Background/purpose: Little attention is being put forward to the lesser-known type of curriculum--that is, hidden curriculum--most especially in the Philippine context. This study explored the positive and negative lessons from the hidden curriculum in higher education, with a Philippine state university as the research setting. Materials/methods:…

Student learning can be enhanced through applied experience of theoretical knowledge. The purpose of this study was to identify and articulate personal and educational impacts experienced by students during a mentally and physically challenging international adventure-based field school. Nineteen students and two faculty members participated in a…

This paper explores the mathematical education of electronic engineering students through an analysis of how mathematics is constituted for the purpose of learning in a university setting. The nature and role of mathematics, offered to students via implicit and explicit messages within mathematics and engineering discourse, is described.…

In a 6-month study of a small private school (Fielding) in central Virginia, seven participants in a curriculum practicum tested a research strategy for investigating the knowledge, skills, and attitudes fostered by a school's environment. Given the subjectivity of environmental influences, the team rejected scrupulous data collection to…