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Lundgren, Ulf P. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2015
Michael Young's article "Overcoming the crisis in curriculum theory: a knowledge-based approach" ("JCS, 45", 2) is discussed from the starting point that the claimed crisis is constructed from a decisive solution, that is the solution determines what is a crisis. But curriculum research and curriculum theory are in need of…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Research
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Dunn, Joe P. – Clearing House, 1985
Describes an institute intended to familiarize teachers with the Middle East and Middle Eastern issues. (FL)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Islamic Culture, Knowledge Level
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Guskey, Thomas R.; Sparks, Dennis – Journal of Staff Development, 1996
Describes a model for exploring the multidimensional relationship between staff development and improvements in student learning. The model is based on the premise that the quality of staff development is influenced by many factors, including content characteristics, process variables, and context characteristics. (SM)
Descriptors: Context Effect, Educational Improvement, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Buchmann, Margret – 1983
This paper, on the central and distinctive contribution of knowledge to teaching, combines philosophical analysis with a discussion of work in research on teaching, student conceptions, and curriculum. The hierarchical argument contains two main points: (1) that content knowledge is a logical precondition for the activities of teaching; and (2)…
Descriptors: Education Courses, Educational Philosophy, Higher Education, Intellectual Disciplines