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Toghyani Khorasgani, Amir; Rahmani, Jahanbakhsh; Keshtiaray, Narges – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
Education is the main factor of economic growth in a country, and the curriculum is the heart of any education system. This study focuses on the key roles of education and its relation to economic development as well as the curriculum as a core part of the entire educational drive of nations. In particular, the present study compares the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Development, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
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Raphaël Gani; David Scott – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2024
Many social studies teachers have argued that the mandate to distinctively value Francophone and Indigenous perspectives is unjust without similarly valuing other perspectives within Alberta's K-12 social studies curriculum (Gani, 2022a; Gani & Scott, 2017; Scott & Gani, 2018). Rather than outlining why these two sets of perspectives need…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, French Canadians, Geographic Regions, Teacher Attitudes
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Dyjur, Patti; Braun, Rachel; Saito, Kevin; Kaipainen, Erin – Papers on Postsecondary Learning and Teaching, 2020
Like many higher education institutions, amplifying experiential learning (EL) is a priority for the University of Calgary. In order to capture the extent and complexity of EL that exists in an institution, it is crucial to have a common understanding of the concept. In 2018, the University of Calgary created the EL Working Group, tasked with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Experiential Learning, Definitions
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Ergas, Oren – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2019
This paper explores a countermovement that is emerging within an educational climate that highlights accountability, standardisation and performativity. This countermovement has become manifest in a rapid rise in the implementation and research of contemplative practices (e.g. mindfulness, yoga) across educational settings. The paper explores the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Accountability, Metacognition, Teaching Methods
British Columbia Ministry of Education, 2018
The Ministry of Education role is to provide leadership and funding to the K-12 education system, through governance, legislation, policy and standards in British Columbia. It places student success at the centre of its mandate, by continually focusing on improving results and ensuring equity of access and outcomes for all learners. This year more…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Annual Reports, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education
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Francis, Nancy R.; Lathrop, Anna H. – Journal of Dance Education, 2014
Educational scholars agree that the relationship between curriculum development and practice is mitigated by complex political and cultural agendas (Goodson 1984; Vertinsky 2007). As a performing art form and physical activity, dance does not easily fit within the context of a typical school subject and is a site for ontological and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Curriculum, Dance Education, Curriculum Development
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Hollins, Martin; Reiss, Michael J. – Curriculum Journal, 2016
The last two decades have seen unprecedented interest in science curricula, with many governments seeing improvements in the performance of their school students in science as key to future economic prosperity. We present the results of an analysis of the curriculum documents for primary and secondary science in Australia (New South Wales and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Curriculum, National Curriculum, Comparative Education
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Hughes, Andrew S.; Print, Murray; Sears, Alan – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2010
Governments, international organizations and academics have, in recent decades, expressed a sense of crisis in the practice of democracy based largely upon increasing levels of disengagement by citizens from even the most basic elements of civic life. One response has been to devise civics and citizenship education curricula for schools with the…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Democracy, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries
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Lebrun, Johanne; Lenoir, Yves; Oliveira, Anderson Araujo; Morin, Marie-Pier; McConnell, Anne Catherine – Educational Review, 2011
This article presents the results of a survey questionnaire involving 841 third and fourth year students enrolled in a French language Bachelors degree program in Elementary Education at four Quebec universities. The questionnaire dealt with pre-service elementary teachers' representations of the teaching and learning of four school subjects:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teachers, Student Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
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Popov, Nikolay, Ed.; Wolhuter, Charl, Ed.; Kalin, Jana, Ed.; Hilton, Gillian, Ed.; Ogunleye, James, Ed.; Niemczyk, Ewelina, Ed. – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2016
Papers from the proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference of the Bulgarian Comparative Education Society was submitted in two volumes. Volume 1 contains papers submitted at the conference held in Sofia, Bulgaria, June 14-17, 2016. Volume 2 contains papers submitted at the 4th International Partner Conference of the International Research Centre…
Descriptors: Conference Papers, Conferences (Gatherings), Comparative Education, Educational History
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Evers, Frederick; Wolstenholme, Janet – New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2007
The focus of this paper is the curriculum development process that led to the intentional integration of knowledge, skills, and values in every course at a newly created institution, the University of Guelph-Humber (G-H). Among the many unique features of G-H, the integration of theory and practice in each course is one of the most important. The…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Integrated Curriculum, Instructional Development, Higher Education
National Survey of Student Engagement, 2012
The National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) documents dimensions of quality in undergraduate education and provides information and assistance to colleges, universities, and other organizations to improve student learning. Its primary activity is annually surveying college students to assess the extent to which they engage in educational…
Descriptors: National Surveys, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement
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Robitaille, D. F. – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1980
Examines the extent to which the widely publicized changes in mathematics curricula and in methods of teaching mathematics since 1960 have resulted in observable change in classroom behavior of teachers, in content, and/or in student achievement in mathematics. Findings from several studies of mathematics education in British Columbia indicated…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
Waite, Naida – 1971
With the diminishing of the supply of game, it seems likely that the remote settlements and remoter cabin dwellers in Northern Saskatchewan will have to accept an increasing degree of commerce with outsiders. It is desirable that the Northerner be literate in order to meet the requirements of employment and to conduct his own affairs. This report…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, American Indians, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. – 1986
Curriculum specifications are given for one secondary school mathematics course. The percentage emphases of six components in the course are stated: trigonometry, 25%; quadratic relations, 22%; sequences, series, limits, 19%; statistics, 15%; logarithms, 9%; and polynomial functions, 10%. Objectives for each component are then listed, with their…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Curriculum
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