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Samuel Ntsanwisi; Sibongile Simelane-Mnisi – South African Journal of Education, 2025
With this study we aimed to investigate teachers' attitudes and challenges towards the implementation of entrepreneurial education in South African primary and high schools in the Mopani district of the Nkowankowa circuit in the Limpopo province. Simple, random sampling was used to select 101 teachers from 25 rural schools. The quantitative method…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary School Curriculum, High School Teachers
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Xolisile Adelaide Msomi; Maria Sewela Mabusela; Msizi Vitalis Mkhize; Sachin Suknuna – Perspectives in Education, 2025
The accounting curriculum at the school level remains a pertinent pedagogical component in enhancing the throughput and success of learners, which can inevitably contribute to the growth of the field within the country. However, challenges still hinder the successful implementation of the accounting curriculum. This paper explored teachers'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation, Accounting
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Ali Mukti Tanjung – Journal of Social Studies Education Research, 2023
This study seeks to comprehend the planning and development of the Independent Curriculum in middle and high schools in Medan. Additionally, it aims to investigate the implementation of the Merdeka Curriculum in these institutions and its impact on the quality of learning and student outcomes. The study also endeavors to identify the primary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Implementation
Adrienne Kay Carmona – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Research suggests that anti-racist teaching is the solution in classrooms to give students the ability to understand the origins of racism and to give them the ability to disrupt White Supremacy culture; however, there is a limited number of studies that look at anti-racist teaching in the classroom. The obstacle and challenge is how to implement…
Descriptors: Racism, Social Justice, Values, Teacher Education Programs
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Tapala, Tshepo T.; van Niekerk, M. P.; Mentz, Kobus – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2021
This article aims to report on the barriers experienced by HODs in executing their curriculum leadership roles within the theoretical framework of human capital theory (HCT). The research followed a qualitative, phenomenological approach underpinned by an interpretative paradigm. Purposive sampling was used to select n = 12 HOD participants due to…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Leadership Role, Leadership Responsibility, Department Heads
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Taylor, Neil; Quinn, Frances; Jenkins, Kathy; Miller-Brown, Helen; Rizk, Nadya; Prodromou, Theodosia; Serow, Penelope; Taylor, Subhashni – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2019
This article reviews Education for Sustainability (EfS) in the secondary sector across a range of countries. Drawing on journal articles, book chapters and official reports, it identifies some of the more successful approaches to implementing EfS within the secondary sector. The authors first discuss the importance of educating for sustainability…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Secondary Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation
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Prendergast, Mark; Treacy, Paraic – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2018
Algebra has long been identified as an area of difficulty in the teaching and learning of mathematics. Evidence of this difficulty can be found in Irish secondary-level classrooms. Chief Examiner Reports have consistently identified algebra as an area of student weakness in State examinations. In light of poor student performance, and as part of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Algebra, Educational Change, Secondary School Curriculum
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Figa, Janbo Guduru; Tarekegne, Wudu Melese; Kebede, Mekuria Abebe – Educational Assessment, 2020
The purpose of this paper is to examine the practices of formative assessment in the West Arsi zone secondary schools in Ethiopia. A descriptive cross-sectional survey research design was employed. The study participants were secondary school supervisors, principals, teachers, and students. Questionnaires, interviews, observations, and document…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Secondary School Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation, Secondary School Students
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Seng, Ernest Lim Kok – International Education Studies, 2014
Conventional learning is based on low levels of students' participation where students are rarely expected to ask questions or to challenge the theories of the academic. A paradigm shift in curriculum has resulted in implementing student-centred learning (SCL) approach, putting students as the centre of the learning process. This mode of…
Descriptors: Investigations, Student Centered Curriculum, Teacher Attitudes, Learning Strategies
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LaCursia, Nancy – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2010
This article describes how to implement the four-phase curriculum review model, a simplified process for renovating a high school health and physical education curriculum. Although this model was used at a large suburban high school, it could be adapted for use by smaller schools or other disciplines. The four phases of this model are: (1) needs…
Descriptors: High Schools, Physical Education, Needs Assessment, Parent Participation
Shumway, Steven; Wright, Geoff – National Center for Engineering and Technology Education, 2009
Using a case study format, the authors' objective was to collect data related to the following research questions: (1) What criteria do teachers and districts use when selecting engineering design experiences for infusion into high school classes and which of these criteria are most effective?; and (2) What issues, opportunities, and constraints…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Academic Standards, Observation, Selection Criteria
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Buchanan, Michael T. – British Journal of Religious Education, 2006
The management of curriculum change in religious education is of interest to all who are concerned with a continuing pursuit of excellence in this curriculum area. Utilising a grounded theory approach, this paper describes some findings concerning the management of curriculum change in the Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne, Australia. It reports…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Religious Education
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Prinsloo, Erna – South African Journal of Education, 2007
The curriculum of the Life Orientation (LO) learning area forms an excellent basis for equipping learners to respond positively to social demands, assume responsibilities, and optimise their life chances. I report on a qualitative study that focused on the extent to which schools and LO teachers succeeded in achieving the outcomes of the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Curriculum Implementation, Daily Living Skills