This article provides a chronological analysis of the historical development of social studies in Ghana with a focus on the impact of international donor agencies. The influence of donor agencies on the introduction and implementation of social studies in the Ghanaian general education curriculum shows that post-colonial countries struggle with…

There is growing momentum for PhD curricula to move away from traditional apprenticeship models and to adopt competency-based education models. The objectives of this study were to identify key drivers for adopting competency-based curricula during PhD training and to articulate key competencies to be developed as part of the curriculum for PhD…

Understanding college-level sex education can help campus stakeholders understand student knowledge, inform policies, and influences on culture. Although there is a large amount of research on sexual health programming, little is known about the types of sex education curriculum on college campuses. This systematic literature review evaluates the…

Despite decades of critiques and scores of innovations designed to abolish or weaken it, the school district remains a central institution of the American educational system. Yet, although the district remains the primary agent of local democratic control and serves as the main unit for educational decisions, relatively little attention has been…

This article focuses on education in Guinea-Bissau in the context of globalisations, examining the concept of globalisation and its relation to education and the curriculum. It focuses on the relatively neglected area of national education policies in Guinea-Bissau, comparing differences and common points of interference/influence of multilateral…

Despite many positive developments in South Africa (SA), the education system and educational outcome face many challenges and require further improvement. This is reflected by elevated school dropout rates and suboptimal annual pass rates in various grades (Grades 7-12). Over the years, a plethora of studies has identified methods through which…

This article provides a systematic review of the emerging practice doctorate in social work. Based on the experience of the first such Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program, we provide information regarding the program origins and rationale, development, current structure, and future direction. Such information will enrich the discussion on the role…

Sloyd pedagogy was introduced towards the close of the 18th century to Icelandic educators. Subsequently craft was established as a specific subject aimed at general education. In the beginning craft was called "school industry," to distinguish it from "home industry" whose aim was to help homes to be self-sufficient for…

Aspects which comprise an evolving feminist pedagogy are illustrated through statements made about feminist and curriculum theories. The feminist pedagogy will emerge as females break through boundaries of silence and conceptions of themselves as powerless within the classroom. (CJ)

With new knowledge (obtained from tools that can help to predict the future) and basic assumptions about society and education, educational planners must begin to plan for the future. Futurists and educators should compare approaches and plans for the near future and beyond. (CJ)

Examines educational history to discover the process by which curriculum became a universal idea and how the concept of the classroom was invented. Argues that universal ideas and inventions such as the classroom result in the creation of dominant institutional categories that exert a powerful influence over what can or cannot be done by…

Five chapters in the "Annual Review of Psychology" are summarized to describe the development of the new research specialty--instructional psychology. It is concluded that the cognitive structure of the field is converging rather than diverging and is more conforming than radical. (EAO)

The influence of a technocratic ideology in industrial arts education was examined through a critical study of a curriculum revision project. Qualitative methods of investigation were used to analyze and critique the curriculum revision process and product. Primary emphasis was on the curriculum meetings held to discuss and plan changes in…

This study to determine the extent to which agricultural education research conducted from 1974-1977 was addressing the important identified concerns of the profession found that top-priority areas of curriculum development, teacher education, and evaluation were being researched by the profession. (LRA)

This document reports on a project whose goals were: (1) to define what is meant by cultural literacy and/or social and cultural literacy; (2) to provide examples of the skills, values, processes, knowledge, and cognitive abilities associated with cultural literacy; and (3) to suggest how cultural literacy may be fitted into the new core…