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Peer reviewedMay, Stephan A. – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 1991
Discusses the development of a holistic language policy, which recognized and included minority languages within the curriculum, at the Richmond Road school in New Zealand. The policy illustrates how the formulation and implementation of school-based curriculum development can be effectively achieved by the school. (25 references) (JL)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Holistic Approach
Download full textWillis, A. Sue – Studies in International Relations (Intercultural Relations), 1998
A discussion on content-based second/foreign language instruction reviews recent literature, extracts elements of content-based instruction (CBI) felt to be critical, looks at those elements from the perspective of Japanese university instruction, and poses some questions that CBI program developers might ask before proceeding. Various kinds of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Content, Curriculum Development
Direct linkDavies, Peter; Adnett, Nick; Turnbull, Ann – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2003
Using an economic analysis of market forces in schooling, this paper investigates change and diversity in the 14-19 curriculum of 16 schools in three local education authorities in England. Using qualitative data from interviews with several teachers in each school, it focuses on changes in the schools' curriculum for modern foreign languages,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Factors, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Tumposky, Nancy – 1989
Traditionally, the knowledge base has been defined more as product than process and has encompassed definitions, principles, values, and facts. Recent reforms in teaching and teacher education have brought about efforts to redefine the knowledge base. The reconceptualized knowledge base builds upon the earlier model but gives higher priority to…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Creative Thinking, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
Arnall, Gail C. – 1992
The report details developments in three areas of United States foreign language instruction, each reflecting major changes in the way foreign language educators think about their role and the way in which they structure the learning process for students. The first section describes the adoption of a voluntary national standard for testing…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
Harris, John; Murtagh, Lelia – 1999
Three studies concerning the teaching of Irish in elementary schools in Ireland are presented and the implications of their findings for Irish instruction are examined. The first study described the range of conditions under which spoken Irish is taught and learned by studying a number of diverse classes, describe the teaching and learning of…
Descriptors: Art Education, Change Strategies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
