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National Council of Teachers of English, 2023
Writing practitioners, researchers, and scholars are at a juncture where foundational assumptions about the teaching of writing, its place in higher education, and its ability to help foster a truly inclusive democratic society are increasingly contested. Trust in literacy has been eroded over the past decades, coming to an acute crisis in the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Writing Instruction, Writing Attitudes, Writing Teachers
Stabback, Philip – UNESCO International Bureau of Education, 2016
Sustainable Development Goal Four has to do with education in the post-2015 development agenda. It aims to "ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all". Given the essential role of curriculum in enabling quality learning and in articulating and supporting education that is…
Descriptors: Reflection, Educational Quality, Curriculum, Educational Indicators
Education Commission of the States, 2015
Colleges and postsecondary systems across the nation have demonstrated remarkable progress since "Core Principles for Transforming Remediation" was published in 2012. States and institutions are phasing out stand alone or multi-course remediation sequences, resulting in tens of thousands of students more quickly enrolling in and…
Descriptors: Remedial Programs, Postsecondary Education, Higher Education, Educational Principles
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1994
This document is a background paper for satellite town meeting on the "Goals 2000: Educate America Act." The paper discusses the importance of studying the arts for themselves, and as a means of helping students learn other subjects. It suggests that studying the arts prepares students for the workplace and helps to build the United…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Teachers, Curriculum Development
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Berman, Louise M. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1985
Presents the author's recommendations, based on both broad visions and practical concerns, for reconceiving and improving curriculum. (MCG)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Chicago United, IL. – 1985
This paper addresses a decline in educational standards and discusses the role of curriculum. After defining the problem, it presents the evidence, pointing to the following factors: (1) decreasing student achievement after the fourth or fifth grade; (2) a curriculum that reflects and perpetuates this decline, e.g., by setting course requirements…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Kalantzis, Mary; Cope, Bill – 1986
This paper compares pluralistic and equitable approaches to sociocultural and language teaching in Australian schools. The pluralistic view of multiculturalism overemphasizes ethnic differences with the hope that appreciation and tolerance will follow. In fact, fostering feelings of difference may increase racism and cultural chauvinism. This…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development, Educational Principles, Elementary Secondary Education
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Nicolaides, Angelo – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2006
Purpose: To show that the practices, processes and resources for the management of the university environment should be aligned to meet the ever-growing demands of sustainability and its motivations should be clearly spelt out to all stakeholders. Universities should also strive to become leaders in the development of effective environmental…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Management Systems, Environmental Education, Sustainable Development
California Curriculum Alliance, Red Bluff. – 1983
This report provides documents, categorized under five different sections, to be used as guidelines for curriculum development. The first section, "Model Board Policy for Comprehensive Planning," outlines responsibilities of local education boards in curriculum development and provides examples to consider for policy development. The second…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
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Hodson, Derek – Science Education, 1988
Argues that the failure of modern courses to achieve their declared goals in relation to children's understanding of science has two causes, namely teachers views about the nature of science, and a degree of confusion in the philosophical stance implicit in many science curricula. Presents a philosophical model for curricula. (CW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Educational Philosophy
Advisory Council for Special Educational Needs, Annerley (Australia). – 1990
This report presents the results of a recent survey of teacher preparation courses in Queensland, Australia, an analysis of the literature on course content, and recommendations. Recommendations address course content, the nature of practical training experiences, the need for institutions of higher education to reconceptualize teacher preparation…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Spodek, Bernard, Ed.; Saracho, Olivia N., Ed. – 1991
A curriculum is a repertoire of learning experiences, planned and organized according to the program's educational goals. The curriculum development process of early childhood education differs in many ways from that of other levels of education. Intended for curriculum planners, education policy-makers and other early childhood education…
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Bhaerman, Robert; And Others – 1995
This report illustrates how community service learning can be used as a vehicle for achieving the goals of education and youth development and, concurrently, how it is highly consistent with the goals of systemic educational reform, particularly in rural schools and communities. Part 1 covers the definition of service learning as a method of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Change
Arizona Governor's Office, Phoenix. – 1983
This document presents the deliberations and recommendations of the Arizona Governor's Committee on Quality Education, which met from June to October 1983. The broad goals of their recommendations are: (1) to increase expectations of student performance; (2) to increase the breadth and depth of the educational program to which students are…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Improvement
National Inst. of Adult Continuing Education, Leicester (England). – 1993
The objectives, curriculum, and role of higher education and key policy and practice issues were reassessed against the backdrop of recent and predicted demographic, economic, and political changes and trends in Great Britain. Special consideration was given to the fact that "mature" learners now constitute the majority of entrants into…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Adult Education, Change Strategies
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