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"Safety" and "Integration": Examining the Introduction of Disaster into the Science Curriculum in South Korea
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Wonyong Park; Hyunju Lee; Yeonjoo Ko; Hyunok Lee – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2023
The diversifying impacts of global disasters such as climate change and COVID-19 call for systematic consideration of how disasters can be addressed in different school subjects. In this paper, we discuss how the relationship between disaster and science education has been codified and framed in South Korea through an analysis of national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Science Curriculum, Natural Disasters
Rejection and Mutation of Discourses in Curriculum Reforms: Peace Education(s) in Colombia and Germany
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Pineda, Pedro; Celis, Jorge – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2022
Previous work has not yet comparatively studied which forms of peace education (PE) have been adopted in national laws. Through content analysis of policy documents, we seek to find out why the Colombian Congress established PE as mandatory content across all educational levels in 2014 in a postwar phase, while the German Standing Conference of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Peace, Educational Change
Lower Secondary Intended Curricula of Science Subjects and Mathematics: A Comparison of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland and Slovenia
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Kácovský, Petr; Jedlicková, Tereza; Kuba, Radim; Snetinová, Marie; Surynková, Petra; Vrhel, Matej; Urválková, Eva Stratilová – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2022
Comparative studies on science curricula provide insights into educational standards worldwide. Accordingly, in this study, we analysed the intended curricula of mathematics and science subjects of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland and Slovenia by comparing their lower secondary (ISCED 2) National Curriculum Documents on mathematics, physics,…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Academic Standards
Differentiation and Integration of the Primary Curriculum.
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Tyler, Ken – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1992
Examines the impact at the primary level of efforts to introduce a national curriculum in Great Britain. Contends that the biggest obstacle is confusion about the definition and implementation of an integrated curriculum approach. Warns that effective cross-curricular programs already in operation may be replaced with highly differentiated and…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
The Relationship of Technology to Science in English Schools.
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Allsop, Terry; Woolnough, Brian – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1990
Analyzes the changing place of technology in English schools. Delineates the relationship between science and technology, and outlines three traditions for presenting technology as a subject. Examines the recent establishment of technology as a distinct subject area within the English National Curriculum. (RW)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
From Responsibility to Competency: A New Context for Curriculum Studies in England and Wales.
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Lawn, Martin – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1990
Examines the radical shift in educational policies in England and Wales since 1980, and how the shift has affected the curriculum industry. Considers teachers' attempts to influence policy, and the relationship between the curriculum industry and teachers' work in the future. Delineates implications of a national curriculum, an education market,…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Development, Educational Policy