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Loobuyck, Patrick – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2021
In 2018 the Flemish Government agreed to introduce citizenship education for all students in secondary schools. This is new, since Flanders does not have an elaborated tradition of citizenship education. After a presentation of the political genealogy and the content of the new educational goals, the article analyses which theoretical framework…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, Citizenship Education, Foreign Countries
Warnock, James R. – Vocational Education Journal, 1988
The Vermont State Board of Education is required to approve competencies for each vocational program. This has resulted in a comprehensive, broad-based approach that can readily be adapted by local schools. Instructors' committees draft curriculum that reflects core competencies for entry-level employment in a given occupational area. (JOW)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Minimum Competencies
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Decker, Anita K.; Butler, Tommie L. – Business Education Forum, 1993
"Creating a Place in History" (Decker) discusses the evolution of tech prep and the challenges it offers to secondary and postsecondary schools. "Tech Prep for Business and Marketing Technology" (Butler) describes tech prep in Arkansas. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Development, Marketing, Minimum Competencies
Gray, Dennis – 1980
Productive changes in schooling throughout the 1980s are contingent on emphasis being placed on school effectiveness rather than on curriculum adjustments. Today's curriculum sprawl, caused by the state and federal legislatures' penchant for creating courses to cure newly-emerging social ills, must not deplete resources that should be directed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Cantrell, D. Dean – 1980
Fear of poor teaching and low national test scores have spawned a back to basics movement and a shift from the use of tests as predictors and models to that of assessment and achievement. This movement may have positive impact on the teaching of English, which previously has not lent itself well to standardized testing. Although many English…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Pullin, Diana – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
The attorney for the plaintiffs in Debra P. v. Turlington discusses the harmful effects and the arbitrary and unfair nature of minimum competency testing. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Curriculum Development, Equal Education, Graduation Requirements
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Borden, Christopher, III. – Educational Horizons, 1979
The promotion of basic skills need not conflict with present elective systems which seek to create interest and to address student concerns. The solution is not to narrow subject offerings to a "no-frills" level, but to design learning systems which ensure that current offerings cover the basic skills. (SJL)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Elective Courses, Instructional Development
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Watts, Doyle – Clearing House, 1979
Competency testing is only one component of competency-based education (CBE); the others are: educational objectives, instructional process, remedial instruction, and program evaluation/reconceptualization. To implement only competency testing may result in disillusionment with the entire concept of CBE, which seeks to improve programs, not fail…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Formative Evaluation
Louisiana State Dept. of Education, Baton Rouge. – 1981
Completion of a course in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is required for graduation from high school in Louisiana. This bulletin presents the guidelines for a course in CPR and was prepared with the cooperation of the American Red Cross (ARC) and the American Heart Association (AHA). At the conclusion of the course, students will be prepared…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Course Content, Curriculum Development, First Aid
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1995
Developed by the Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI), this report provides recommendations for improving articulation through state high schools, community colleges, and institutions of higher education. The recommendations are presented by field of study for business, clinical laboratory science, early childhood education, elementary…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements
Legacy, James – 1980
A project was conducted to (1) identify all the competencies that are most essential for the most common first-level jobs in the field of automotive and petroleum, (2) identify the common career ladders and the most important criteria for promotion in the field and (3) prepare a curriculum guide that includes a provision both for teaching the…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
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Scriven, Michael – English in Australia, 1984
Expresses some concerns about English teaching in Australia today and argues for an English curriculum that emphasizes the practical skills of language use. (HOD)
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Preparation, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum
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Boudreaux, Ernest – Journal of American Indian Education, 1980
Nearly all high school students in the Choctaw School System (Mississippi), which operates without a curriculum or a comprehensive evaluation program, function below grade level. Minimum competency evaluation revealed that as many as 50 percent of those entering high school need remedial instruction. There are implications for educational change.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, American Indian Education, Competence
Hodkinson, Steve; Thomas, Linda – 1984
Intended to introduce educators in secondary schools and colleges to discussion promoting economic literacy for all students, this paper offers a critique of the typical economics curriculum, a rationale for economics education, and a working definition of economic literacy. The first section reviews and critiques current curriculum planning in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
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EASTCONN Regional Educational Services Center, North Windham, CT. – 1989
In 1988-89 the Connecticut Vocational-Technical School System initiated a program for the ongoing review and upgrading of all trade and academic curricula use in the system's 17 schools to insure that each curriculum is consistent with current standards. Every 3 years the Curriculum Steering Committee for the trade or academic subject conducts a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Geometric Concepts, Geometry
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