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de Graaf, Indira; Papadimitriou, Angeliki; van der Peijl, Sebastiaan; Cuartas-Acosta, Alexander; Hüsing, Tobias; Korte, Werner; Lilischkis, Stefan; Baltina, Liga; Diego, Ivan; Hogarth, Terence; Imbert, Enrica; Ladu, Luana; Morone, Piergiuseppe – European Union, 2022
The bioeconomy, as a catalyst for systemic change, tackles the economic, social and environmental aspects of the European Green Deal, seeking new ways of producing and consuming resources while respecting our planet's limits and moving away from a linear economy based on extensive use of fossil and mineral resources. As defined in the European…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Economics, Natural Resources, Industry
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Bouckaert, Marina – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2019
Classroom materials play a major role in teachers' professional lives and are a central component of the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. Teachers themselves have been found to create and adapt materials for a plethora of reasons, one of which is their own continuing professional development. This article aims to take stock of a…
Descriptors: Teacher Developed Materials, English (Second Language), Reflective Teaching, English Teachers
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Bron, Jeroen; van Vliet, Eddie – Social Education, 2013
There is much that can be learned from a curriculum developed in The Netherlands, a country famous for having been "claimed from the sea." Nothing can be truer than that, but there is more to the story than just the physical aspect of claiming land from the water. The identity of the Dutch, the history of their maritime and seafaring…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Water, Social Studies, Academic Standards
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Mok, Ka Ho; Cheung, Anthony B. L. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2011
In the era of globalisation, competition has also become global. In higher education, countries worldwide are attaching increasing importance to international ranking exercises and subscribing to the "world-class universities" paradigm, complemented by various strategies to benchmark with leading universities in order to enhance the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Governance, Politics of Education
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Czabanowska, Katarzyna; Moust, Jos H. C.; Meijer, Andre W. M.; Schroder-Back, Peter; Roebertsen, Herma – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2012
Despite several years of successfully applying problem-based learning at Maastricht University, the Faculty of Medicine observed a slow erosion of problem-based practices and "PBL fatigue" among themselves and students. In response to this fatigue and new research into the development of the young adult brain, Active Self-Directed…
Descriptors: Fatigue (Biology), Public Health, Problem Based Learning, Learning Processes
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van Kuyk, Jef J. – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2011
The dynamic systems theory, a theory that goes beyond Piaget and Vygotsky, looks promising for curriculum development. In this theory it is explained how a curriculum that creates physical and psychological space for play and initiative learning (self-regulation) is being designed and how the teacher can support the enrichment of play and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Play, Systems Approach, Instructional Effectiveness
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Nieveen, Nienke; Kuiper, Wilmad – European Educational Research Journal, 2012
The extent to which the goals and contents of (compulsory) education should to be regulated has been a complicated balancing act in the Netherlands. Against a background of a long-standing statutory tradition of freedom of education, governmental decisions about "what knowledge is of most worth" have been delicate. The purpose of the…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Academic Freedom
Hirsch, Rene – Online Submission, 2010
This paper highlights my experiences as World Citizenship teacher at a public school in the Netherlands, comprising a student population of second generation immigrants with a Turkish background. It shows how the concept and course of world citizenship has evolved since its inception three years ago. The paper also reflects what we, as teachers…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, Global Approach, Curriculum Development
Adelman, Clifford – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2009
The title of this document is a deliberate play on the title of the biennial reports on the progress of Bologna produced by the European Students' Union, "Bologna With Student Eyes." It is a way of paying tribute to student involvement in the Bologna reforms, and marking a parallel student working participation in the state system…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Qualifications, Educational Change
Toth, Peter – Online Submission, 2010
The Masters Level Opportunities and Technological Innovation in Vocational Teacher Education project (http://motivate.tmpk.bmf.hu/) aims to develop the use and management of virtual learning environments [VLEs] in the area of vocational teacher training, drawing on a well established international partnership of institutions providing both…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development, Standards
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De Witte, Paul C. F. – Computers and Education, 1979
Describes a software package used by six universities in the Netherlands for computer managed instruction, and discusses means provided for guiding students through a course and for evaluation. Special attention is given to the structuring and implementation of courses and blocks in a course. (Author/CMV)
Descriptors: Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Hooghoff, Hans – 1988
In 1988, the Dutch Parliament adopted a motion that must result in an improvement of quality and in the integration of environmental studies in education for the 5 to 16 age group within the next few years. Within the scope of basic education, certain committees received a commission from the minister of education to pay explicit attention to…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Verduin-Muller, Henriette – Educational Media International, 1980
Describes the process involved in the adaptation of a German multimedia package developed and produced by FWU Munich for the geography curriculum in the Netherlands. (CHC)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Geography Instruction, Instructional Innovation
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Knip, Hans; van der Vegt, Rein – Journal of Education Policy, 1991
The Netherlands' new basic school (bringing together kindergarten and primary schools) was implemented in the mid-1980s to increase individualized instruction and curriculum differentiation for young children. This article summarizes a study mapping the new program's implementation by principals and teachers, and identifies three response patterns…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
van den Akker, Jan J. – 1986
Several factors have been identified that influence a teachers' use of curriculum materials. This paper focuses on the development of materials as a key factor in this process. Clarification is given on how a sophisticated design of curriculum materials can improve curricular implementation processes and outcomes. An overview of the implementation…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Science Education
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