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Brogaard-Clausen, Sigrid; Guimaraes, Sofia; Rubiano, Clara; Tang, Fengling – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2023
Early childhood curricula are constructed from what is deemed important for young children's development and learning nationally, while influenced by international policy developments. Following concerns surrounding international neo-liberal agendas in early childhood policy formation, this article examines the position of young children's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values
Motevalli, Saeid; Saffari, Narges; Michael, Mina Tresa Anak; Abadi, Fariba Hosesin – International Education Studies, 2022
Education should play an important role in sustainable development. However, we were also faced with the enculturation in the education systems that contribute to the literacy of the environmental issue and challenges in maintaining sustainable development. In this review, we aimed to synthesize the recent research findings on how enculturation…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Climate, Cultural Influences, Cultural Background
Li, Xia; Liu, Song; DeBey, Mary; McFadden, Karen; Pan, Yue-Juan – Early Years: An International Journal of Research and Development, 2018
In China, preschool curriculum has undergone reform and profound changes. Much remains unknown, however, regarding preschool teachers' teaching beliefs after 30 years of curriculum reform and adaptation. This study aimed to address the issue and investigate teachers' beliefs concerning teaching mathematics. Twelve preschool teachers in China…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs
Willemse, T. Martijn; de Bruïne, Erica J.; Griswold, Peter; D'Haem, Jeanne; Vloeberghs, Lijne; Van Eynde, Sofie – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2017
The aim of this international study was to generate recommendations for curriculum improvement in family-school partnerships (FSP) by examining teacher candidates' understandings, attitudes and experiences. A survey of 1144 candidates in their first or final year of preparation at three universities, one each in Belgium, the Netherlands and the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development
Liu, Guimei; Clayton, John – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2016
The growing demand for an increasingly skilled competitive workforce and the associated demand for change and responsiveness in the provision of technical vocational education and training (TVET) has led to the development of stronger links between New Zealand and the People's Republic of China. A collaborative model programme project aims to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Program Effectiveness
Huang, Carrie Jia-Li; Oga-Baldwin, W. L. Quint – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2015
Much of the research on assessing and comparing teacher education has focused on schools of education in westernized contexts. While teacher training programs in East Asia have received comparatively less attention than those in North America, Europe, and Australia, they may also offer practical insight through their similarities and differences.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis, Teacher Education Programs, Undergraduate Study
Telafici, Michael; Martinez, Melissa; Telafici, Michelle – Journal of General Education, 2014
The international branch campus is a relatively new but growing phenomenon that raises many questions of values, pedagogy, and culture and is also receiving increasing scrutiny. What an international branch campus imports unchanged from its home country, in terms of curriculum, student services, and culture, and what it adapts to local populations…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Higher Education, International Schools, Multicampus Colleges
Zoellner, Brian P.; Chant, Richard H.; Wood, Kelly – Journal of Chemical Education, 2014
In a collaboration between the University of North Florida College of Education and Human Services and Sandalwood High School in Duval County, Florida, social studies and science education professors and a science teacher worked together to develop student understanding about the limited use of diesel-fueled cars in the United States when compared…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Fuels, Transportation, Foreign Countries
Gilder, Eric – European Journal of Higher Education, 2011
In this article (part one of two) I will consider, using the dramatistic model pioneered by Kenneth Burke, the "scene" or historical cultural ground of each "highly developed' national/regional area (The EU, the USA, Hong Kong [SAR], and Singapore) in terms of their Higher Education (HE) systems. After these analyses, then I look to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Vermeulen, Dorette; Klopper, Christopher; van Niekerk, Caroline – Arts Education Policy Review, 2011
In light of the tendency to present the arts in an integrated fashion in many education systems worldwide, this article examines the consequences of integration for discrete art forms. In particular, we investigate the advantages of adopting a syntegrated approach to the facilitation of arts in teacher preparation. A specific comparison between…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Art Education, Elementary School Teachers
Thorsteinsson, Gísli; Ólafsson, Brynjar; Autio, Ossi – Journal of Educational Technology, 2012
Craft education in both Finland and Iceland originated over 140 years ago and was influenced by the Scandinavian Sloyd pedagogy. Since then, the subject has moved away from craft and towards technology, with the aim being to increase students' technological abilities. In the beginning, the subject largely focused on the students copying artefacts,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handicrafts, Technological Literacy, Thinking Skills
Kjaernsli, Marit; Lie, Svein – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2008
The aim of the present contribution is to investigate similarities and differences of strengths in science competences between countries, based on TIMSS 2003 data. Analyses are based on systematic investigation of patterns of p values for individual science items. Hierarchical cluster analysis was applied to establish meaningful groups of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Multivariate Analysis, Profiles, Comparative Analysis

McNeil, John D. – High School Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Pell, A. W.; Manganye, H. T. – Evaluation and Research in Education, 2007
Attitudes to science scales developed in England have been used in a rural region of South Africa with children aged 10 and 11 years in a two-stage data collection investigation. Cultural constraints on the use of "foreign" scales are explored. Factor analyses reveal differences between the South African and English children. A South…
Descriptors: African Languages, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers

Wojtan, Linda S. – Councilor, 1988
Presents ERIC Digest No. 43 which examines the meaning of the term "Pacific Rim," reasons for emphasizing the Pacific Rim in the social studies curriculum, and useful strategies for teaching about that part of the world. Lists references, including ERIC resources, used in the digest's preparation. (GEA)
Descriptors: Area Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development