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Education Scotland, 2022
This Advice provides important information on the national context and describes best practice to support senior leaders, practitioners, and education authorities in evaluating and planning for improvement in Gaelic Education. It is based on evidence from inspections, reviews and validated self-evaluation, covering all sectors of Gaelic Education…
Descriptors: Indo European Languages, Foreign Countries, Legislation, Public Policy
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Acharya, Bed Raj; Kshetree, Mukunda Prakash; Khanal, Bishnu; Panthi, Ram Krishna; Belbase, Shashidhar – Journal on Mathematics Education, 2021
The main purpose of this paper was to explore mathematics educators' perception of the cultural relevance of basic level mathematics in Nepal. The design of this study involved an interpretive qualitative approach by administering in-depth interviews with five purposively selected mathematics educators teaching at five higher education…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Educators, Teacher Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Education
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Wang, Lixun; Kirkpatrick, Andy – Multilingual Education, 2015
Hong Kong is linguistically complex and diverse with three principal languages: Cantonese, English and Putonghua. A substantial debate on the language policies governing the three principal languages has continued for more than two decades among policy-makers and educators. The political transition in 1997 has greatly affected Hong Kong society,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Bilingual Education, Sino Tibetan Languages
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Wang, Lixun; Kirkpatrick, Andy – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2013
Since 1997, the "biliterate and trilingual" policy has been adopted by the Hong Kong government, and is now guiding the curriculum design in Hong Kong primary schools. This language policy aims to ensure that Hong Kong students become biliterate (written English and Chinese) and trilingual (spoken English, Cantonese and Putonghua).…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Teacher Education, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
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Lee, Okhee; Buxton, Cory – Elementary School Journal, 2008
We address issues of science curriculum for nonmainstream students--students of color, students learning English as a new language, and students from low-income families--who are often concentrated in urban schools. First, we describe a theoretical framework for equitable learning opportunities with nonmainstream students. Building on this…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Urban Schools, Research and Development, Curriculum Design