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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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Gharaibeh, Khaled; Harb, Bassam; Salameh, Haythem Bany; Zoubi, Asem; Shamali, Ahmed; Murphy, Noel; Brennan, Conor – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2013
This article presents the methodology and results of the curriculum review of the Masters of Science programme in Wireless Communications offered by the Telecommunications Engineering Department at Yarmouk University in Jordan. The review is based on expert opinion collected through questionnaires and meetings about the programme and focuses on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Masters Programs, Telecommunications, Engineering Education
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White, Garry L.; Hewitt, Barbara; Kruck, S. E. – Journal of Information Systems Education, 2013
Over the years, the news media has reported numerous information security incidents. Because of identity theft, terrorism, and other criminal activities, President Obama has made information security a national priority. Not only is information security and assurance an American priority, it is also a global issue. This paper discusses the…
Descriptors: Information Security, Information Systems, College Students, Computer Security
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Rash, Agnes; Weld, Kathryn – PRIMUS, 2013
In this introduction to the Special Issue on Capstone Courses we describe a range of models for the capstone course, common goals for these different courses, popular teaching methods, the use of capstone courses in program assessment, and issues related to course maintenance and faculty development.
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Design
Best, Jane; Cohen, Courtney – Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL), 2013
This policy brief outlines the Common Core implementation plans for 15 states, including the professional development and resources/tools--such as instructional materials, toolkits, frameworks, crosswalks, and curriculum guides--that each state is providing. The authors suggest that supplemental resources like McREL's Common Core…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Educational Objectives, Instructional Materials
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Turunen, Tuija A.; Rafferty, John – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2013
This article discusses the nature, power and effects of neo-liberal rationale in educational settings. By introducing discourse analysis of two cases, the influence of neo-liberal ideology on contemporary curricula and school programs were examined. The analysis showed that dominant discourses based on neo-liberal rationale presented themselves as…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Sanctions, Discourse Analysis, Educational Practices
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Watagodakumbura, Chandana – Journal of Education and Learning, 2017
With the emergence of a wealth of research-based information in the field of educational neuroscience, educators are now able to make more evidence-based decisions in the important area of curriculum design and construction. By viewing from the perspective of educational neuroscience, we can give a more meaningful and lasting purpose of leading to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Neurosciences
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Arreguín-Anderson, María G.; Alanis, Iliana – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 2017
This study explores ways in which university science courses can be infused with opportunities for pre-service teachers to design student student interactions that promote language development and content mastery. Participants included bilingual pre-service teachers enrolled in an elementary science approaches course and its school-based fieldwork…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Bilingual Students
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Heaton, Rebecca; Crumpler, Alice – International Journal of Education & the Arts, 2017
By exploring changemaker principles as a component of social justice art education this research-informed article exemplifies how moral consciousness and responsibility can be developed when training artist teachers. It embeds changemaker philosophy in the higher education art curriculum and demonstrates how this can create ruptures and ripples…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Art Teachers, Artists, Moral Values
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Carbone, Elena T.; Ware, Susan – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2017
Research is clear: Employers want college graduates who can communicate clearly, think analytically, and interact respectfully. Targeted educational experiences have measurably improved these capacities. To better prepare undergraduates, the University of Massachusetts Amherst developed the Community-Engaged Research Program, a pilot program…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Undergraduate Students, Career Readiness, Educational Research
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