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Pham, Phuong Anh; Unaldi, Aylin – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2022
Content and Language integrated learning (CLIL) revolves around the dual goal of language acquisition and content knowledge; therefore, the cross-curricular collaboration between language and content teachers is one of the key factors for the success of CLIL education. This study investigates multiple aspects of cross-curricular collaboration in a…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Content and Language Integrated Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Responsibility
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Gebauer, Richie – Learning Communities: Research & Practice, 2019
More and more academically underprepared students enter our colleges and universities, and research suggests that traditional efforts at remediation can exacerbate the self-doubt often experienced by at-risk students. While learning communities have been shown to offer under prepared students the support they need to become active participants in…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, College Preparation, At Risk Students, Educationally Disadvantaged
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Alkahtani, Aishah – Improving Schools, 2017
This study examines the ways in which Saudi teachers have responded or are responding to the challenges posed by a new curriculum. It also deals with issues relating to workload demands which affect teachers' performance when they apply a new curriculum in a Saudi Arabian secondary school. In addition, problems such as scheduling and sharing space…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Secondary School Teachers
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Hammack, Floyd M. – Journal of School Choice, 2016
This article addresses what schools that seek to promote social mobility as opposed to status maintenance among their students really ask of them. Focusing on several prominent charter school organizations, the article details the social and behavioral expectations of the schools and understands them through an application of Goffman's work on…
Descriptors: Social Mobility, High School Students, Educational Change, Access to Education
Imbimbo, Josephine; Gilkes, Alwyn – New Visions for Public Schools, 2009
This publication focuses on block scheduling. Alternative scheduling models--usually called "block scheduling" because they involve blocks of time for student learning--restructure the school day. Schools may adopt block scheduling to create more productive and personal relationships among teachers and students, to design challenging…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Scheduling, Teacher Student Relationship, Educational Environment
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Tomlinson, Mike – School Science Review, 2014
Arguments about the content and structure of the curriculum for 14- to 18-year-old students in England continue apace, not least as a consequence of the National Curriculum review and proposed changes to qualifications. However, the majority of initiatives aimed at providing high-quality and rigorous technical pathways from age 14 onwards have…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Course Organization