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Ratcliffe, Mary; Millar, Robin – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2009
The framework developed for the PISA 2006 science survey starts from everyday contexts in which citizens encounter scientific issues and knowledge claims. Recent curriculum changes in England, making possible the introduction of courses for 15- to 16-year olds with an explicit "scientific literacy" emphasis, are based on a very similar…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Education
Lamorey, Suzanne – Remedial and Special Education, 2010
Teens with disabilities need information about risk topics such as addiction, abuse, sex, and delinquency to make healthy choices as they participate in mainstream society. This article presents questionnaire-based information provided by special educators in secondary schools about their efforts, limitations, and needs in providing risk reduction…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Health Promotion, Special Education Teachers, Comprehensive School Health Education
Lomas, Gregor – Mathematics Teacher Education and Development, 2009
Teacher educators' work with pre-service teachers plays a part in trying to shape the nature of classroom teaching. Their teaching usually follows an established curriculum and delivery that is underpinned by particular theoretical, philosophical or political agendas. In an institution where the teacher education programme is predicated on…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Mathematics Education, Teacher Educators
Jekayinfa, Alice Arinlade; Yusuf, Abdul Raheem – Educational Research and Reviews, 2008
This paper presents the report of a research carried out in Kwara Sate of Nigeria to seek the opinions of teachers on the incorporation of Environmental Education (EE) in the Nigerian Primary School Curriculum. The descriptive survey method was employed for the study. 200 teachers were selected through stratified random sampling technique to cater…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum
Kenny, John; Colvill, Marj – Teaching Science, 2008
This paper reports on the results of a survey of primary teachers who attended a series of three 1/2 day workshops that focused on primary science activities concerned with two key outcome areas from the Tasmanian Essential Learnings curriculum: "Investigating the Natural and Constructed World" and "Inquiry." The workshops…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Creativity, Science Activities, Workshops
Penuel, William R.; Gallagher, Lawrence P. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2009
This study compared the efficacy of 3 approaches to professional development in middle school Earth science organized around the principles of Understanding by Design (Wiggins & McTighe, 1998) in a sample of 53 teachers from a large urban district. Teachers were randomly assigned to a control group or to 1 of 3 conditions that varied with…
Descriptors: Units of Study, Earth Science, Faculty Development, Teacher Competencies
Connecticut State Board of Education, Hartford. – 1990
The guide is designed to help school district planners develop and implement suitable foreign language curricula. Focusing on programs in grades K-12, it provides an overview of current philosophies, objectives, methods, and materials in foreign language education; illustrates how these may be implemented in a sequential foreign language program…
Descriptors: Cultural Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Lidstone, John G. – 1987
The Queensland (Australia) Board of Secondary School Studies developed a geography syllabus for senior classrooms which was implemented in 1980. Revisions of the syllabus took place in 1982 and 1986. Based on the 1986 evaluation, this report provides an evaluation, a summary of the findings, and advice to principals and teachers. Twelve case…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Development, Geography Instruction, High School Seniors
Arikan, Arda – Hacettepe University Journal of Education, 2005
The purpose of this study is to collect and interpret views of prospective teachers on literature courses offered in Hacettepe University, Faculty of Education, English Language Teaching (EL T) department. Hence, this research encompasses experiential knowledge of the participants and the results aim to inform the curriculum development practice…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Language Teachers

Solomon, Joan; And Others – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 1992
Reports on 18 months of action research that examined the effectiveness of using the history of science to promote British students' understanding of the nature of science. Both quantitative and interview data offer substantial evidence of a strategic movement away from serendipitous empiricism and toward an appreciation of the interactive nature…
Descriptors: Action Research, British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries

Glidden, Peter L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1991
Reported are the results of the Second International Mathematics Study describing U.S. eighth (n=235) and twelfth grade (n=156) teachers' reasons for deciding what teaching methods to employ and topics to cover in the classroom. Teacher knowledge and textbook inclusion or exclusion are the most frequently cited reasons. Implications for curricular…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Strategies, Instructional Development
Amrein-Beardsley, Audrey; Foulger, Teresa S.; Toth, Meredith – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2007
This paper investigates the questions and considerations that should be discussed by administrators, faculty, and support staff when designing, developing and offering a hybrid (part online, part face-to-face) degree program. Using two Web questionnaires, data were gathered from nine instructors and approximately 450 students to evaluate student…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Distance Education, Program Development, Curriculum Development
Sommer, Robert F. – 1989
Theoretical and practical guidance is provided to anyone involved in teaching, curriculum development, or program planning for writing instruction for adult students. A broad range of situations in which adults learn to write are explored. Three parts include 13 chapters on the following topics: (1) understanding the distinctiveness of adult…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Curriculum Development, Higher Education

Krimmelbein, Cindy; Thompson, Bonnie – 1982
This questionnaire is designed to assess teachers' needs for school library media center services. General areas covered are: (1) services provided by the library media center which might be useful; (2) curriculum development and long-term planning; and (3) media center collection and selection. (MES)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Learning Resources Centers, Library Collection Development
Gammage, Philip – 1982
Intended for teachers in training and inservice courses, the seven chapters of this book focus on children and schooling, on some of the ways child development and learning have been perceived, and on how such perceptions appear to have affected or informed the process of formal education. Fundamental to the organization of the book is the attempt…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Children, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education