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Howe, Nina; Jacobs, Ellen; Vukelich, Goranka; Recchia, Holly – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2011
The purpose of this study was to assess three methods of delivering in-service professional development regarding constructivist curriculum for early childhood educators. Educators in 44 not-for-profit child care centres in three Canadian cities were studied; 94 educators with formal preservice training participated. The three methods were (a) a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Constructivism (Learning), Rating Scales, Child Care
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Macken-Horarik, Mary – Australian Journal of Education, 2011
A curriculum is a knowledge structure outlining what is to be learned in what order. The Australian curriculum for English emphasises creation of a "coherent" and "cumulative" "body of knowledge about how the English language works", with learning that is "portable and applicable to new settings across the school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Differences, Stakeholders
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Aubusson, Peter – Australian Journal of Education, 2011
Science schooling enjoys high status. Scientific capability is perceived as critical in underpinning economic success in advanced societies. Science achievement, at all levels, has become a global competition in which nations want to be seen to triumph. Governments periodically pay close attention to science education with a view to ensuring it…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Educational Trends, Curriculum Development
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Stubbs, Mark; Range, Phil – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2011
Purpose: The need to establish more flexible and adaptable university curricula has been recognised as a strategic priority in recent years and has been supported by a number of initiatives including the Curriculum Design and Delivery programme funded by the Joint Information System Committee (JISC) in the UK. The challenges of addressing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, College Curriculum, Information Systems
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Nie, Ming; Armellini, Alejandro; Witthaus, Gabi; Barklamb, Kelly – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
We report on the incorporation of e-book readers into the delivery of two distance-taught master's programmes in Occupational Psychology (OP) and one in Education at the University of Leicester, UK. The programmes attract work-based practitioners in OP and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, respectively. Challenges in curriculum…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Curriculum Design, Industrial Psychology, Teacher Education Programs
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Mundia, Lawrence – International Education Studies, 2010
In the past twelve years (1997-2009), Brunei Darussalam has implemented three major educational policies: (1) inclusive education, in 1998; (2) the National Education System for the 21st Century known in Malay as Sistem Pendidikan Negara Abad 21 or SPN21, 2008; and (3) education for the gifted / talented students, 2009. These changes are partly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Qualitative Research, Curriculum Implementation
Baker, Scott; Fien, Hank; Park, Yonghan; Haria, Priti; Santoro, Lana; Chard, David; Otterstedt, Janet; Williams, Susanna – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2010
The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact of tier 2 instruction on the comprehension and vocabulary of first grade students identified with low language and vocabulary skills. Specifically, the authors conducted a pilot study within the context of federally funded efficacy research to examine whether students participating in…
Descriptors: Small Group Instruction, Vocabulary Skills, Vocabulary Development, Grade 1
Hartman, Stephanie – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This multiple case study examined the efforts of six elementary school teachers in their implementation of new instructional strategies in their fifth grade social studies classrooms following their participation in a weeklong Summer Institute focusing on American history. The study was guided by one grand tour question and one sub-tour question.…
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, United States History, Self Efficacy, Data Analysis
Day, John R. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study addressed the following research questions: (1) Will there be a statistically significant difference between the reading achievement scores of eleventh-grade students who received instruction implementing popular culture as an advance organizer for literature and the scores of the students who did not? (2) What are the perceptions of…
Descriptors: Popular Culture, Language Arts, Focus Groups, Reading Achievement
Davis, Donna; Carman, Elaine – College Board, 2010
[Slides] presented at the annual conference of the National Council of Supervisors of Math.
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Goal Orientation, Expectation, Task Analysis
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Struyven, Katrien; De Meyst, Marijke – Teaching and Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2010
Since 1998, the Flanders' educational government in Belgium has been urging teacher education institutions by decree to implement competences in teacher training programs. Since then, years have gone by, and institutions have acted in order to achieve the competence-based goals. However, have they succeeded in implementing them? This is the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Elementary School Teachers, Curriculum Implementation
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Korkmaz, Isa – Education, 2008
Curriculum is a main part of education system. In order to reform educational system and policies, curriculum is taken a central consideration. Restructured curriculum means that role of teachers and students in teaching-learning atmosphere are redefined. The Ministry of National Education in Turkey began to introduce a new curriculum for…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Elementary School Curriculum, Elementary School Teachers
Marr, Allen – Communique, 2008
New Brunswick is a small Maritime province in Canada bordering on Maine. With just 700,000 people, the population is clustered in small cities and towns. Nevertheless, tragedies happen here as they do elsewhere and there is a need to be prepared. The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) had developed PREPaRE, a curriculum founded…
Descriptors: Intervention, Prevention, School Psychologists, Mental Health Workers
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Lumsden, D. Barry – Christian Higher Education, 2008
That Christian institutions of higher learning prepare their students to integrate faith and learning is questionable. American Christian theological seminaries and divinity schools have an anemic interest in church-based Christian education, but even less interest in campus-based Christian higher education. A collaborative doctoral program of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Programs, Doctoral Degrees, Christianity, Higher Education
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McCarthy, Martha – Action in Teacher Education, 2008
This article entails an in-depth case study of one journey to implement and institutionalize an undergraduate law course for elementary and secondary teacher education majors. To provide a context for this case study, the initial section reviews research pertaining to the need for such instruction, as well as commentary on models that have been…
Descriptors: Case Method (Teaching Technique), School Law, Undergraduate Study, Preservice Teacher Education
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