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Dempster, Edith R. – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2021
This article explores the recontextualization of science in the Malawi Standard 6 syllabus for science and technology. It illustrates how relations of power and social control are enacted, using Bernstein's concepts of classification and vertical and horizontal discourse. The syllabus incorporates five 'disciplines': science, technology, health,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Education, Course Descriptions, Indigenous Knowledge
Ndihokubwayo, Kizito; Habiyaremye, Hashituky Telesphore – Online Submission, 2018
The present study aimed at analyzing the goodness of competence-based curriculum and usability of textbooks related to this curriculum. It accommodated a sample of 44 national teachers' trainers (NTs) on Rwandan new competence-based curriculum. The study accommodated a mixed research design where inferential statistics was used and qualitative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Course Descriptions
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Di Biase, Rhonda – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2015
The challenges of implementing learner-centred pedagogies have been well documented, noting that many reform efforts fail to consider important contextual factors. With attention to the disparity between policy and practice, this study investigated the conditions under which teachers can enact learner-centred pedagogy in the Maldives using…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Program Implementation, Learner Controlled Instruction, Intervention