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Pardo, X. C.; Martin, M. J.; Sanjurjo, J.; Regueiro, C. V. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
This paper describes a practical experience of adapting the teaching of a course in Computer Technology (CT) to the new demands of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). CT is a core course taught in the first year of the degree program Technical Engineering in Management Computing in the Faculty of Computer Science at the University of A…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Computer Science Education, Computer System Design
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Alukonis, J. T.; Settar, Scott – Technology Teacher, 2008
West Springfield High School sits on the outskirts of Washington, D.C., in Fairfax County, Virginia. WSHS is home to a thriving and growing technology education program. In recent years, the program has exploded from less than 175 students to well over 425. These numbers are expected to continue to grow in the foreseeable future. In 2002, the…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Effective Schools Research, School Effectiveness, High Schools
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White, R. T.; Butts, W. L. – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1975
Describes the curriculum development project sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Thai government. The purpose of the project is to develop, treat, and implement new courses in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Physical Science, and Mathematics. Explains the organization of…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Switzer, Thomas; Voss, Burton – 1981
Examples of the interface of science and society are offered as several persuasive reasons for integrating science and social studies curriculum in elementary and secondary schools. These reasons include: (1) the search for new personal and societal values as a result of scientific and technological development in prolonging human life, in…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Curriculum
Giancola, Jennifer; Chase, Anne; Koepnick, Rebecca – Abt Associates, 2001
Responding to changes in the demands on the country's science and engineering research community since the end of the Cold War, the National Science Foundation (NSF) introduced the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) program in 1997 to encourage science and engineering Ph.D. programs to provide their students with…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Skill Development, Participant Characteristics, Program Descriptions