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So, Kyunghee; Kang, Jiyoung – International Education Studies, 2014
This study examines the discourses on content reduction of South Korea's national curriculum shaped by policymakers and subject specialists, as well as compares the two discourses to uncover the differences between the two. For this purpose, the paper collected academic articles that discuss the issue of content reduction from the past thirty…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Discourse Analysis, Specialists
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Anderson, Gina; Cowart, Melinda – Teacher Education and Practice, 2012
This conversational report uses student voice as data to determine whether the culture of urban sixth graders is being acknowledged and valued in the curriculum. While culturally responsive teaching has been touted by scholars as an important aspect of multicultural education and curriculum reform for at least a decade, students have seldom been…
Descriptors: Culturally Relevant Education, Grade 6, Cultural Pluralism, Urban Education
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Cliff, Ken – Sport, Education and Society, 2012
As a lens through which to read and understand a subject area and its curriculum content and issues, a sociocultural perspective is a recent and arguably significant change for the Health and Physical Education (HPE) Key Learning Area (KLA) in Australia. Its significance lies, first, in the fact that it seems to represent a notable departure from…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Physical Education, Sociocultural Patterns, Foreign Countries
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Wallace, Carolyn S.; Priestley, Mark – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2011
The purpose of this study was to investigate socio-cultural factors underpinning curriculum change by examining teacher beliefs in the context of professional development. Scottish teachers in the study were participating in policy implementation based on formative assessment. Teachers were selected who were positive about the formative assessment…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sociocultural Patterns, Educational Change, Curriculum Development
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Butzow, John W., Jr.; Linz, L. William – Science Education, 1973
Suggests the development of school science curricula on the basis of the societal philosophy which is derivable from culture core, or heritage, and present and future society's and individual's needs. (CC)
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
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Butterworth, Susan; Lo Cicero, Ana Maria – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2001
Describes a project approach that uses children's own stories as a source for teaching and learning mathematics while developing language and cultural awareness. (KHR)
Descriptors: Arithmetic, Computation, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
Willis, George – 1990
An analysis of the cultural and historical context in which curriculum decisions are made in Australia and a comparison with educational assumptions in the United States is the purpose of this paper. Methodology is based on personal teaching experience and observation in Australia. Seven factors are identified upon which curricular decisions in…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
Williams, Chuck – 1975
Addressing the issue of desegregation and its implications for cultural pluralism in the school curriculum, this report states that it is in the desegregated setting that the institution through its officials, staff, and curriculum can interact with all children in a manner which demonstrates respect for student and his heritage, recognizes the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism
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Green, Jill – Journal of Dance Education, 2002
Explores applications of somatics to school and university curricula, addressing somatic knowledge as content and methodology in dance education, proposing strategies for bringing the body back into dance and dance curricula, exploring cultural diversity issues within dance and somatic education, and concluding that somatic knowledge and practice…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development
Young, Bernard, Ed. – 1990
The 20 articles in this volume provide varying perspectives on the concepts of multiculturalism, multiethnicity, and global literacy and how to correct art curricula to include the diversity. The development and application of viable multiethnic curricula is a function of the interrelationship of pedagogy and social-cultural realities. The…
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences
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Cox, Gerry R.; Fundis, Ronald J. – Action in Teacher Education, 1982
Problems related to multicultural education programs are cited. A model of ambivalent social exchange is presented that: (1) uses components of cultural pluralism while avoiding separatism; and (2) enhances understanding of culture, as represented by various social groups, so that individuals can choose values which allow personal fulfillment. (PP)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
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Siu, Kin Wai Michael; Lam, Mei Seung – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2005
We are living in a fast-changing, technology-driven world, where technology affects the daily lives of every person, directly or indirectly. While the importance of providing young children with technological knowledge and experience has been well-recognized, how the curriculum should be developed deserves greater study. Using early childhood…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Foreign Countries, Sociocultural Patterns, Cultural Influences
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Elison, Sonja – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Maintains that participatory classroom exercises can enrich students' perception of the importance of gender as a concept in political science. Describes three exercises that integrate the concept of gender into the examination of electoral systems, social movements, and German unification. Discusses student response to this approach. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Experiential Learning, Females
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Coll. of Education. – 1982
Designed to accompany a historical exhibition of engravings, drawings, books, documents, photographs, and artifacts that depict major influences upon education in Hawaii, this document includes a selection of captioned photographs from the exhibition and three essays that provide an overview of the history of education in the Hawaiian Islands. The…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences, Cultural Pluralism
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Lovenduski, Joni – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Offers a comparative case study that deals with the impact of party politics on the representation of women. Specifically examines political parties and their legislative agendas developed in Great Britain and West Germany during the 1980s. Demonstrates how a careful teacher can synthesize feminist and non-feminist approaches to material. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Females
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