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From Syllabi to Learning Outcomes: The Use of Online Interviews to Investigate Educators' Views of Curricular Change. Sage Research Methods: Doing Research Online
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Marie Therese Farrugia – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2022
Presently in Malta, 'learning outcomes' have become a new focus in education, replacing traditional subject syllabi. The difference between the two is that while syllabi are phrased in a way that foregrounds subject content, a learning outcomes approach gives precedence to individual students' learning. For Grade 3 upwards (ages 8+ years), the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Curriculum Development, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes
Early Childhood Educators' Experience of an Alternative Physical Education Model
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Tsangaridou, Niki; Genethliou, Nicholas – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2016
Alternative instructional and curricular models are regarded as more comprehensive and suitable approaches to providing quality physical education (Kulinna 2008; Lund and Tannehill 2010; McKenzie and Kahan 2008; Metzler 2011; Quay and Peters 2008). The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of the Early Steps Physical Education…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Models, Teaching Experience
Computer Education and Computer Use by Preschool Educators
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Towns, Bernadette – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Researchers have found that teachers seldom use computers in the preschool classroom. However, little research has examined why preschool teachers elect not to use computers. This case study focused on identifying whether community colleges that prepare teachers for early childhood education include in their curriculum how teachers can effectively…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Community Colleges, Preschool Education, Computer Uses in Education