This article draws on a framework based on Bernstein's three-message systems of schooling and Ball's notion of policy cycle to examine how the human capital development goal incorporated into the Bangladesh secondary English curriculum has been translated into pedagogy and assessment practices. Data were collected from classroom observations and…

Teachers present their perceptions when designing and mapping curriculum to implement standards-based instruction and assessment. It appears that teachers are willing but not always able to make curriculum and instructional decisions. Participation of teachers varies from district to district. When curriculum is given to teachers as part of their…

A major change in our country's educational landscape is taking place. The Department of Education (DepEd) has launched the Enhance Basic Education (K-12) Program last June 2012. The main purpose of this study was to assess the Level of Cognizance of Basic Education Teachers on the Enhanced K-12 Basic Education Program at Columban College. The…

This book describes how different nations have defined the core competencies and skills that young people will need in order to thrive in the twenty-first-century, and how those nations have fashioned educational policies and curricula meant to promote those skills. The book examines six countries--Chile, China, India, Mexico, Singapore, and the…

Curriculum for Excellence in Scotland outlines a policy vision of a more progressive, integrated and holistic form of education; a commitment which contains an obligation for health and well-being (HWB) to be a responsibility of all teachers. A critical policy analysis approach was utilized in order to review school-level progress in different…

This is the first and only book to detail the history of the century-long relationship between education and psychoanalysis. Relying on primary and secondary sources, it provides not only a historical context but also a psychoanalytically informed analysis. In considering what it means to think about teaching from a psychoanalytic perspective and…

Courses in cataloging nonbook media should include diverse cataloging codes and a wide variety of media. Related areas of concern include the objectives of an access system for nonbook media and the means by which these objectives are achievable. Films are used to illustrate this approach. (Author/MBR)

The author criticizes brief, vague educational goals and advocates broad, unambiguous objectives stated in terms of student behavior. (CP)

The following issues are examined in this monograph: (A) Should the scientific concepts that are introduced be restricted to those that are needed in describing the scientific facts the child will meet in the program or may concepts be introduced for their own sake or for the sake of demonstrating concept-development methods? (B) Should concepts…

The twelve curricular packets developed by the Mathematics for the Majority Continuation Project are described. The objectives of the project, development of materials and recommended methods of use are discussed. (SD)

Contributions made by UNESCO are evaluated and a plan of action is presented. Accomplishments as measured by publications, conferences and workshops, and technical services are discussed, along with future plans. (DF)

Discusses how science programs K-16 should be developed to meet the modern objectives of science education and restore its true meaning. The theories of Phenix and Ausubel are included in this discussion. (HM)