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Wohlfart, Olivia; Adam, Sandy; Hovemann, Gregor – Industry and Higher Education, 2022
This article examines the fit (or lack thereof) between the competencies needed by the sport industry and the proficiency of sport management students. The authors apply importance-performance analysis as a strategic management tool to analyze the results of two competence-oriented datasets in a German context. They find that students'…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Masters Degrees, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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Nikolaeva, Sofiya – Advanced Education, 2019
The article presents the results of seventeen years (2001-2018) study of professors' familiarity with the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Learning, teaching, assessment" (CEFR), including the related publications, and the academicians' ability to use the developed common reference levels of language proficiency,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Instruction, Periodicals, Curriculum Development
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Peabody, Seth; Randall, Amanda – Unterrichtspraxis/Teaching German, 2019
If the German-speaking world is conceived of as a pluralistic society, open to migration, and integrated in global networks, then what could "Heimat" mean for German Studies? This article presents a rationale and curricular design model for critically unpacking the cultural narrative of "Heimat" within a globalized context. As…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Design, Identification (Psychology), Group Unity
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Westbury, Ian – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2016
Previous papers in this issue of "JCS" have presented case studies of the state-based curriculum commissions that developed the "Illinois Learning Standards" of 1997 and Norway's "Laereplanverket 1997" ("L97") (1997). The studies were developed using as a framework a body of German research that sees…
Descriptors: Case Studies, State Curriculum Guides, Reflection, National Curriculum
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Westbury, Ian; Aspfors, Jessica; Fries, Anna-Verena; Hansén, Sven-Erik; Ohlhaver, Frank; Rosenmund, Moritz; Sivesind, Kirsten – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2016
This paper introduces the questions and approaches of a five-nation cross-cultural study of state-based curriculum-making discussed in this issue of "JCS." The paper reviews the two decade-long interest of many nations in state-based curriculum-making and presents a framework for thinking about state-based curriculum-making as a tool of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Cross Cultural Studies
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Sivesind, Kirsten; Westbury, Ian – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2016
This paper frames the problem underlying the cross-cultural Organizing Curriculum Change (OCC) study of state-based curriculum-making. The paper discusses the increased use by states over the past two decades of the century-old instrument of the state-based curriculum and the tool of the curriculum commission. The paper contrasts the slender…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Westbury, Ian; Sivesind, Kirsten – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2016
The paper identifies three tools that support the administrative instrument of a state-based curriculum commission: compartmentalization, licensing, and segmentation. These tools channel the state's curriculum-making towards forms of symbolic rather than regulatory action. The state curriculum becomes a framework for the ideological governance of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, State Curriculum Guides
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Krause, Moritz; Kienast, Stephan; Witteck, Torsten; Eilks, Ingo – Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 2013
This paper describes the development and assessment of a learning environment to support the transition of students from lower to upper secondary chemistry education in Germany. The learning environment centers on reviewing and expanding learners' prior chemistry knowledge in heterogeneous learning groups upon entering upper secondary education.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Environment, Transitional Programs, Chemistry
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Henning, Klaus; Bornefeld, Gero; Brall, Stefan – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2007
This paper offers a multi-perspective view on engineering education at RWTH Aachen University: curriculum design, examples of newly developed teaching methods for engineering curricula, and teaching competencies and teacher qualification. It is based on the theories of student-centred learning, project learning, social skills, etc., but the paper…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Engineering Education, Curriculum Design, Industry
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Frank, Andrea; Schulert, Jurgen – European Journal of Education, 1992
The roles of specialized, discipline-specific education and interdisciplinary study in German higher education are discussed, particularly as they pertain to the sciences. It is concluded that learning in the individual disciplines should form a basis on which interdisciplinary study builds parallel, social learning. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Taylor, P. H.; Johnson, M. – 1974
This publication discusses curriculum development in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, England, Germany, the Netherlands, Israel, Scotland, Sweden, and the United States. The book's purpose is to make available to those interested in the process of curriculum development information on how it is handled in other countries, enabling them to see to what…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
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Hopmann, Stefan; Riquarts, Kurt – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1995
Provides an introduction to the German educational theory of didaktik. Didaktik emphasizes critical thinking incorporated into content instruction. Although originally developed in the 19th century, didaktik has enjoyed renewed popularity within the last 10 years. Discusses the history of the theory and its impact on U.S. pedagogy. (MJP)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Critical Theory, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
European Early Childhood Education Research Association. – 1997
This compendium contains the abstracts of the keynote lectures, symposia, and posters for the 7th European Conference on the Quality of Early Childhood Education. The topic of the conference was Childhood in a Changing Society--Power, Autonomy, and Early Years Education. The first section of the collection consists of abstracts of keynote…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Behavior, Child Development, Children
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Charles, Michael – Canadian Social Studies, 1995
Introduces a special theme issue on the Holocaust. Describes events during a visit to Germany, Poland, and Israel by Canadian educators. Previews articles in the theme issue. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Christianity, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Wilmette Public Schools, IL. – 1995
This packet was developed to demonstrate for Illinois educators the integration of fine arts with foreign languages and social studies. The model may be adapted for use by instructors of a variety of language, social studies, and fine arts courses. Following a descriptive overview of the fine arts, the packet includes: (1) "Introductory…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Cultural Activities, Cultural Enrichment
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