· Encourage curriculum research and scholarship that can lead to more equitable and socially just societies.

· Support policy makers, teachers, parents and students by publishing informed and relevant research directed at improvements in student learning.

· Provide a forum for an international exchange of curriculum ideas and issues.

· Encourage innovative curriculum thinking, multiple ways of knowing and understanding, critical and creative problem solving to develop solutions that can make a difference in the lives of students and their communities.

Australian curriculum scholars, teachers, parents and students are increasingly aware of the globalized world of which they are a part. The curriculum issues that affect them also affect others in this borderless environment. The mission of Curriculum Perspectives, therefore, is to bring Australian curriculum scholarship to the world and to encourage an international exchange of ideas that can enhance curriculum experiences for students across the globe