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Storz, Mark; Hoffman, Amy – Journal of Advanced Academics, 2018
As an urban middle school begins to implement the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program, this study explores the process of experiencing a curricular change from the perspective of the teachers and students themselves. Through the use of a mixed methods approach, key administrators, teachers, and students were interviewed in the first…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Advanced Placement Programs
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Wahl-Alexander, Zachary; Curtner-Smith, Matthew; Sinelnikov, Oleg – European Physical Education Review, 2016
A small body of previous research suggests that teachers who purposefully negotiated the physical education curriculum empowered their pupils and enhanced the quality of their experience. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of one purposefully negotiated season of sport education (SE) on one teacher and his 18 male eighth grade…
Descriptors: Athletics, Physical Education, Program Effectiveness, Males
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Rubin, Beth C. – Journal of International Social Studies, 2016
This analysis considers the complex ways that attempts to create a liberal, democratic Guatemalan national identity through policy-driven curricular reform were taken up, engaged with, contested and transformed at the local level by Indigenous social studies teachers. While post-conflict education initiatives aimed at civic reconstruction…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Curriculum Development, Indigenous Populations
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Tan, Yuen Sze Michelle; Nashon, Samson Madera – Professional Development in Education, 2015
Through a case study, we explore how four Grade 9-10 biology teachers in Singapore experienced their collaborative approach to curriculum and addressed challenges associated with newly prescribed science curricula, such as the perceived lack of clarity and pressure to complete teaching curricular content. With the teachers participating in a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, Case Studies, Grade 9
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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
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Chunrasaksakun, Chunwadee; Sanrattana, Unchalee; Tungkasamit, Angkana; Srisawat, Niwat – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The aim of the paper was to administer and prepare teachers for management to their students' learning achievements within the curriculum framework of water resource and disaster management. This course was compared to manage learning into different school sizes with the sample size in the lower secondary education schools with two groups of 28…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Water, Natural Resources
Afzal, Madiha – United States Institute of Peace, 2015
This report aims to understand the roots of an array of intolerant, biased, and--in some cases--radical attitudes in the Pakistani populace, including anti-Americanism, hatred of India and Hindus, intolerance of minorities, and some sympathy for militant groups. Underlying such attitudes are intolerance, prejudice, hate, and bigotry, along with a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Racial Bias, Social Bias, Educational Administration
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McIntosh, Jonathan; Milam, Myra – Communication Education, 2016
As the adoption and execution of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) have steadily increased, the debate community is presented with an opportunity to be more forward thinking and sustainable through the translation to curriculum planning and next-generation assessment as a movement towards Performance-Based Assessments. This paper focuses on…
Descriptors: Competition, Debate, Competency Based Education, Civics
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Hernthaisong, Preeyanan; Sitti, Somsong; Sonsupap, Kanyarat – Educational Research and Reviews, 2015
The objectives of this research were to study the development of a curriculum for enhancing grade 9 students' cognitive skills using a curriculum based on Systems Thinking Process. There were 3 phases: 1) studying of the problem; 2) development of tentative curriculum; and 3) implementation of the curriculum in a pilot study. The samples were 32…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Grade 9, Systems Approach, Pretests Posttests
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Monte-Sano, Chauncey; De La Paz, Susan; Felton, Mark – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2014
In recent years, educators in the USA have emphasized disciplinary literacy as an essential path forward in cultivating adolescents' understanding of subject matter in tandem with literacy practices. Yet, this agenda poses challenges to teachers who have been tasked with its implementation. Here, we examine two expert US history teachers' efforts…
Descriptors: United States History, History Instruction, Middle School Teachers, Expertise
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Chang, Chih-Ming; Chou, Chien – Journal of Moral Education, 2015
The e-character education (e-CE) approach refers to systems of ethics education that pertain specifically to cyberspace. This exploratory study used a survey to collect 2495 teachers' responses regarding virtues important to e-CE. Furthermore, in order to identify the teaching concerns associated with these most important virtues, this study used…
Descriptors: Values, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation, Ethics
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Thompson, Nicole L.; Owens, DeAnna N.; Seed, Allen H.; Key, Shirley G. – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2014
Tennessee began its movement toward Middle Level Licensure during the 2002-2003 school year. Only 14 years later, in 2016, Middle Level Licensure in Tennessee will change. In this article, the background and experiences of seven middle level education teacher candidates at the University of Memphis who were the first candidates to complete the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Practices, Teacher Education Programs, Alternative Teacher Certification
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Hurd, Ellis – Current Issues in Middle Level Education, 2014
Teaching institutions with middle grades-specific teacher preparation programs remain a cornerstone for improving the condition of the nation's middle schools. Yet such programs scarcely exist as the heartbeat of excellence for middle grades schools or for preservice teachers seeking middle grades licensure (Jackson & Davis, 2000). Moreover,…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Teacher Education Programs, Middle School Teachers, Communities of Practice
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Choppin, Jeffrey – North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, 2013
This study of six teachers focuses on the ways they organized the classroom discourse, attended to student thinking, and adapted complex tasks from a Standard-based middle school curriculum. The study explores Cohen's (2011) premise that the knowledge teachers develop is related to their attentiveness to student teaching. This study explores the…
Descriptors: Middle School Teachers, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies
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Xu, Yuzhen; Wong, Hongbo – Chinese Education and Society, 2011
In an attempt to give a general but critical review of school-based curriculum development (SBCD) in China's new curriculum reform (NCR), this article discusses at length some issues remaining in SBCD, including misconceptions in Chinese discussions about SBCD, most significantly, the Chinese literal expression of the policy statement on…
Descriptors: Expertise, Curriculum Development, Position Papers, Policy Analysis
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