The purpose of this project was to create a unique educational experience in order to understand the extent to which excursions can be used to complement and extend classroom-based curricula. The project facilitated a genuine school-museum-university partnership to plan and implement curriculum that supports learning before, during and after…

Background: In this case study, multiple participants in a large urban school district used the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model to guide development of a district wellness policy. The model's health education component is highlighted, focusing on concerns for special needs students and ones speaking English as a New…

A first-year undergraduate course at Uppsala University has been redesigned in a process exploring different levels of student participation. In the first part of the project, the student voice was heard through interviews focusing on the role of the course in the degree program. In the second part, a student-teacher team was formed to develop…

Many undergraduate institutions are reforming their courses to increase student engagement. A critical challenge in these efforts is to engage the academic community beyond the instructors in the process of change. At our university, we embraced this challenge by creating a volunteer community of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and…

This research focused on making visible children's funds of identity [Esteban-Guitart, M., & Moll, L. (2014). Funds of identity: A new concept based on the funds of knowledge approach. "Culture & Psychology," 20(1), 31-48] and incorporating these resources into an inquiry-oriented, play-based, preschool curriculum. Participants…

This study examined the day to day operations of home schools. The case study method was used with four families from a larger pool of families that held membership in a home school organization. Data was gathered using interviews, observations, and artifacts. Findings suggest that these families operated their home schools using traditional…

The article used Unisa Framework for the implementation of a team approach to curriculum and learning development to explore and analyse the views and experiences of academic lecturers and curriculum and learning development experts on the conceptualisation and development of the said framework and its subsequent implementation thereof. I used a…

Argues that in order for a middle school to be effective, all stakeholders, including students, teachers, administrators, board of education members, office personnel, and community members, must collaboratively develop a common vision that can guide the ongoing development of that middle school. Addresses the development, implementation, and…

This is one of a series of reports by technical consulting groups that are advisory to the Montana Commission on Post-Secondary Education. The primary purpose of these reports is to provide the commission with information relevant to its task of developing plans for the future of Montana postsecondary education. The technical group was required:…

The Architecture Study Planning Group (ASPG) makes 62 recommendations for architecture education in Ontario's universities. Based on these recommendations, the Council of Ontario Universities makes several observations about the state of the discipline: that (1) architecture programs are basically sound, but would benefit from greater…

Surveyed business curriculum internationalization at U.S. colleges and universities. Found most curricula have substantially increased international exposure during the 1990s. Diverse methods of internationalization remain; joint programs, student and faculty exchanges, and foreign language requirements are increasingly present. Elective…

This report describes the cooperative activities of eight colleges/universities and four junior colleges using an IBM 370/145 system in central Mississippi. The Network provides the equipment with the accompanying educational effort, so as to allow each participating institution to become more aware of the academic implication of computers as they…

Past and present forces affecting curriculum articulation between schools and colleges are discussed. There now exist sufficiently pressing conditions, at both secondary and postsecondary school levels, to bring the issue of program continuity to the forefront. Particular attention should be paid to the assumptions underlying new articulation…

This study investigated how and to what extent classroom teachers collaborated with museums in order to enrich their curriculum and student understanding. Researchers reviewed the literature, interviewed seven museum educators regarding their collaborations with Virginia schools, and interviewed four classroom teachers who had worked with two…

Highlights are presented from the Technology Expo and Conference held in Chicago by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL) on October 20-22, 1990. Approximately 400 teachers, principals, administrators, school board members, state education agency personnel, and local school council members attended the conference, which was a…