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Teacher Education Changes in China: 1974-2014
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Zhou, Jun – Journal of Education for Teaching: International Research and Pedagogy, 2014
The Chinese Government has conducted a series of top-down reforms of teacher education over the past several decades. The reforms have established a relatively stable teacher education system, regulated teacher education programmes and curricula, and provided opportunities for in-service teachers to be trained and to upgrade their educational…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teacher Education, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Change
The (Re)Construction of a Philosophical and Pedagogical Position for the Foundation Programme at UKZN with Particular Reference to the Biology Module
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Kirby, N. F.; Dempster, E. R. – South African Journal of Higher Education, 2011
The Centre for Science Access Foundation Programme at the University of KwaZulu-Natal provides alternative access to tertiary science studies to educationally disadvantaged students. The philosophical basis for this Programme is that of constructivism, as adopted by the original Science Foundation Programme (SFP) which was initiated in 1991 on the…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development, Educationally Disadvantaged, Biology
Curriculum, Community, and Urban School Reform. Secondary Education in a Changing World
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Franklin, Barry M. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2012
Barry M. Franklin's new work uses the concept of community as a lens for interpreting urban school reform since 1960. Focusing on the curriculum and employing case studies, he applies the concept to reform initiatives in a number of city school systems. Included are compensatory education, community control, mayoral takeovers, educational…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Restructuring, Compensatory Education, Community Control