Diversifying
the curriculum
We support the Sustainable Development Goals
In any society, curricula should meet the needs of all people and aim to extend understanding of equality, diversity and inclusion to all learners. But how can we create an accessible curriculum and enable students to see themselves and their backgrounds reflected in their learning? What are the barriers? Who needs to be involved?
Join us in our ‘diversifying the curriculum’ mission to learn how, in partnership with some of our authors and experts from the community, we've been exploring this subject.
We’re inviting authors to publish with us in the field of education, so if you are working on an article or would like to contribute a blog or commentary then we’d love to hear from you.
For 2022 we are focusing on Indigenous communities, commissioning content on issues such as stewardship, health and wellbeing, diversifying the curriculum, and diversity within the boardroom. Find out more.
This mission supports our Quality education for all goal.
Author thoughts
Some of our authors have been sharing their research in different ways; find out what our authors have to say about diversifying the curriculum.
Making knowledge-sharing accessible to all = quality education for all
Toni McLaughlan examines diversifying the curriculum and some proposed solutions.
Texts don’t grow on trees: using rhetorical analysis with informational texts to understand text and context
Chandra Alston and Sarah Bausell discuss suggestions for teachers and leaders to diversify the informational text in schools.
Change does not mean you can forget about the Humanities
Read David Atkinson's blog as he looks at the current world's problems, technology in teaching and diversity and inclusion in the classroom.
The meanings behind Karen names
Listen to Daniel Gilhooly and Chris Mu Htoo discuss their research about the many meanings behind Sgaw Karen names. Read their article here
Diversity & equity in school leadership podcast
In this podcast episode we discuss diversity and equity in school leadership with three experts in educational leadership.
Culture and education with Alice Rigney (1942–2017), Australia's first Aboriginal woman school principal
Belinda MacGill, Kay Whitehead, Lester Rigney
History of Education Review
Exploring the career trajectories of Black male educators in p-12 education
Kimberly Underwood, Joy Taylor, Donna Smith, J. Medgar Roberts
Journal for Multicultural Education
Exploring Indigenous education leadership research in Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand
Xiao Fan, Peng Liu
International Journal of Comparative Education and Development
Why is it so hard to reconcile disciplinary literacy and antiracism? Informational texts and middle grades English language arts
Chandra L. Alston, Sarah Byrne Bausell
English Teaching: Practice & Critique
Accurate, age-appropriate and sensitive: reconsidering how to teach the Utah Studies fourth grade social studies core
Emma Mecham, Eric J. Newell, Shannon Rhodes, Laura J. Reina, Darren Parry
Social Studies Research and Practice
"You can't read your way out of racism": creating anti-racist action out of education in an academic library
Monica Figueroa, Kristan Shawgo
Reference Services Review
More than names on a roster: the many meanings behind Sgaw Karen names
Daniel Gilhooly, Chris Mu Htoo
Journal for Multicultural Education
Demystifying teaching, learning and research through institutional repositories in higher learning institutions in Kenya
Lucy Jelagat Sang, Cephas Odini, Justus Wamukoya
Library Management
An examination of cross-cultural experiences on developing culturally responsive teacher candidates
Nakeshia N. Williams, Brian K. Williams, Stephanie Jones-Fosu, Tyrette Carter
Emerald Open Research
Re-Conceptualizing Safe Spaces: Supporting Inclusive Education
Kate Winter, Andrea Bramberger
Lessons in School Improvement from Sub-Saharan Africa: Developing Professional Learning Networks and School Communities
Miriam Mason, David Galloway
African American Young Girls and Women in PreK12 Schools and Beyond: Informing Research, Policy, and Practice Vol: 8
Renae D. Mayes, Marjorie C. Shavers, James L. Moore III
Racial Inequality in Mathematics Education: Exploring Academic Identity as a Sense of Belonging
Thierry Elin-Saintine
Black Boys’ Lived and Everyday Experiences in STEM
KiMi Wilson
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education: The Context of Being, Interculturality and New Knowledge Systems
Margaret Kumar, Thushari Welikala
Reimagining Historically Black Colleges and Universities: Survival Beyond 2021
Gary B. Crosby, Khalid A. White, Marcus A. Chanay, Adriel Hilton
Internationalisation of Educational Administration and Leadership Curriculum: Voices and Experiences from the ‘Peripheries’
Eugenie A. Samier, Eman S. Elkaleh, Waheed Hammad
Book chapters
Browse our bookstoreCritical and Postcolonial Approaches to Educational Administration Curriculum and Pedagogy
Eugenie A. Samier
Internationalisation of Educational Administration and Leadership Curriculum
Internationalisation Models and Strategies in Higher Education: A Conceptual Model for Internationalising the Curriculum
Eman S. ElKaleh
Internationalisation of Educational Administration and Leadership Curriculum
Reconstructing Neo-Modern Curriculum: An Investigation on Curriculum Development in International Schools in China
Jun Teng, Na An
Annual Review of Comparative and International Education 2020
Participatory Policy Formulation on Indigenous Peoples Education in the K to 12 Basic Education Program in the Philippines
Dina Joana Ocampo, Rozanno Rufino, Junette Fatima Gonzales
Minding the Marginalized Students Through Inclusion, Justice, and Hope
Calls for papers
We’re looking for articles to publish in these titles. Find out about the journals' aims, typical areas of interest and how to submit by clicking through the cards.
Call for Papers - International Journal of Comparative Education and Development
International Journal of Comparative Education and Development
Using Constructivist Grounded Theory within Business Education Research: Applications and Reflections
Journal of International Education in Business
In and for the history of education: Big ideas, 'old' and 'new' methods, and key books
History of Education Review
Special issues
English Teaching: Practice & Critique
Volume 20 Issue 4 – Anti-blackness in English curriculum, practice, and culture
Journal for Multicultural Education
Volume 12 Issue 2 – International perspectives of black male teachers, teacher and school leaders
History of Education Review
Volume 50 Issue 2 – Challenges of Contested Spaces: Injustices and their Legacies in Educational History
First voices first – opening up access to make voices heard
We’re really passionate here at Emerald about making research that matters as impactful as possible – that’s why we’ve started a new pilot project with The Council of Prairie and Pacific University Libraries (COPPUL).
Indigenous voices
This mission is one of four that are part of a wider focus on Indigenous peoples. You can find out more about this – and the related missions – on our Indigenous voices page.
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Fairer society
We are passionate about working with researchers globally to deliver a fairer, more inclusive society. This perhaps has never been more important in today’s divided world...
Healthier lives
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Quality education for all
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