Curriculum Perspectives - ACSA’s Journal

ACSA’s Journal Curriculum Perspectives brings Australian curriculum scholarship to the world. The flagship journal encourages an international exchange of ideas that can enhance curriculum experiences for students across the globe. The journal publishes articles that promote innovative curriculum thinking, multiple ways of knowing and understanding, and critical and creative problem solving to develop solutions that can make a difference in the lives of students and their communities.

The mission of Curriculum Perspectives is to encourage diverse curriculum scholarship and the international exchange of ideas in the field of Curriculum Inquiry. Located in Australia, Curriculum Perspectives supports curriculum scholarship from the global south to decolonise the curriculum and speak back to the global metropole. Curriculum Perspectives encourages scholarship that enhances the curriculum experiences of students in a diversity of educational contexts, as well as scholarship that rethinks and reframes contemporary curriculum experiences for more just, inclusive, and sustainable futures.

Curriculum Perspectives is published twice a year in April and September. ACSA members are given access to an online complimentary copy of both journals. Members may also request a hard copy of the publication through the ACSA Secretariat Office: acsa@acsa.edu.au 

Access to all Curriculum Perspectives Journals

ACSA has been producing CP Journals for over 40 years! All editions are available for viewing online.

Year of Publication

1980-2016 – Journals and papers: see link to ACSA website page below

2017-2025 – Journals and papers: see link to Springer website below

 

2025 Curriculum Perspective Issues

        1. CP Volume 45, Issue 1-April 2025 |Special Issue: Feminisms and Curriculum Inquiry-Guest Editor |Dr Lucinda McKnight

2024 Curriculum Perspectives Issues

  1. CP Volume 44, Issue 1 – April 2024 | Chief Editor – Professor Philip Roberts
    • This issue includes a Point & Counterpoint on Decolonising the Curriculum (procured by Dr Deb Price and Dr Rebecca Cairns)
  2. CP Volume 44, Issue 2 – July 2024 | Special Issue: New Perspectives on Curriculum and Democracy part 1 | Guest Editor – Professor Stewart Riddle
  3. CP Volume 44, Issue 3 – September 2024 | Chief Editor – Professor Philip Roberts
  4. CP Volume 44, Issue 4 – November 2024 | Special Issue: New Perspectives on Curriculum and Democracy part 2 | Guest Editor – Professor Stewart Riddle
    • This issue includes a Point & Counterpoint on Curriculum & wellbeing / teachers work (procured by Dr Emily Ross)

 

 

Point and Counterpoints

The Point and Counterpoint section in each edition of Curriculum Perspectives consists of a set of 5 to 6 short, sharp empirical and/or theoretical and/or discussion/literature review papers (ca 2500 words)  around an aspect of interest or contention in relation to curriculum.  Essentially the aim is to provide insightful analysis and critique of topical issues in Australian education and includes perspectives from Australian and international academics.

The journal invites a Guest Editor to set the focus, introduce the theme or aspect/perspective and oversee the process. The articles are reviewed by the Editor in Chief who holds the final decision on all articles.

2017 – 2025 Curriculum Perspectives Journals

For further details and to read all papers from 2017-2025, click on the Springer website link below.

Springer Website click here

1980 – 2016 Curriculum Perspectives Journals

Click here to read Journals published pre 2016

Writers – Academics, Researchers and Scholars

Academics, Researchers and Scholars are welcome to seek consideration for publication in Curriculum Perspectives by contacting the ACSA’s Chief Editor, Dr Alison Bedford.

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Aims and Scope of Journal

Editorial Board – view here

 

Editorial Board of Curriculum Perspectives

Team

Editor- Dr Alison Bedford

Alison Bedford, PhD, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Associate Editor- Dr Rebecca Cairns

Rebecca Cairns, PhD, Deakin University, Australia

Associate Editor-Dr Kate O'Connor

Kate O’Connor, PhD, LaTrobe University, Australia

Associate Editor-Dr Philip Poulton

Phillip Poulton, PhD, RMIT University, Australia

Associate Editor-Dr Deborah Price

Deborah Price, PhD, University of South Australia, Australia

Associate Editor-Dr Emily Ross

Emily Ross, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia

Editorial Board-Prof Carol Bertram

Carol Bertram, PhD, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Editorial Board-Professor Marie Brennan

Marie Brennan, PhD, Victoria University, Australia

Editorial Board-Prof. i.R. Dr. Andreas Brunold

Andreas Brunold, PhD, University of Augsburg, Germany

Editorial Board-Emeritus Professor Bill Green

Bill Green, PhD, Charles Sturt University, Australia

Editorial Board-Professor Sue Grieshaber

Sue Grieshaber, PhD, La Trobe University, Australia

Editorial Board- Associate Professor, Neil Harrison

Neil Harrison, PhD, Macquarie University, Australia

Editorial Board-Professor Kerry John KENNEDY, (甘國臻教授)

Kerry Kennedy, PhD, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Editorial Board-Professor LEE, Chi Kin John, JP (李子建教授)

John Chi Kin Lee, PhD, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Editorial Board- Dr Daniel F. Johnson Mardones

Daniel F. Johnson Mardones, PhD, Universidad de Chile, Chile

Editorial Board- Dr Eve Mayers

Eve Mayes, PhD, Deakin University, Australia

Editorial Board-Associate Professor Lucinda McKnight

Lucinda McKnight, PhD, Deakin University, Australia

Editorial Board-Associate Professor Graham McPhail

Graham McPhail, PhD, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Editorial Board- Professor Nicole Mockler

Nicole Mockler, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia

Editorial Board- Professor Joao Paraskeva

Joao Paraskeva, PhD, Strathclyde University, UK

Editorial Board- Dr Sara Weuffen

Sara Weuffen, PhD, University of New South Wales, Australia

Editorial Board- Professor Stewart Riddle

Stewart Riddle, PhD, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Editorial Board-Dr Sophie Rudolph

Sophie Rudolph, PhD, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, Australia

Editorial Board- Professor Glenn Savage

Professor Glenn Savage University of Melbourne

Editorial Board- Professor Shan Simmonds

Shan Simmonds, PhD, North West University, South Africa

Editorial Board- Professor Chuanbao Tan

Chuanbao Tan, PhD, Beijing Normal University, China

Editorial Board- Dr Jennifer Tatebe

Jennifer Tatebe, PhD, The University of Auckland, New Zealand

Editorial Board- Professor Greg Thomas

Greg Thomas, PhD, University of Alberta, Canada

Editorial Board-Professor Zhao Weili

Weili Zhao, PhD, Hangzhou Normal University, China