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Buck, Brandon – Journal of Catholic Education, 2016
This paper presents a case study of a yearlong research-based peace education program at one urban K-8 private Catholic school situated in a community plagued by structural violence in an enclave of a large Midwestern city. To frame the analysis, the author employs concepts central to culturally responsive pedagogy (including cultural competence,…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Peace, Violence, Urban Schools
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Clapham, Emily Dean; Sullivan, Eileen C.; Ciccomascolo, Lori E. – Physical Educator, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a physical education supportive curriculum and technological devices, heart rate monitor (HRM) and pedometer (PED), on physical activity. A single-subject ABAB research design was used to examine amount and level of participation in physical activity among 106 suburban fourth and fifth…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Measurement Equipment
Gun, Emine Seda – Online Submission, 2013
The purpose of this research is to set the effect of Layered Curriculum on learning-teaching processes. The research was conducted on 2011-2012 educational year. The implementation process, which lasted for 4 weeks, was carried out with the theme named "The World of All of Us" in Social Studies lesson at 5th grade. Observation and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Studies, Content Analysis, Distance Education
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Uçus, Sükran; Dedeoglu, Hakan – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2016
Children's rights education is to enable children to gain the necessary social behaviors and essential knowledge for creating a democratic society that is based on respecting human rights. The purpose of this study was to investigate the preparation, application and assessment of a curriculum for teaching children's rights in elementary education.…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Curriculum Development, Action Research, Elementary Education
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Penuel, William R.; Phillips, Rachel S.; Harris, Christopher J. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2014
Curriculum materials and knowledge about curricular purposes and structures are valuable tools that teachers often draw upon to organize instruction and facilitate student learning. Careful analysis of teachers' curriculum implementation and the decision-making that undergirds their curriculum use is critical for fully understanding enactment.…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Decision Making, Curriculum Implementation, Integrity
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Inal, Kemal; Akkaymak, Güliz; Yildirim, Deniz – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2014
This article evaluates the curriculum reform implemented in Turkey in 2004 by the Justice and Development Party (AKP). The curriculum reform targeted primary school education and reorganized the curriculum for several primary school courses. The AKP declared that renewed curricula would replace the former behaviorist approach, which had been…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Development
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Gün, Emine Seda – International Journal of Instruction, 2013
The purpose of this research is to set the effect of Layered Curriculum on learning-teaching processes. The research was conducted on 2011-2012 educational year. The implementation process, which lasted for 4 weeks, was carried out with the theme named "The World of All of Us" in Social Studies lesson at 5th grade. Observation and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Studies, Content Analysis, Distance Education
McOuat, Robert C. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This dissertation research adds to the literature base by exploring the attitudes of regular education teachers about the inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom. Consistent with the framework of Pierre Bourdieu, the school was conceptualized as a field of struggle. The investigation focused on fifth grade…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Grade 5
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Serriere, Stephanie C. – Social Studies, 2014
Drawing on a three-year multimethod study of civic engagement within "Dewey Elementary," this article identifies the contextual supports of civic efficacy. In particular, it works to map the role of the teacher in supporting the civic action and efficacy of six fifth-grade girls who requested changes to the school's existing lunch plan.…
Descriptors: Social Studies, Teacher Role, Self Efficacy, Elementary School Students
Else, Danielle F. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Though research has validated a link between principal leadership and student achievement, questions remain regarding the specific relationship between the principal and high-achieving learners. This association facilitates understanding about forming curricular decisions for high ability learners. The study was conducted to examine the perceived…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Instructional Leadership, Academic Achievement
Squire, Michelle Suzette – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This research study is a case study of the development of an African-centered school over a 20-year period. The study describes how the kindergarten-through-eighth-grade institution was established. Interview questions focused on: 1. Establishment of an African-centered institution 2. Challenges of setting up an African-centered institution 3.…
Descriptors: Afrocentrism, African Culture, Kindergarten, Grade 1
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Gibson, Susan E.; Brooks, Charmaine – Teacher Development, 2012
Preparing teachers to implement a new curriculum presents a significant but important challenge. While formal professional development programs can assist in this preparation, finding prescribed experiences that meet the needs of all teachers can be formidable and indeed may not always be the best option for promoting change in practice. Decisions…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change, Faculty Development
Becker, Mallory K. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Teachers need practices that can be implemented in the classroom to teach children how to address conflict and solve problems proactively. There are curricula available for teachers to use in promoting improvement in the social behavior of students and for further enhancing their ability to self-regulate their behavior (Smith, Lochman, &…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Students, Teacher Attitudes, Educational Research
Treadwell, Julie Wilson – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The problem is that 5th-grade students are not achieving sufficient writing scores on Georgia state-mandated writing assessments, which the researcher hypothesized was due to the teacher-directed instructional approach utilized at the school. The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to determine whether discovery learning, a method based on the…
Descriptors: Writing Achievement, Focus Groups, Discovery Learning, Writing Processes
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Wolcott, Harry F. – Anthropology & Education Quarterly, 2007
Prompted by a recent review in American Anthropologist, I interviewed two people who played central roles in the training and dissemination of MACOS, a social studies curriculum unit designed for the fifth grade during the era of intensive curriculum reform beginning in the sixties. The article briefly discusses both how MACOS came to be and what…
Descriptors: Grade 5, Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Social Studies
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