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Huber, Stephan; Tulowitzki, Pierre; Hameyer, Uwe – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2017
This article looks at the role of school leadership vis-à-vis the curriculum. First, it offers a brief overview of school leadership in Germany. Next, curriculum development and curriculum research in Germany is briefly recapped. We present empirical data on school leadership preferences, strain experience, and practices as to curriculum work.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Administration, Leadership Role, Curriculum Development
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Vanfretti, Luigi; Farrokhabadi, Mostafa – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
This article presents the implementation of the constructive alignment theory (CAT) in a power system analysis course through a consensus-based course design process. The consensus-based design process involves both the instructor and graduate-level students and it aims to develop the CAT framework in a holistic manner with the goal of including…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Engineering Education, Power Technology, Systems Analysis
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Hairon, Salleh; Dimmock, Clive – Educational Review, 2012
While the literature on professional learning communities (PLCs) has proliferated, much of it derived from and contextualised in Anglo-American settings, the concept and practice of PLCs in Asian contexts of strong hierarchies have largely been ignored. Based on literature and documentary analysis, this paper investigates the systemic…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Instructional Leadership, Communities of Practice
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Recker, Jan; Alter, Steven – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2012
Recent surveys of information technology management professionals show that understanding business domains in terms of business productivity and cost reduction potential, knowledge of different vertical industry segments and their information requirements, understanding of business processes and client-facing skills are more critical for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Information Systems, Information Technology
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Lu, Suju – Convergence, 2009
This paper first reviews the development of community education in Shanghai, one of China's eastern coastal cities. Then the development of community education in the Xuhui District of Shanghai, especially its management system and operational mechanisms, school operating systems and networks, curriculum systems, and team building are presented.…
Descriptors: Community Education, Change Agents, Team Training, Foreign Countries
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Gaad, Eman; Arif, Mohammed; Scott, Fentey – International Journal of Educational Management, 2006
Purpose: This purpose of this paper is to examine the organization of the UAE educational system, its components, their goals, and finally their effectiveness. Design/methodology/approach: Three elements of the UAE education system were examined: the development; delivery; and evaluation and feedback. Findings: On analysis, it was found that there…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Textbooks, Systems Analysis, Educational Change
Froese, Elmer E. – 1988
Canada's national educational system elicits diverse curricular demands and requires discreet, sensitive responses. In spite of perennial funding shortfalls, Canada's schools have been remarkably successful in meeting those demands. During and after the 1960s, educational change came as a result of two very strong sets of expectations. One broad…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Demand, Educational Objectives
Hussain, K. M., Ed. – 1977
Contents include an introduction to information systems (basic concepts and life-cycle); development of an information system (design, implementation, testing, and conversion); operation (evaluation and maintenance, quality control, and economics); and case studies of such systems at the New University of Lisbon, Bath University, Laval University…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Church Related Colleges, College Administration, Curriculum Development
Ewing, James M. – 1981
This proposal for the restructuring of teaching and learning in the Dundee College of Education (Scotland) evolved from a perceived need to identify and bridge any gap between education and society. The establishment of four Academic Councils was proposed to examine the following areas: (1) the management of learning and teaching from the unique…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Beare, Hedley – 1989
An analysis of deficiencies of recent curriculum reform efforts in Australia and recommendations for improvement are presented in this paper. Despite criticisms that have been levelled at the educational system, a conclusion is that educators are well prepared to meet the demands for restructuring. What is needed is not merely restructuring, but a…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Buddhism, Community Cooperation, Conservation (Environment)