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Religious Education Programme of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong: Challenges and Responses since 1997
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Tse, Thomas Kwan Choi – Journal of Beliefs & Values, 2015
The Catholic Church, the largest school-sponsoring body in Hong Kong, is a major provider of religious schools and educational programmes. In 2006, the Catholic Diocese released its first centralised and comprehensive curricular document concerning religious and moral education (RME) in Catholic schools. Taking this programme as a reflection of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Religious Education, Catholics, Churches
National-Scale Professional Development in Sweden: Theory, Policy, Practice
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Boesen, J.; Helenius, O.; Johansson, B. – ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education, 2015
From 2012 to 2016 all teachers of mathematics, in primary through to upper secondary and adult education, in Sweden are to be given the opportunity of receiving state-coordinated professional development (PD), generally involving around one meeting per week for a year. We examine the ways in which this programme and its content are research-based…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, National Programs, Theory Practice Relationship
Effective Professional Development Planning: The Wisconsin PDP
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Fischer, John A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Designed to improve PK-12 professional learning and increase student achievement, Wisconsin's policymakers developed and implemented new educator licensing guidelines (PI 34) and a Professional Development Plan (PDP) system based on empirical research and national policy trends in 2004. As PI 34 and the PDP system are relatively new, the…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Professional Development, Guidelines, State Programs
Internationalisation and Standardisation of European Environmental Assessment. Relevance to India
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Gazzola, Paola; Jha-Thakur, Urmila – Environmental Education Research, 2009
This paper discusses the rationale underlying "PENTA", an EU funded Erasmus Mundus project. In doing so, it explores the challenges of internationalising and standardising European environmental assessment (EA) practice and education to a third country audience, looking at India as a case study. It is argued that the EU EA Directives are…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Countries, International Education, Program Evaluation
Inside The Black Box: Exploring The "Content" of After-School. Out-of School Time Policy Commentary #5
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Wilson-Ahlstrom, Alicia; Yohalem, Nicole; Pittman, Karen – Forum for Youth Investment, 2003
How do effective programs deliver academic content? Can after-school programs help students master a broader base of content? What strategies can help programs and systems deliver content effectively? What is realistic to expect of programs? Program content is closely linked with our understandings about the purpose of after-school programming.…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Program Content, Educational Strategies, Program Descriptions
Seven Principles of Success: A Primer for Business-Led Coalitions.
Theis, Audrey; Creticos, Peter; McMahon, Amanda – 2000
Intended to help business-led coalitions master the seven principles of success in education and workforce development, this primer begins with a discussion of the problems stemming from the structural transition underway in the U.S. economy, an overview of the 21st century workforce system, and the potential role of business-led coalitions in…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Competency Based Education, Definitions, Demonstration Programs