“My picture is not in Wales”: Pupils’ Perceptions of Cynefin (Belonging) in Primary School Curriculum Development in Wales
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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Yn: Education 3-13, Cyfrol 51, Rhif 8, 17.11.2023, t. 1214-1228.
Allbwn ymchwil: Cyfraniad at gyfnodolyn › Erthygl › adolygiad gan gymheiriaid
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T1 - “My picture is not in Wales”: Pupils’ Perceptions of Cynefin (Belonging) in Primary School Curriculum Development in Wales
AU - Chapman, Susan
AU - Ellis, Rosy
AU - Beauchamp, Gary
AU - Sheriff, Lisa
AU - Stacey, David
AU - Waters-Davies, Jane
AU - Lewis, Adam
AU - Jones, Catherine
AU - Griffiths, Merris
AU - Chapman, Sammy
AU - Wallis, Rachel
AU - Sheen, Elizabeth
AU - Crick, Thomas
AU - Lewis, Helen
AU - French, Graham
AU - Atherton, Stephen
PY - 2023/11/17
Y1 - 2023/11/17
N2 - In the new Curriculum for Wales (Cwricwlwm i Gymru) which is phasing in from September 2022, the concept of ‘cynefin’ (‘the place where we feel we belong’) is core to developing children’s understandings of place and identity. While cynefin has long been considered in a wider cultural and heritage context in Wales, it is not yet clearly understood in education, and is rarely explored from the pupil perspective. Drawing on data gathered from four primary schools in Wales (n=67 children, aged 7-10), using the method of photo elicitation to scaffold talk, this article explores children’s understandings of what cynefin means to them. Themes of people, place, activity, and emotions/feelings emerged, which interconnected in multiple, non-linear, and unique ways, indicating the importance of nuance in primary-level curricula design.
AB - In the new Curriculum for Wales (Cwricwlwm i Gymru) which is phasing in from September 2022, the concept of ‘cynefin’ (‘the place where we feel we belong’) is core to developing children’s understandings of place and identity. While cynefin has long been considered in a wider cultural and heritage context in Wales, it is not yet clearly understood in education, and is rarely explored from the pupil perspective. Drawing on data gathered from four primary schools in Wales (n=67 children, aged 7-10), using the method of photo elicitation to scaffold talk, this article explores children’s understandings of what cynefin means to them. Themes of people, place, activity, and emotions/feelings emerged, which interconnected in multiple, non-linear, and unique ways, indicating the importance of nuance in primary-level curricula design.
KW - cynefin
KW - place
KW - children
U2 - 10.1080/03004279.2023.2229861
DO - 10.1080/03004279.2023.2229861
M3 - Article
VL - 51
SP - 1214
EP - 1228
JO - Education 3-13
JF - Education 3-13
SN - 1475-7575
IS - 8
ER -