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Bailey, Gillian; Colley, Helen – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2015
Since incorporation of further education (FE) in England in 1992, much research has critiqued the performative pressures on FE teachers created by a managerialist audit culture. These critiques have demonstrated the detrimental effects of the technicised delivery of learning outcomes on more learner-centred pedagogies. However, FE policies now…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Education, Learner Controlled Instruction, Time Management
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Davies, Peter – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2015
This paper contrasts the prevailing individualistic approach of financial literacy measurement and financial education with an educational framework that seeks to equip young people to play an active democratic role and to develop a broader understanding of the financial world. In particular, the framework suggests how important dimensions of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Money Management, Knowledge Level, Consumer Education
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Long, Christopher; Fraser, Barry J. – Curriculum and Teaching, 2015
We evaluated the effectiveness of two alternative middle-school science curriculum sequences, namely, a general science model and a topic-specific model (i.e., physics, chemistry, etc.). We also investigated the differential effectiveness of the alternative sequences for two ethnic groups. The sample consisted of 367 grade 8 science students from…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Science Curriculum, Student Attitudes, Classroom Environment
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Hodges, Linda C. – Teaching & Learning Inquiry, 2013
As a past SoTL scholar turned faculty developer, I have come to realize that SoTL is a mindset: one of questioning old assumptions about what teaching entails and how our students learn, gathering and examining evidence of the effects of our approaches, and reflecting on and sharing insights gained. This perspective changed my own teaching. Now it…
Descriptors: Scholarship, Instruction, Learning, Change Strategies
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Ashbaugh, Marcia L. – TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 2013
An argument is made in this article for a link between leadership and innovation, when innovation is an outcome of the work approaches and practices that underpin an educational technologist's academic course designs. The practice of instructional design (ID) is continually being challenged to rethink its conceptualization of academic course…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Correlation, Educational Innovation, Curriculum Design
Sanchez, Rudolph J.; Ramirez, Adrian D.; Hernandez, Chris – Metropolitan Universities, 2013
As with many higher education institutions, Fresno State struggles with graduation rates. The overall six-year graduation rate for first-time, full-time freshmen hovers around 50 percent. The graduation gap between the two largest ethnic groups, White (55.6) and Hispanic (43.5), was 12.1 percentage points in 2012. This article reports on the…
Descriptors: State Universities, Graduation Rate, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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Sauls, Jeff; Gudigantala, Naveen – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2013
Managing IT security and assurance is a top priority for organizations. Aware of the costs associated with a security or privacy breach, organizations are constantly vigilant about protecting their data and IT systems. In addition, organizations are investing heavily in IT resources to keep up with the challenges of managing their IT security and…
Descriptors: Computer Security, College Graduates, Labor Force, Computer Science Education
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Koerselman, Kristian – Economics of Education Review, 2013
Curriculum tracking creates incentives in the years before its start, and we should therefore expect test scores to be higher during those years. I find robust evidence for incentive effects of tracking in the UK based on the UK comprehensive school reform. Results from the Swedish comprehensive school reform are inconclusive. Internationally, I…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Inspection, Alignment (Education)
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Wymbs, Cliff – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2016
The designing of a new, potentially disruptive, curricular program, is not without challenges; however, it can be rewarding for students, faculty, and employers and serve as a template for other academics to follow. To be effective, the new data analytics program should be driven by business input and academic leadership that incorporates…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Educational Innovation, Curriculum Design
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Persichetti, Amy L. – Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-based Learning, 2016
This article will illustrate how a problem-based learning (PBL) course (Savery, 2006) can be used in a writing program as a vehicle for both creative and preprofessional learning. English 420: Writing, Publishing, and Editing is offered every fall, and its counterpart, English 423: Writing, Publishing, and Editing is offered each spring. The…
Descriptors: Electronic Journals, Undergraduate Students, Problem Based Learning, Creative Writing
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Bloemert, Jasmijn; Jansen, Ellen; van de Grift, Wim – Language, Culture and Curriculum, 2016
There is an increasing awareness that the inclusion of literature in foreign language (FL) curricula can be beneficial to language learners. Especially, the move towards integrated language and literature curricula is gaining ground. In this study we investigated the way English as a foreign language (EFL) is approached in Dutch secondary…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Secondary School Students
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Sjoer, Ellen; Meirink, Jacobiene – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
In this study, we examine a professional learning community of primary school teachers developing a joint school-based curriculum for science and technology (S&T) education. Team meetings were observed over the course of one school year and the participating teachers and school head were interviewed. An essential factor in the team's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Teachers, Primary Education, Communities of Practice
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Besterfield-Sacre, Mary; Zappe, Sarah; Shartrand, Angela; Hochstedt, Kirsten – Advances in Engineering Education, 2016
Entrepreneurship programs and courses in engineering education have steadily increased in the United States over the past two decades. However, the nature of these entrepreneurship courses and programs and the characteristics of the instructors who teach them are not yet well understood. The paper explores three research questions: 1) What content…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Entrepreneurship, Teacher Characteristics, Teacher Attitudes
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Martínez, Yolanda García; Velázquez, Claudia Alvarado; Castillo, Rolando Delgado – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
This paper pursues to define the pillars for designing the specific (SC) and optional curricula (OC) of Unit Operations and Processes (UOP) Discipline in the Chemical Engineering Program. To achieve this objective a methodology was developed, which was characterized by the participation of every member in the educational process: professors,…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Engineering Education, Program Descriptions, Foreign Countries
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Klymkowsky, Michael W.; Rentsch, Jeremy D.; Begovic, Emina; Cooper, Melanie M. – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2016
Many introductory biology courses amount to superficial surveys of disconnected topics. Often, foundational observations and the concepts derived from them and students' ability to use these ideas appropriately are overlooked, leading to unrealistic expectations and unrecognized learning obstacles. The result can be a focus on memorization at the…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Biology, Educational Change, Introductory Courses
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