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A Critical Review of Research on Curriculum Development and Evaluation in ELT
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Dündar, Esin; Merç, Ali – Online Submission, 2017
This study was designed to compile the studies conducted on curriculum development and evaluation in ESL/EFL contexts and to specify their general characteristics through content analysis. The studies were chosen in line with the inclusion criteria through which online articles and dissertations were included. No specific timeline, context or…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Second Language Instruction
Scaling up Sexuality Education in Senegal: Integrating Family Life Education into the National Curriculum
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Chau, Katie; Traoré Seck, Aminata; Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman; Svanemyr, Joar – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2016
In Senegal, school-based sexuality education has evolved over 20 years from family life education (FLE) pilot projects into cross-curricular subjects located within the national curriculum of primary and secondary schools. We conducted a literature review and semi-structured interviews to gather information regarding the scale and nature of FLE…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Education, Family Life Education, National Curriculum
Language-in-Education Policies, Immigration and Social Cohesion in Catalonia: The Case of Vic
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Edwards, Catrin Wyn – International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 2016
This paper analyses the language-in-education policies implemented to integrate international immigrants into the Catalan language community in Vic, Catalonia. It focuses on the Catalan Government's "Languages and Social Cohesion Plan" (LIC) plan, Vic city council's local education plans, which were adopted as part of LIC plan, and the…
Descriptors: Language of Instruction, Educational Policy, Romance Languages, Spanish
Improving Accountability through Expanded Measures of Performance
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Hamilton, Laura S.; Schwartz, Heather L.; Stecher, Brian M.; Steele, Jennifer L. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2013
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine how test-based accountability has influenced school and district practices and explore how states and districts might consider creating expanded systems of measures to address the shortcomings of traditional accountability. It provides research-based guidance for entities that are developing or…
Descriptors: Accountability, Measures (Individuals), Expertise, Semi Structured Interviews
Mapping the Ethnographic Journey: A "Road Map" for Novice Researchers Wanting to Engage in Ethnography, Critical Theory and Policy Analysis
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Naidu, Sham – Online Submission, 2012
In this article, the "researcher" narrates the issues faced by novice researchers in choosing the correct lenses to conduct research when searching for the truth via the use of qualitative methodology. It is argued that choosing an appropriate research approach and methodology can be described as an "arduous" journey. For the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Critical Theory, Qualitative Research, Ethnography
Islamophobia, Conflict and Citizenship
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Inman, Sally; Mc Cormack, Pip; Walker, Sarah – International Journal of Progressive Education, 2012
This article discusses some preliminary findings of the English part of a European Commission Fundamental Rights and Citizenship funded project "Children's Voices" (2011-2013) concerned with exploring and understanding children and young people's experiences of interethnic conflict and violence in primary and secondary schools. This is a…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Conflict, Foreign Countries