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Akpama, Simon Ibor; Asor, Love Joseph; Erim, Costly M.; Adekola, G. – Higher Education Studies, 2012
Nigeria is a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) declaration but till now she has not made any significant milestones in actualizing these human development goals. In spite of the coordinated efforts towards mobilizing those in the formal education system to partially address its implementation challenges, serious gaps still exit…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Implementation, Nonformal Education, Role of Education
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Dillon, J. T. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2009
What are the basic things that compose curriculum, and what are the questions that may be posed about these things? Joseph Schwab's conception of curriculum is used to introduce a scheme of questions concerning the nature, elements, and practice of curriculum. Formulations of questions by other curriculum theorists are reviewed and analysed in…
Descriptors: Theory Practice Relationship, Curriculum Development, Educational Theories, Curriculum Design
VanTassel-Baska, Joyce, Ed.; Little, Catherine A., Ed. – Prufrock Press Inc, 2011
The newly updated "Content-Based Curriculum for High-Ability Learners" provides a solid introduction to curriculum development in gifted and talented education. Written by experts in the field of gifted education, this text uses cutting-edge design techniques and aligns the core content with national and state standards. In addition to a revision…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Special Education, Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum
Reynolds, William R. – Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education, 2006
How do people face the persistent movement in the present historical moment toward Empire and the curriculum of Empire? Hardt & Negri define Empire as the political subject that effectively regulates global exchanges, the sovereign power that governs the world. As Empire develops out goes national sovereignty, in comes supranational governance,…
Descriptors: Government Role, Political Science, Political Power, Political Attitudes