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da Silva, Rui; dos Santos, Júlio Gonçalves; Pacheco, José Augusto – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2015
This article focuses on education in Guinea-Bissau in the context of globalisations, examining the concept of globalisation and its relation to education and the curriculum. It focuses on the relatively neglected area of national education policies in Guinea-Bissau, comparing differences and common points of interference/influence of multilateral…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
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Awada, Ghada; Diab, Hassan – Cogent Education, 2016
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of Lebanon's Education Reform Strategy and Action Plan (LERSAP) set in 2011 as a form of the educational reform the curriculum underwent through focusing on promoting and employing the information communication technology (ICT) tools. The LERSAP was launched to equip teachers…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Strategies, Educational Planning, Curriculum Development
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Freathy, R. J. K.; Parker, S. G. – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2015
This article provides an historical case study of an abortive attempt to revise policy and legislation relating to Religious Education (RE) in English schools in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Drawing upon published sources, including parliamentary debates, as well as previously unutilised national archival sources from the Department of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Curriculum Development, Politics of Education
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Stoten, David William – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2014
The sixth-form college sector is often marginalised in policy and academic discourse, where the much larger school and further education sectors dominate. This paper sets out to describe the sector's key features, assess its position within the wider education system and consider its future in an increasingly competitive education market. The…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Secondary Schools, Secondary Education, Educational Development
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Tarman, Bulent – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2011
The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the historical development, status and purpose of the Turkish social studies curriculum in addition to understanding John Dewey's impact on the modernization of Turkish educational system. Document analysis as a qualitative research method is used in this study. The data were obtained from the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Content Analysis
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Richards, Colin – FORUM: for promoting 3-19 comprehensive education, 2011
A century ago Edmond Holmes, His Majesty's Chief Inspector of Elementary Schools from 1905 to 1910, made a major contribution to educational debate through his widely quoted and much disputed "What Is and What Might Be" (Holmes, 1911). In a previous article (Richards, 2010) his criticisms of what was then contemporary policy and practice…
Descriptors: Intellectual History, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Criticism
Galligan, Mark N. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This paper presents the research design, rationale, and the results of a historical document-based research project to answer the following two-part question: How do popular and dominant political, social, and economic forces affect the creation and delivery of American history curriculum in public schools between 1890 and 1920 and how is this…
Descriptors: Historical Interpretation, Educational History, United States History, History Instruction
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Jeffers, Gerry – Curriculum Journal, 2011
The Transition Year (TY) programme is an optional, one-year, stand-alone, full-time programme offered in 75% of second-level schools in the Republic of Ireland. Aimed at those in the 15-16 age group, TY has a strong focus on personal and social development and on education for active citizenship. The implementation of TY in schools is seen as a…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Transitional Programs
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Penney, Dawn – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2010
This paper explores contemporary Health and Physical Education (HPE) curriculum in Australia in the context of the ongoing development of a new national curriculum. Drawing on policy documents and academic commentaries it reviews and problematises the current position and prospective development of HPE in the Australian Curriculum, examining key…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Physical Education, Foreign Countries
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Priestley, M.; Miller, K. – Curriculum Journal, 2012
The poor success rate of policy for curriculum change has been widely noted in the educational change literature. Part of the problem lies in the complexity of schools, as policy-makers have proven unable to micro-manage the multifarious range of factors that impact upon the implementation of policy. This article draws upon empirical data from a…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Realism, Educational Change
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Alam, Sarfaraz – Journal of Geography, 2010
This article critically examines the recommendations of two major Indian education reports--NCFSE 2000 and NCF 2005--prepared by the National Council of Educational Research and Training in India. The NCFSE 2000 has recommended an integrated teaching of geography as one component of the social studies. The NCF 2005 has reverted to the pre-NCFSE…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Social Studies, Geography Instruction
Sene, H. – 1984
This working paper focuses on methods for developing a study program on scientific and technical information users that could serve as a subject of study in the academic preparation of librarians, archivists, and scientific and technical information specialists. Recognizing that in most schools for training specialists of scientific and technical…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Developing Nations, Educational Development, Educational Objectives