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Promoting Historical Contextualization: The Development and Testing of a Pedagogy
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Huijgen, Tim; van de Grift, Wim; van Boxtel, Carla; Holthuis, Paul – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2018
The aim of this explorative study was to develop and test a pedagogy aimed at promoting students' ability to perform historical contextualization. Teaching historical contextualization was conceptualized in terms of four pedagogical design principles: (1) making students aware of the consequences of a present-oriented perspective when examining…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Pretests Posttests, History Instruction, Curriculum Development
Teacher Research and the Aims of Education
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Leeman, Yvonne; Wardekker, Willem – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
We report on the development of a course for experienced teachers in the Netherlands, intended to enhance their professionalism by engaging them in doing research based on reflection on the aims of their educational efforts. The course was accompanied by design-based research. The research question was whether and how the course stimulated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experienced Teachers, Educational Research, Teacher Researchers
Physical Education As Part of the Core Curriculum in Secondary Education. A Restricted, Comparative International Survey.
Crum, Bart – 1991
This report presents findings obtained from a survey of nine countries and states: Baden-Wurttemberg (Germany), North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany), Sweden, France, Scotland, California (United States of America), New York (United States of America), Quebec (Canada), and the Netherlands. The study focuses primarily on a comparison of the objectives…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives