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Mirriahi, Negin; Alonzo, Dennis; Fox, Bob – Research in Learning Technology, 2015
The need for flexibility in learning and the affordances of technology provided the impetus for the rise of blended learning (BL) globally across higher education institutions. However, the adoption of BL practices continues at a low pace due to academics' low digital fluency, various views and BL definitions, and limited standards-based tools to…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Curriculum Design, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods
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Gubacs-Collins, Klara Dianna – Physical Educator, 2015
What constitutes appropriate practice in physical education? NASPE suggests the outcome of a physical education program should be that adolescents have gained the skills and knowledge to be physically active for a lifetime. Furthermore, a physically educated person consistently demonstrates responsible personal and social behavior in physical…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Daily Living Skills, Questioning Techniques, Teaching Methods
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Celestino, Teresa; Piumetti, Marco – School Science Review, 2015
This work focuses on a possible teaching approach to promote chemistry learning for students during the first two years of technical high school in Italy (age 14-15). Critical thinking skills can be developed by integrating two different curriculum designs, converging in a novel didactic approach, a modified version of the Systemic Approach to…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Concept Mapping, Teaching Methods, Global Approach
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Wilder, Phillip – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2015
This response builds upon Marie Paz Morales' "Influence of culture and language sensitive physics on science attitude achievement" by exploring how an expanded understanding of the ubiquitous nature of adolescent literacy practices and identities challenge traditional notions of "in school" and "out of school"…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Culturally Relevant Education, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design
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Hack, Catherine; McKillop, Aine; Sweetman, Sandra; McCormack, Jacqueline – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
The transition from traditional instruction to a problem-based approach to learning requires many changes for educators and for students. The aim of this project was to develop an online problem-based learning (PBL) resource centre to provide academic staff from across the University with support in incorporating PBL in their curriculum design.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Resource Centers
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Yemini, Miri; Yardeni-Kuperberg, Oria; Natur, Nazie – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2015
This study reveals the views of future teachers from Israeli-Jewish and Palestinian-Arab communities regarding the desired school history curricula. We applied a quantitative and qualitative survey to a sample of 528 students studying in teachers' preparation programmes in three higher education institutions: one research university with a large…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Conflict, Jews, Arabs
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Hess, Juliet – Action, Criticism, and Theory for Music Education, 2015
Six years ago, I wrote a composition about the state of indigenous music in the academy with an accompanying research paper. In this work, I attempted to trace the presence of indigenous music in the institution both musically and through an anti-colonial lens. The writing was structured around three musical snapshots entitled Subjugation,…
Descriptors: Indigenous Knowledge, Music, Indigenous Populations, Psychological Patterns
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Adebisi, M. A.; Akinkuowo, F. O. – African Higher Education Review, 2015
Learning at the tertiary level of education could be described as being effective and functional, if it results in bringing about the expected transformation in the lives of its graduates over a period of time. Moreover effective learning should produce graduates who are adequately informed and technically equipped to become productive workers and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Employment Potential, Risk, Entrepreneurship
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Westgate, David; Hughes, Maureen – Education 3-13, 2015
This paper reports on the initial stage of an exploratory project based in six primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne (UK)--and on plans for its extension. The potential value of the project as a curricular initiative is set out, from both practical and research perspectives. Its framing as a vehicle for the continuous professional development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
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Mølstad, Christina Elde – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2015
This article investigates how state authorities in Norway and Finland design national curriculum to provide different policy conditions for local curriculum work in municipalities and schools. The topic is explored by comparing how national authorities in Norway and Finland create a scope for local curriculum. The data consist of interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, National Curriculum, Curriculum Design
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Cotterill, Stewart T. – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2015
The development of effective learning environments in higher education (HE) appears to become increasingly prioritised by HE institutions. This approach reflects an increasingly "consumer" focused student body, and HE attempt to further quantify the quality of their products. However, all too often attempts to build more effective…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Educational Environment, Constructivism (Learning)
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Markham, Wolfgang A. – Educational Review, 2015
This paper outlines a conceptual and operational framework for understanding the relationships between school culture and teenage substance use (smoking, drinking and illicit drug use). The framework draws upon Bernstein's theory of cultural transmission, a theory of health promoting schools and a frame for understanding the effects of place on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Culture, Substance Abuse, Cultural Influences
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Johnson, Michael D.; Wang, Jyhwen – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
Engineering curricula should be dynamic with a goal of constant improvement and refinement. Unfortunately, this is often not the case; courses are developed, altered, and expanded in a piecemeal manner. Namely, as time progresses many programmes end up with courses that are developed and not a developed curriculum. To remedy this shortcoming…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
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Cviko, Amina; McKenney, Susan; Voogt, Joke – Educational Media and Technology Yearbook, 2015
The present study focused on the involvement of Dutch kindergarten teachers in curriculum (design and) implementation of PictoPal activities in three different roles: executor-only, re-designer, and co-designer. PictoPal refers to ICT-rich on- and off-computer activities for early literacy. In the executor-only role, teachers were not involved in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Emergent Literacy
Hofer, Andrea-Rosalinde; Brüning, Nora – OECD Publishing, 2022
This country note presents the results of an analysis of undertake Portugal undertaken within the Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education Partnership Initiative project. The project was implemented by the OECD with the support of the European Commission with the aim of helping policy makers and higher education institutions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Relevance (Education), Outcomes of Education
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