policy Analysis of Multilingualism and Language Pedagogy as ‘Umbrella Terms’ in the Curriculum of Teacher Induction
- Turning the Tide in the Reading Crisis with ‘Rich Texts’. Insights Form a Collaborative Design Research Project in The Netherlands
- Knowing and Acting in Educational Transitions: Professional Competence in the Transition of Hospital School Education- Processes
Caroline Böning
Edda Veerman Lisa Gaikhorst
Agnes Turner Robert Langnickel Nicola Sommer Stephan Gingelmaier Annett Thiele
03 SES 10.5 A, Network Meeting - NW 03. Curriculum
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 12:15-13:15, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Majella Dempsey
- Network Meeting - NW 03. Curriculum
Majella Dempsey
03 SES 11 A, Early Childhood and Special Education Curriculum
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 13:30-15:00, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Shadi Nosrati
- Outdoor Learning and Transition to Primary School: a Scoping Review
- Group-Based Support in Local Curricula and School Academic Year Plans: Document Analysis of Finland’s 2025 Basic Education Support Reform
- Policy Reformations Reconstructing Teaching Assignments in Swedish Early Childhood Education and Care
Giorgia Todeschin Emilia Restiglian
Riikka Sirkko Tuomas Tervasmäki Veli-Mikko Kauppi
Jenny Henriksson Sandra Jederud Robin Samuelsson
03 SES 11 B, AI in Classroom Practice: Curriculum Innovation
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 13:30-15:00, Room: K110 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Shuxin Ji
- Emerging Educational Policy in the Era of AI (automated Intensification) of Psycho-politics
- Making Sense of Chemistry Curriculum Reform: Perspectives of 9th- and 10th-Grade Students
- The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Human-Centred Pedagogy: Evidence from the NIS Programme 2.0
Thomas Delahunty Sarah Gillborn
Destan Tekin Filiz Kabapınar
Yekaterina Vyushkova Anar Tayapbergenova Zhuldyz Sydykova Boris Zelenov
03 SES 12 A, National Curriculum Policy, Democracy and Ideological Contestation
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 15:30-17:00, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Özge Dönmez
- Curriculum Ruptures: Understanding the Impact of Political Polarisation on Curriculum Through the Example of New Zealand’s Curriculum Reforms 2007-2026
- Documentary study of Democratic Values in Preschool and Basic Educaiton Curricula in the Nordic Countries
- Holding the Tension: Theorising Mediated Publicness in Finnish Curriculum-Making
Bronwyn Wood Taylor Hughson
Maria Kristina Börebäck Getahun Yacob Abraham
Nikoloz Maglaperidze Maija Salokangas
03 SES 12 B, Interdisciplinary and Project - Based Curriculum
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 15:30-17:00, Room: K110 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Emilia Restiglian
- Investigating the Impact of an Authorial Program on High School Students’ Research and Project Skills Through Interdisciplinary Text-Based Learning
- The Emotional Landscape of Educators’ Sense Making in Scotland’s Evolving Mathematics Curriculum
Aizhan Imanbekova Nazira Imanbekova
Sinem Hizli Alkan Corinne Angier
03 SES 13 A, AI, Learning, and Curriculum: Emerging Research and Practice
Thursday, 2026-08-20, 17:15-18:45, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Majella Dempsey
- Artificial Intelligence Training as a Catalyst for the Transformation of Self-Regulated Learning: A Mixed-Methods Study with University Students
- Artificial Intelligence-Based English Teaching: The Effectiveness of Chatbots in Practice
- From Top-down Reforms to the Co-design of Transformative AI Education
Seda Aydan
Şeyda Nur Halitoğlu Burhan Akpınar Ahmet Kara Esma Nur Akpınar Elvan Gökçen
Henriikka Vartiainen Matti Tedre
03 SES 14 A, Curriculum Reform in the Shadow of AI
Friday, 2026-08-21, 09:00-10:30, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Nikoloz Maglaperidze
- Powerful Knowledge in Swedish Social Studies Subjects: A Study of the Curriculum and National Tests
- Curricular Coherence: A Transnational CPD Model for ECEC that Integrates System, School, and Classroom Change
Olof Franck Anna-Lena Lilliestam Sally Windsor Mattias Börjesson
Itxaso Tellado Francesca Davoli Mar Beneyto-Seoane Segués Maria Teresa
03 SES 15 A, Teacher Autonomy, Curriculum Making and Professional Agency: International Perspectives
Friday, 2026-08-21, 11:00-12:30, Room: K113 | Linna building | 1 Fl., Chair: Nayila Tuerxun
- Scripted Solutions for Mathematics? Rethinking Outsourced Curriculum Planning and Teacher Workload Challenges
- Socratic Seminars as Dialogic Spaces for Epistemic Agency in Grade 11 Classrooms
- Shaping Teacher Professionalism and Curriculum Making Globally: Continuities and Changes in OECD TALIS Constructions of Teacher Autonomy (2008–2025)
Emily Ross
Aigerim Abzal Yulia Kamenskaya
Ana Lucia Lennert da Silva
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