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Bouckaert, Marina – RELC Journal: A Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 2019
Classroom materials play a major role in teachers' professional lives and are a central component of the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classroom. Teachers themselves have been found to create and adapt materials for a plethora of reasons, one of which is their own continuing professional development. This article aims to take stock of a…
Descriptors: Teacher Developed Materials, English (Second Language), Reflective Teaching, English Teachers
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Huijgen, Tim; van de Grift, Wim; van Boxtel, Carla; Holthuis, Paul – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2018
The aim of this explorative study was to develop and test a pedagogy aimed at promoting students' ability to perform historical contextualization. Teaching historical contextualization was conceptualized in terms of four pedagogical design principles: (1) making students aware of the consequences of a present-oriented perspective when examining…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Pretests Posttests, History Instruction, Curriculum Development
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Leeman, Yvonne; Wardekker, Willem – Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice, 2014
We report on the development of a course for experienced teachers in the Netherlands, intended to enhance their professionalism by engaging them in doing research based on reflection on the aims of their educational efforts. The course was accompanied by design-based research. The research question was whether and how the course stimulated…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Experienced Teachers, Educational Research, Teacher Researchers
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van Driel, Jan H.; Bulte, Astrid M. W.; Verloop, Nico – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2008
This paper reports a study on teachers' domain-specific beliefs about the chemistry curriculum for upper-secondary education in The Netherlands. Teachers' beliefs were investigated using a questionnaire focused on the goals of the chemistry curriculum. The design of the questionnaire was based on three curriculum emphases: "fundamental…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Chemistry, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Janssen-Vos, Frea; Pompert, Bea – 1993
One of the goals of Project Onderbouw in the Netherlands is to develop an educational concept and curricula to be used in primary education. The educational concept adopted for the project is termed "developmental education." Based on neo-Vygotskian principles and other theoretical approaches, "developmental education"…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Principles, Educational Theories, Foreign Countries
Hooghoff, Hans – 1984
The aims, content, and organization of social and political education, which became a compulsory subject in the Netherlands in 1968, are examined. Part 1 discusses the methods and models used by the National Institute of Curriculum Development since it was established in 1975. One of its projects is to develop a common core curriculum for social…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Course Content, Course Organization, Curriculum Development