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Barbora Loudová Stralczynská; Eva Koželuhová; Zora Syslová; Petra Ristic – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2024
The aim of the research was to investigate the methods used by preschool student teachers when developing their educational programmes at pre-primary level (ISCED 02). Data were collected between 2020 and 2021 using a questionnaire with 355 part-time students from nine universities across the Czech Republic. Most of the respondents were also…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preschool Teachers, Student Teachers, Curriculum Design
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van Kessel, Gisela; Brewer, Margo; Lane, Murray; Cooper, Berni; Naumann, Fiona – Higher Education Research and Development, 2022
This article describes the principles and structure used to create the Graduate Resilience Curriculum Framework intended to support academics to develop higher education students' resilience as an important graduate attribute. Enhancing student resilience requires a structured approach to learning that articulates the factors that are important…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Resilience (Psychology), Curriculum Design
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Skerrett, Allison – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2016
In this commentary, the author examines some contributions of the New London Group's theory of a pedagogy of multiliteracies, as well as recent critiques of how this framework has been applied in literacy research and instructional practice. She draws on her research with transnational youths--young people who claim multiple national affiliations…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Practices
Brown, Brentt; Vargo, Merrill – Pivot Learning Partners, 2014
California has embarked on a major new wave of curriculum reform with the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the new English Language Development (ELD) standards, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The adoption of the CCSS builds a legacy of standards-based education reform in California that began with the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Program Implementation, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
Brown, Brentt; Vargo, Merrill – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2014
California has embarked on a major new wave of curriculum reform with the adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), the new English Language Development (ELD) standards, and the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The adoption of the CCSS builds a legacy of standards-based education reform in California that began with the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Program Implementation, Educational Practices, Educational Strategies
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Tamim, Suha R.; Grant, Michael M. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2013
The purpose of this descriptive study was to explore inservice teachers' definitions of project-based learning (PjBL) and their accounts on the meaning of their PjBL implementations. A purposive sample of six teachers from grades four through twelve in public and private schools participated. Three themes evolved from inductive analysis: (1)…
Descriptors: Definitions, Case Studies, Active Learning, Student Projects
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Nelson, Erik – International Journal on E-Learning, 2010
Problem-based learning, or PBL, is a student-centered instructional approach that is derived from constructivist epistemology. It is based upon ill-structured real-world problems with the goal of strengthening and developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills in learners. Initially utilized in medical schools to strengthen diagnostic…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Asynchronous Communication, Curriculum Implementation
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Golightly, Aubrey – Journal of Geography, 2010
This article reports the findings of a case study where microteaching was implemented to assist geography teacher-trainees in the planning, design, and implementation of learner-centered instruction in the classroom. The data were collected via questionnaires completed by B.Ed. Geography teacher-trainees (n = 24); structured interviews with some…
Descriptors: Interviews, Microteaching, Trainees, Teaching Methods
Johnston, A. Montgomery – Tennessee Education, 1977
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Definitions, Educational Objectives, Educational Strategies
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Proctor, Nigel – Educational Studies, 1985
A framework for a curriculum based upon the five communication skills of literacy, oracy, numeracy, graphicacy, and physiognomacy is proposed. Some consideration is given to the relationship of educational psychology and of Gardner's "multiple intelligences" to the five forms of communication. The framework is intended for use in British…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Psychology
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McCarthy, Jan – Contemporary Education, 1983
Classified according to the roles played by children and teachers, curriculum models for early childhood education fall into four general categories: (1) structured/programed; (2) open/interaction; (3) child-centered; and (4) eclectic. Methods and objectives of each approach are discussed. (PP)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Early Childhood Education, Educational Strategies, Learning Activities
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Webster, Tupper – Childhood Education, 1990
Maintains that the meaningful use of projects necessitates knowledgeable and reflective teachers with the autonomy to make intellectually honest curricular decisions in the best interest of each child. (BB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Decision Making, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Williams, Karen Cachevki – Young Children, 1997
Argues that involving children in curriculum planning develops communication, literacy, and social study skills. Describes four areas to address in the joint planning process: (1) what interests the children; (2) how to get the information; (3) what materials are needed; and (4) what materials the children and teacher will bring. (SD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
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Hickman, Richard – Art Education, 1994
Asserts that elementary school art experiences are not always positive experiences. Discusses Eisner's model of art criticism which comprised six dimensions of critical judgments. Recommends a synthesis of subject-centered approaches based on four areas of activity: reacting; researching, responding, and reflecting. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Values, Art Criticism, Art Education, Art Products
Katz, Lilian G. – 1999
From the academic--or instructivist--perspective, the young child is seen as dependent on adults' instruction in the academic knowledge and skills necessary for a good start for later academic achievement. This perspective is in direct contrast to the active and interactive curriculum assumed by proponents of the constructivist approach. This…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Constructivism (Learning), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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