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Direct linkMuller, Johan – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2023
This paper traces the sociological roots of the 'knowledge turn' and a concept centrally identified with it, 'powerful knowledge', beginning with the work of Basil Bernstein which was subsequently elaborated in a wide range of contexts-of-use in the broad field of curriculum studies. The paper distinguishes different reasons educators have for…
Descriptors: Teachers, Faculty, Knowledge Base for Teaching, Instruction
Hillman, Velislava; Bryant, Jeff – Learning, Media and Technology, 2023
This paper addresses families' perceptions of corporate influence in career and technical education (CTE) through market-driven policies that enable data extraction for student profiling and seek to align K-12 education with business-driven needs. Aligning education with business needs can offer early employment, however, accelerating…
Descriptors: Family Attitudes, Corporations, Vocational Education, Data Collection
Vulperhorst, J. P.; Dams, J. E.; van der Rijst, R. M.; Akkerman, S. F. – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
There is an ongoing debate in higher education about the value of broad programmes versus specialised programmes. Educational professionals argue that students use the space provided by broad programmes to develop interests in diverse domains, while the scope of specialised programmes allows students to converge in interests. The present study…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Seniors, College Freshmen, Student Interests
Hudson, Brian; Gericke, Niklas; Olin-Scheller, Christina; Stolare, Martin – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2023
This paper outlines the development of a comparative research framework in subject didactics and applies this in the process of analysing the transformations from academic disciplines across different school subjects. The theoretical framework builds on the concepts of 'powerful knowledge' and 'transformation' and 'epistemic quality' within which…
Descriptors: Epistemology, Intellectual Disciplines, Knowledge Level, Transformative Learning
Karen J. Lunsford; Amanda Stansell – Composition Forum, 2023
In this program profile, we describe the development of a new track in Science Communication (SciComm) for an existing Professional Writing minor offered by an independent Writing Program. We identify the international and local exigencies for improving SciComm; the resources needed for this new track--both those already in place and those…
Descriptors: Universities, Sciences, Communication Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
Gender Differentials on Academic Performance and Lifelong Learning Attribute in Chemical Engineering
Norval, Graeme W.; Chan, Ariel W. – Journal of Chemical Education, 2022
The Chemical Engineering program at the University of Toronto has been in existence since 1904. In this first statistical study of graduating student performance, 10 years of student data have been analyzed. Data for more than 1100 graduated students were evaluated in the core mathematics and engineering science courses. There are no gender-based…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Academic Achievement, Lifelong Learning, Chemical Engineering
