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Winstone, Naomi E.; Balloo, Kieran; Carless, David – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2022
Feedback literacy is an important graduate attribute that supports students' future work capacities. This study aimed to develop a framework through which discipline-specific feedback literacies, as a set of socially situated skills, can be developed within core curricula. The framework is developed through a content analysis of National…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Literacy, Curriculum Design, Foreign Countries
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Shane Kelley – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2024
Curriculum mapping can be used to visualize, align, and assess the ability of online degree program graduates to meet stated learning outcomes (Rawle et al., 2017). Though consensus has yet to be established on standardized outcomes for curriculum in some disciplines (e.g., criminal justice), educators remain in charge of preparing current and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Alignment (Education), Benchmarking, Online Courses
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Ian Pepper; Carol Cox; Ruth Fee; Shane Horgan; Rod Jarman; Matthew Jones; Nicoletta Policek; Colin Rogers; Clive Tattum – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2024
Purpose: The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) for Higher Education in the UK focuses on maintaining, enhancing and standardising the quality of higher education. Of significant impact are the development of subject benchmark statements (SBS) by the QAA, which describe the type and content of study along with the academic standards expected of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Benchmarking, Higher Education, Police
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Prospery Mwansa Mwila – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2025
Purpose: This study aims to examine the impact of the Inter-University Council for East Africa (IUCEA) quality assurance framework on the quality of Bachelor of Education (BEd) programs in private universities in Tanzania. It aims to evaluate how well the framework's guidelines, including faculty qualifications, curriculum design and…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Quality Assurance, Curriculum Design, Private Colleges
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Du Toit, Adri; Gaotlhobogwe, Michael – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2017
Following a transformation of experience-based handicraft education, Technology education was introduced in Botswana and South Africa in 1990 and 1998, respectively, with the intention of developing technologically literate societies, as well as to develop learners' skills for the world of work. Despite these optimistic intentions, limited…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Technology Education
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Peter Neema-Abooki, Editor – Palgrave Macmillan, 2024
This book delves into the role of higher education as a means of sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Contributions from across the region examine the strategies and technological advances available to enable students to deal with an uncertain future and are organised under two key themes: Curriculum and Teaching and Higher Education and…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Higher Education, Educational Quality, Quality Assurance
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Zimmerman, Whitney; Altman, Barbara; Simunich, Bethany; Shattuck, Kay; Burch, Barbra – Online Learning, 2020
This study examined the relationship of intentional faculty professional development, intentional online course design, and informal course reviews to the results of official interinstitutional peer review within higher education institutions. Quality Matters[superscript TM] (QM) provided the setting for this exploration of the relationship of…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Course Evaluation, Educational Quality, Academic Standards
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Karunaratne, Prashan Shayanka Mendis; Breyer, Yvonne A.; Wood, Leigh N. – Education & Training, 2016
Purpose: Economics is catering to a diverse student cohort. This cohort needs to be equipped with transformative concepts that students can integrate beyond university. When a curriculum is content-driven, threshold concepts are a useful tool in guiding curriculum re-design. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/Methodology/Approach: The…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Integrated Curriculum, Educational Change, Concept Teaching
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Thian, Lok Boon; Ng, Foong Peng; Ewe, Joo Ann – Malaysian Journal of Learning and Instruction, 2018
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to formulate a curriculum design framework, to test it and learn through pilot implementation, in order to systematically embed the graduate capabilities in the curricula, leveraging on Biggs' constructive alignment framework. This paper aims to report the outcome of a study lasts for one year supporting a…
Descriptors: Private Colleges, Curriculum Design, Action Research, Pilot Projects
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Kelly, Sean K. – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2013
An honors curriculum with realistic graduation requirements should have a respectable graduation rate. This number, when low, can indicate significant problems in the program. But a high graduation rate does not necessarily indicate success. A quality honors program, especially one that remains attentive to students' ability to thrive, might have…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Success, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Shenderova, Svetlana – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2018
EU-Russia higher education cooperation has continued despite global tensions including Crimea incorporation. One example of this cooperation is the development of Finnish-Russian double degree programmes. This paper focuses on institutional environments where double degrees develop and asks how and why they produce uncertainty from inside Finnish…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Dual Enrollment, Academic Degrees
France, Paul – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study involved an evaluation of the subjective perspectives held by a panel of 16 homeland security subject matter experts to determine what the needs of the homeland security professional community are for educational programs. The researcher examined the knowledge, skills, and abilities deemed important in homeland security to determine…
Descriptors: National Security, Educational Needs, Interviews, Delphi Technique
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Coronel, Jose M.; Gómez-Hurtado, Inmaculada – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2015
One of the key effects of globalisation is the extraordinary increase in migratory movements. Spain, a country traditionally accustomed to emigration, has seen a considerable rise in the influx of immigrant population, with notable demographic, social and cultural transformations. Particularly, since the early 90s, schools have been experiencing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Pluralism, Culturally Relevant Education, Classroom Techniques
National Assessment Governing Board, 2015
This is an abridged version of the "Science Framework for the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress." The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and its reports are a key measure in informing the nation on how well the goal of scientific literacy for all students is being met. The framework reflects the nature and…
Descriptors: National Competency Tests, Scientific Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Student Evaluation
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Campbell, Chris; MacPherson, Seonaigh; Sawkins, Tanis – TESL Canada Journal, 2014
This case study describes how sociocultural and activity theory were applied in the design of a publicly funded, Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB)-based English as a Second Language (ESL) credential program and curriculum for immigrant and international students in postsecondary institutions in British Columbia, Canada. The ESL Pathways Project…
Descriptors: Task Analysis, Curriculum Design, Case Studies, Sociocultural Patterns
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