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Christoph Teschers; Till Neuhaus; Michaela Vogt – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2024
Rapid technological advancements, globalisation, environmental crises, and ongoing conflicts have contributed to an increasingly quickly changing social, cultural, and work environment for current and future generations. In this paper, we argue that the traditional schooling system and approaches to curriculum and pedagogy that are based on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Technology Integration, Educational Innovation, Global Approach
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Kiravu, Cheddi; Diaz-Maurin, François; Giampietro, Mario; Brent, Alan C.; Bukkens, Sandra G.F.; Chiguvare, Zivayi; Gasennelwe-Jeffrey, Mandu A.; Gope, Gideon; Kovacic, Zora; Magole, Lapologang; Musango, Josephine Kaviti; Ruiz-Rivas Hernando, Ulpiano; Smit, Suzanne; Vázquez Barquero, Antonio; Yunta Mezquita, Felipe – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2018
Purpose: This paper aims to present a new master's programme for promoting energy access and energy efficiency in Southern Africa. Design/methodology/approach: A transdisciplinary approach called "participatory integrated assessment of energy systems" (PARTICIPIA) was used for the development of the curriculum. This approach is based on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Energy, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Wang, Li-Yi; Chen Victor, Der-Thanq; Neo, Wei-Leng – Educational Research, 2019
Background: To help equip students with 21st century competencies, one popular strategy adopted by governments and schools worldwide is to move from less formal to more engaging school environments through School-Based Curriculum Development (SBCD). In Singapore, the governmental call to "Teach Less and Learn More" has galvanised SBCD in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, National Curriculum, 21st Century Skills
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Pawilen, Greg Tabios; Manuel, Sheena Jade – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2018
The K to 12 Education provided an opportunity for the advancement of gifted education in the Philippines, especially in public schools. This paper identifies different existing programs for gifted education in the country and discusses the issues and challenges experienced by teachers and administrators in implementing the curriculum for the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Academically Gifted, Curriculum Development
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Garner, Pamela W.; Gabitova, Nuria; Gupta, Anuradha; Wood, Thomas – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2018
We report on the development of an after-school and summer-based science, technology, engineering, and mathematics curriculum infused with the arts and social emotional learning content (STEAM SEL). Its design was motivated by theory and research that suggest that STEM education is well-suited for teaching empathy and other emotion-related skills.…
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Science Education, Social Development, Emotional Development
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Marie, Dannette; Christian, Brittany M.; Lumsden, Joanne; Miles, Lynden K. – Psychology Teaching Review, 2014
Although conventional psychology is often characterised as the science of the individual mind, it is also important to introduce students to the potential interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional nature of psychology. In this paper we outline the design, development, and delivery of an innovative course that employed an ecological framework to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Classroom Environment, Context Effect, Curriculum Development
El-Kiswani, Abeer – UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2013
The UNEVOC-UNESCO International Centre in cooperation with the Regional Bureau for Education-Beirut published the regional synthesis report on Component II of the regional project on entrepreneurship education in the Arab States (2009-2012). With support from the StratREAL Foundation, the project aimed at supporting Arab countries in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Entrepreneurship, Arabs, Educational Policy
Raebeck, Barry – 1998
The notion of educating and encouraging the whole child is not a new idea, but it awaits full acceptance. Strategies for teaching the whole child in a middle-school environment are presented here. The text opens with an overview of how schools have failed to use the latest ideas and technologies in educating students and how schools can draw on…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Holistic Approach
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Bragaw, Donald H. – Theory into Practice, 1992
Investigates whether society-technology-science (STS) can become a new program within current educational structures. The article discusses the climate for educational change: establishing a national imperative, renewing the civic mission of schools, and transforming instructional leadership. (SM)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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Heath, Phillip A. – Theory into Practice, 1992
Discusses considerations and decisions related to facilitating the infusion of science-technology-society (STS) content and skills into school curriculum, noting factors that might help sustain instruction after it begins. Components of the STS framework include definition and goals, location within the curriculum, instructional approaches, and a…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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Waks, Leonard J. – Theory into Practice, 1992
The responsibility spiral is an organizing framework which helps educators identify, select, organize, and sequence learning experiences to promote understanding in the science-technology-society movement. The article examines the spiral's phases (self-understanding, study and reflection, decision making, responsible action, and integration) and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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Marker, Gerald W. – Theory into Practice, 1992
Discusses whether science-technology-society (STS) belongs in the elementary and secondary social studies curriculum, presenting strategies for integration. The article suggests social studies already contains topics that can help students grasp concepts about STS, noting the infusion of an STS perspective is important given society's dependence…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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Brusic, Sharon A. – Theory into Practice, 1992
Discusses ways to achieve science-technology-society (STS) goals in education, focusing on various technology educators' perspectives on and approaches to STS (understanding the STS relationship, recognizing limitations and usefulness, appreciating intellectual stimuli, understanding applications and decisions, and gaining knowledge and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation
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Aikenhead, Glen – Theory into Practice, 1992
Outlines features and characteristics of science-technology-society (STS) science textbooks needed to implement an STS curriculum, noting STS science requires a fundamentally different approach to teaching science. The article refers to an STS science textbook currently being implemented in the tenth grade. (SM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Holistic Approach
Relan, Anju; Kimpston, Richard – 1991
Many educators suggest that deteriorating academic quality in schools can be addressed with the help of an approach to curriculum development called "curriculum integration," which presents a holistic view of knowledge to learners. One reason among many to move from subject-focused curriculum to curriculum integration is that the former fails to…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement
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