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Bringing Lived Experience into Curriculum Review: A Proposed Participatory Model

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Title: Bringing Lived Experience into Curriculum Review: A Proposed Participatory Model
Language: English
Authors: Monica M. Lobenstein, Stepha Velednitsky, Joanna Skluzacek, Briley Rossiter
Source: Journal of Extension. 2025 63(4).
Availability: Clemson University Press. 116 Sigma Drive, Clemson, SC 29634. Tel: 864-656-7156; e-mail: journalofextension@clemson.edu; Web site: https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/joe/
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Extension Education, Community Involvement, Community Needs, Models, Youth
ISSN: 1077-5315
Abstract: Processes for curriculum review and selection vary across Extension but often rest with educators, specialists, and leadership. For many topics, their educational leadership is appropriate. For topics relating to social, cultural, and/or political aspects of people's lives, Extension professionals may be limited in essential perspectives to select suitable curricula. Curriculum Jams is a five-step process that engages community youth and adults in identifying relevant criteria, which are used to review existing curricula for use in Extension programs and beyond. While challenges exist, multiple process pilot tests illustrated the process's strengths with encouraging results, including responsive criteria and improved relevance in selected curricula.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: EJ1493538
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Processes for curriculum review and selection vary across Extension but often rest with educators, specialists, and leadership. For many topics, their educational leadership is appropriate. For topics relating to social, cultural, and/or political aspects of people's lives, Extension professionals may be limited in essential perspectives to select suitable curricula. Curriculum Jams is a five-step process that engages community youth and adults in identifying relevant criteria, which are used to review existing curricula for use in Extension programs and beyond. While challenges exist, multiple process pilot tests illustrated the process's strengths with encouraging results, including responsive criteria and improved relevance in selected curricula.
ISSN:1077-5315