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Interdisciplinarity and Research on Local Issues in Schools: Policies and Experiences from Colombia
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Rodríguez, José Gregorio; Blasco, Carlos Miñana – Issues in Integrative Studies, 2010
This article examines education policy on curricular integration and interdisciplinary practices in primary and secondary education (K-11) in Colombia. It presents an overview of institutional and teachers' discourses and practices concerning this subject, based on empirical work that was done in Bogotá. Finally, it presents a cooperative research…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Local Issues, Educational Policy
The Impact of a Geographic Technologies Professional Development Institute on Middle Eastern and North African Teachers
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Benimmas, Aicha; Kerski, Joseph; Solis, Patricia – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2011
Basic education in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) seems to be characterized by lecture methods of instruction, a lack of interdisciplinary approaches and a disconnection with local community problems. During 2008, a "My Community, Our Earth" (MyCOE) workshop was organized in the MENA region and involved teachers of geography,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Basic Skills, Workshops