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Kirchgasler, Kathryn L.; Kuhlmann, Nele – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2023
This article explores how the sorting and separating of pupils into entangled categories of social/cultural disadvantage and disability in the 1960s through the 1980s created populations of concern. Even though the United States and Germany are typically contrasted in their approaches to inclusive education, a new scientisation of the…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Science Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Classification
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Pilato, Kelly A.; Michaelson, Valerie – Health Education Journal, 2022
Background: The spiritual dimensions of health offer important protective benefits to young people. Yet, little is known about how concern for these is operationalised for youth in school curricula. Objectives: This rapid review examined if, and if so how, the spiritual dimensions of health were being conceptualised in school curricula and, in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Spiritual Development, Religion
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Spurná, Michaela; Knecht, Petr; Svobodová, Hana – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2021
The geography curriculum at primary and secondary schools in Czechia is undergoing a revision. This study aims to identify aspects of the current curriculum that may assist in the formulation of recommendations in the revised curriculum. We use a deductive content analysis approach based on Catling's typology of perspectives on geography…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Educational Change, Curriculum Development
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Richards, Jack C.; Pun, Jack – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2023
The use of English to teach content subjects has been a growing trend in many parts of the world. It is labelled in a variety of ways, such as content-based learning, content and language integrated learning, immersion education, theme-based language teaching, and bilingual education, but it is referred to in this paper as English-medium…
Descriptors: Classification, Language of Instruction, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Domanico, Ray – Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, 2023
In New York State, private and religious schools are required to offer a curriculum "substantially equivalent" to what is available in local public schools. Substantial equivalency--which has been law for nearly 130 years--allows parents to direct the education of their children by enrolling them in the school of their choice, while also…
Descriptors: Judaism, Religious Schools, Legal Problems, Beliefs
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Choppin, Jeffrey; Carson, Cynthia; Borys, Zenon; Cerosaletti, Cathleen; Gillis, Rob – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2014
Digital content is increasingly present in U.S. K-12 classrooms, with a current push by federal officials to increase the rate at which digital textbooks are adopted. While some teachers' use of electronic resources involves locating activities and lessons from various internet sites, textbook and educational software companies have begun to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematics Curriculum, Textbooks, Individualized Instruction
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Hurrell, Derek; O'Neil, Jennifer – Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom, 2011
In providing a continued focus on tasks and activities that help to illustrate key ideas embedded in the new Australian Curriculum, this issue the authors focus, on Geometry in the Measurement and Geometry strand with strong links for an integrated focus on the Statistics and Probability strand. The small unit of work on the sorting and…
Descriptors: Probability, Geometry, Integrated Curriculum, Mathematics Activities
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Gray, Shirley; Mulholland, Rosemary; MacLean, Justine – Curriculum Journal, 2012
Within Scotland's new curriculum, a "Curriculum for Excellence", physical education (PE) has been relocated from "Expressive Arts" to "Health and Wellbeing". The repositioning of PE could result in a shift in the way PE is conceptualised. In order to understand this shift, we conducted in-depth, one-to-one interviews…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Physical Education, Classification
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Williams, Roy Trevor; Mackness, Jenny; Gumtau, Simone – International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 2012
It is ironic that the management of education has become more closed while learning has become more open, particularly over the past 10-20 years. The curriculum has become more instrumental, predictive, standardized, and micro-managed in the belief that this supports employability as well as the management of educational processes, resources, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Online Courses, Assistive Technology
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Gaudelli, William; Heilman, Elizabeth – Teachers College Record, 2009
Background: Geography education typically appears in school curricula in a didactic or disciplinary manner. Yet, both the didactic and the disciplinary approach to geography education lack a serious engagement with society, politics, and power, or democratic theory. We suggest, from Dewey, that most students, the social studies, and indeed society…
Descriptors: Geography Instruction, Global Education, Citizenship, Democracy
Achieve, Inc., 2010
This appendix accompanies the report "Taking the Lead in Science Education: Forging Next-Generation Science Standards. International Science Benchmarking Report," a study conducted by Achieve to compare the science standards of 10 countries. This appendix includes the following: (1) PISA and TIMSS Assessment Rankings; (2) Courses and…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Research Skills
Marzano, Robert J.; Kendall, John S. – Corwin Press, 2006
Marzano's Taxonomy--the most current and comprehensive guide in 50 years to define the new standard for education--is a resource for all directors of curriculum and instruction, directors of staff development, principals, and teachers. Developed by Robert Marzano and John S. Kendall, internationally recognized experts in the development and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Objectives, Thinking Skills, Metacognition
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Hope, Andrew – International Studies in Sociology of Education, 2010
The growth of surveillance in UK schools in recent years has resulted in the development of what can be labelled as the surveillance curriculum. Operating through the overt and hidden curricula, contemporary surveillance practices and technologies not only engage students in a discourse of control, but also increasingly socialise them into a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Observation, Internet, Educational Practices
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Ghere, Gail; King, Jean A.; Stevahn, Laurie; Minnema, Jane – American Journal of Evaluation, 2006
This article describes an interactive professional development unit that engages both novice and experienced evaluators in (a) learning about the Essential Competencies for Program Evaluators (ECPE), (b) applying the competencies to program evaluation contexts, and (c) using the ECPE to reflect on their own professional practices. The article…
Descriptors: Evaluators, Professional Development, Program Evaluation, Competence
Downey, Carolyn J.; Steffy, Betty E.; English, Fenwick W.; Frase, Larry E.; Poston, William K. – Corwin Press, 2006
Showcasing the "Downey Walk-Through"--a method developed over a 40-year period, tested and refined in real-world schools and classrooms, and described in the pioneering book, "The Three-Minute Classroom Walk-Through," this innovative multimedia presentation provides trainers and staff developers with a complete resource answering the questions…
Descriptors: Workshops, Teaching Methods, Seminars, Educational Strategies
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