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Loobuyck, Patrick – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2021
In 2018 the Flemish Government agreed to introduce citizenship education for all students in secondary schools. This is new, since Flanders does not have an elaborated tradition of citizenship education. After a presentation of the political genealogy and the content of the new educational goals, the article analyses which theoretical framework…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries
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Wang, Tao – ECNU Review of Education, 2019
Purpose: This article aims to provide a policy review of the new national curriculum program and standards for high school education announced in January 2018 and analyze the key features of curriculum change in China. Design/Approach/Methods: Applying textual analysis, this article interprets the significant changes in the national curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, National Curriculum
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van der Meer, Frans-Bauke; Marks, Peter – Teaching Public Administration, 2018
The pace of societal change and the development of societal challenges have speeded up considerably during the last couple of decades, with substantial impact on different levels, i.e. ranging from global to local, or from business to government. When focusing on the public domain, these changes and challenges have had a major impact on public…
Descriptors: Public Administration Education, Masters Programs, Midlife Transitions, Career Change
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Gonen, Ayala; Sharon, Dganit; Lev-Ari, Lilac – Cogent Education, 2016
Today, in the digital age, we are committed to prepare the future nurse for the information technology-rich workplace, and to help them reducing the "shock reality" upon arriving at the clinical setting. The main aim of the study is to promote the knowledge of Information Competencies Technology among nurses' educators and student. The…
Descriptors: Technology Integration, Nursing Education, Minimum Competencies, Action Research
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Biasutti, Michele; De Baz, Theodora; Alshawa, Hala – Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 2016
The current paper presents the assessment of the infusion of sustainability principles into university curricula at two Jordanian universities. The peer review process of revising the curricula infusing sustainability principles is also discussed. The research methodology involved quantitative methods to assess the revised courses. The results…
Descriptors: Sustainability, Educational Principles, Curriculum Development, College Programs
Goel, Sanjay – Online Submission, 2010
Community and culture significantly influence value orientation, perceived needs, and motivation as well as provide the ground for creating shared understanding. All disciplines have their own cultures, and all cultures evolve through cross-cultural exchanges. The computing community has created and documented a sound body of knowledge of…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Engineering Education, Investigations, Educational Research
Cheney, Lynne V. – Humanities, 1989
Points out the need for improving the nation's higher education curricula. Offers reasons for supporting a core curriculum and describes difficulties in developing such a program. Provides a summary of the National Endowment for the Humanities' report "50 Hours: A Core Curriculum for College Students." (KO)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Students, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Hodkinson, Steve; Thomas, Linda – 1984
Intended to introduce educators in secondary schools and colleges to discussion promoting economic literacy for all students, this paper offers a critique of the typical economics curriculum, a rationale for economics education, and a working definition of economic literacy. The first section reviews and critiques current curriculum planning in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Zilbert, Eric E.; Mercer, John W. – 1992
This document presents the findings of the Task Force on Technology Competence, which was formed to determine what every Minnesota high school graduate should know about technology and how technology education should be integrated into the elementary and secondary school curriculum. In chapter 1, technology competence (TC) is defined as…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Educational Objectives
Fincher, Cameron – 1978
Trends in curriculum reform are traced, and a number of relevant publications are critiqued. Three volumes issued by the Carnegie Council on Policy Studies deal with the problems and issues of the college curriculum. One volume, by Frederick Rudolph, is a historical survey of the American undergraduate curriculum. A second volume deals with the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Community Coll. of Rhode Island, Warwick. – 1994
This program guide for educators outlines how the tech prep program has evolved in Rhode Island, the type of students most likely to benefit from the program, and how the program works. It begins with tech prep success stories, tech prep associate degree activity timeline, and director of Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) Tech Prep…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Business Education
Community Coll. of Rhode Island, Warwick. – 1994
This student handbook begins with an introduction to and rationale for the Rhode Island Tech Prep Associate Degree Program. Tech prep student success stories are followed by two sections that discuss why the student needs a tech prep program and what the Rhode Island Tech Prep Associate Degree Program is. Benefits that tech prep students enjoy are…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Business Education
Community Coll. of Rhode Island, Warwick. – 1994
The Rhode Island Tech Prep Associate Degree Program is a statewide partnership between the Community College of Rhode Island, 70 percent of the high schools in the state, and the business community. It targets students enrolled in unfocused general education programs in high schools and involves them in an applied course of study in mathematics,…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Business Education
Community Coll. of Rhode Island, Warwick. – 1994
This implementation guide contains information based on experiences that occurred during the development and implementation of the Rhode Island Tech Prep Model. It is intended to assist educators in addressing challenges and obstacles faced by the program early in the planning process. It begins with a rationale for tech prep. Rhode Island…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Business Education
Naylor, Michele – 2002
The evolution of eight Tech Prep consortia since reauthorization of federal Tech Prep legislation in 1998 was examined in a 4-year longitudinal study. Cross-consortium changes were identified through field visits and personal interviews between 1998-2001 with a wide range of stakeholders, especially administrators, faculty, and students.…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Standards, Access to Education, Accountability