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Levine, Arthur. "Curriculi-Curricula." Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning 22, no. 2 (April 1990): 46–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00091383.1990.9939194.
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Kranjc Horvat, Anja, Jeff Wiener, Sascha Marc Schmeling, and Andreas Borowski. "What Does the Curriculum Say? Review of the Particle Physics Content in 27 High-School Physics Curricula." Physics 4, no. 4 (October 20, 2022): 1278–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/physics4040082.
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This international curricular review provides a structured overview of the particle physics content in 27 state, national, and international high-school physics curricula. The review was based on a coding manual that included 60 concepts that were identified as relevant for high-school particle physics education. Two types of curricula were reviewed, namely curricula with a dedicated particle physics chapter and curricula without a dedicated particle physics chapter. The results of the curricular review show that particle physics concepts are explicitly or implicitly present in all reviewed curricula. However, the number of particle physics concepts that are featured in a curriculum varies greatly across the reviewed curricula. We identified core particle physics concepts that can be found in most curricula. Here, elementary particles, fundamental interactions, and charges were identified as explicit particle physics concepts that are featured in more than half of the reviewed curricula either as content or context. Indeed, theoretical particle physics concepts are more prominent in high-school physics curricula than experimental particle physics concepts. Overall, this international curricular review provides the basis for future curricular development with respect to particle physics and suggests an increased inclusion of experimental particle physics concepts in high-school physics curricula.
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Sato, Irving S. "The C3 Model: Resolving Critical Curricular Issues Through Comprehensive Curriculum Coordination." Journal for the Education of the Gifted 11, no. 2 (January 1988): 92–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016235328801100208.
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Three critical curricular issues currently hinder many gifted/talented programs: Fragmentation, or disjointed curricula; limited availability of truly appropriate or legitimate curricula for the gifted/talented either commercially or locally; lack of systematic planning to improve curricula for the gifted/talented. The C3 Model (Comprehensive Curriculum Coordination) is one way of resolving these issues on a long-range basis through developing five curriculum products in sequence: (1) Long-range curriculum development/improvement plan, (2) curriculum framework, (3) scopes and sequences, (4) course descriptions, and (5) skeletal unit plans.
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Mloka, D., E. Tarimo, N. Sirili, A. Kulanga, O. Nyongole, H. Mtui, A. Mteta, et al. "Engagement of stakeholders in the development of generic medical and nursing curricula in Tanzania through media outlets and social media." African Journal of Health Professions Education 16, no. 1 (April 16, 2024): e828. http://dx.doi.org/10.7196/ajhpe.2024.v16i1.828.
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Background. The Catholic University of Health and Allied Health Sciences, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College and Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences teamed up to address gaps in the training curricula for medical doctors and nurses with the aim of developing harmonised curricular templates that would be comprehensive and suit national objectives. Objectives. To share experiences and lessons learned in engaging stakeholders using social media as an additional method to collect information on curricular gaps and ideas to develop harmonised medical and nursing curricula. Methods. Pictures, newsprint extracts, and videos of face-to-face events in the curriculum development process and project and a curriculum advert were posted on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube and used to engage stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, health professional councils, graduates, students, practitioners, health training institutions, private and public employers, internship supervisors, faculty and the public. Reactions, comments and post insights from stakeholder postings, in both Swahili and English, were analysed manually and categorised into four types of messages: congratulatory, comments on the process and expected outcomes, curricular gaps, and faculty development needs to implement new curricula. Results. A total of 69 290 stakeholders were engaged via Facebook and 229 via Twitter. A total of 13 553 (19.6%) Facebook and 179 (78.2%) Twitter comments were directly related to gaps in current curricula and graduate competencies. Other inputs received through social media were on faculty development needs to implement harmonised curricula and the project in general. Conclusion. This was the first attempt to engage curriculum stakeholders using social media for the development of harmonised curricula in Tanzania. The impact of social media in providing relevant inputs for curriculum development was significant. Use of social media, with multiple language options, is an economical and efficient way to reach a large number of stakeholders for curriculum quality improvement.
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Kinzie, Mable B., Jessica Vick Whittaker, Pat Mcguire, Youngju Lee, and Carolyn Kilday. "Research on Curricular Development for Pre-Kindergarten Mathematics and Science." Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education 117, no. 7 (July 2015): 1–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016146811511700705.
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Background/Context As increasing attention is paid to preparing students to succeed in school, the development and adoption of research-based curricula have become progressively more important. However, many curricular designs lack a basis in scientific evidence; research and curricular design are frequently treated as two separate enterprises. Purpose/Objective In this paper, we present the Research on Curriculum Design (RCD) model, first advanced by Clements in 2007, with results from its application to the design and iterative development of pre-kindergarten mathematics and science curricula. Research Design RCD is an example of design-based research, with the additional specific goals of the production of an effective curriculum and the evolution of theoretical guidelines to inform future curricular designs. Our implementation spanned two years and involved iterative development and testing of two, year-long curricula. Findings/Results Application of RCD methods informed our understandings of the target population, the knowledge and skills to be developed, and the theoretical and research-based models that guided the designs. Subsequent iterative development and evaluation in five pre-K classrooms enabled refinement of the curricular design, as well as the evolution of design guidelines useful for informing future curriculum development efforts. A culminating test of the resulting curricula in eight pre-K classrooms suggests the success of the RCD approach, yielding high-quality, high-fidelity teacher implementation, with teacher fidelity and curricular dosage predicting students’ mathematics learning gains across the year. Conclusions/Recommendations Results support the value of the RCD model for achieving research-based curricula that have the potential to effectively support teachers in their practice and positively impact children's early learning.
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Nguyen, Viet-Hai, Ping-Han Cheng, Yu-Hsuan Chien, and Chun-Yen Chang. "The scientist’s ways in national science curricula: A comparative study between Taiwan and Vietnam." Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 19, no. 11 (November 1, 2023): em2355. http://dx.doi.org/10.29333/ejmste/13753.
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Recent science education reforms center at having students learn the practices of scientists. In this study, we aim at exploring how science curricular documents reflect the latest updates from the “practice turn” reform. To do that, we utilize the notion of the scientist’s ways of doing science as a perspective to observe the distribution of components constituting scientific practices in national science curricula. Current literature provides several curriculum analysis frameworks based on taxonomies of cognitive demands or international tests. Still, those frameworks are either not intended for science curricula or limited in indicators and hence failed to capture an updating picture of science curricula that reflect the recent practice turn. We employ multiple case study research design and qualitative content analysis approach to compare learning outcomes in Taiwan and Vietnam’s two national science curricula. Results from this study offer maps of scientific practices across curricular documents and relevant suggestions for stakeholders to improve science curricula. The study opens a new direction on researching science curricula to make science learning approaching the scientist’s ways in reality.
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Majerník, Jaroslav, Andrea Kacmarikova, Martin Komenda, Andrzej A. Kononowicz, Anna Kocurek, Agata Stalmach-Przygoda, Łukasz Balcerzak, Inga Hege, and Adrian Ciureanu. "Development and implementation of an online platform for curriculum mapping in medical education." Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems 18, no. 1 (November 24, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bams-2021-0143.
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Abstract Objectives Nowadays universities face ever-increasing demands on quality of education, which is crucial from perspective of future graduates. In face of the need of constant quality improvements of medical curricula, it is important to seek strategies for their efficient management. The general trend is to develop electronic support tools to streamline the curricular design, analysis and harmonization. Methods Based on the requirements we have identified by the needs analysis among curriculum designers, teachers and managers at five universities involved in the Building Curriculum Infrastructure in Medical Education (BCIME) project, and evidence published in literature on curriculum development, we have developed methodological guidelines on curriculum innovations and a software-based tools that help manage, map and analyse curricula in the medical and healthcare study fields. Results In this paper, we share our experiences with building and implementation of EDUportfolio, an online platform developed within our consortium and intended to facilitate harmonisation and optimisation of medical outcome-based curricula. Its functionalities and outputs were verified by pilot mapping of Anatomy curricula as taught at partner universities in five European countries. Conclusions The visualisation and the analysis of described curriculum data using natural language processing techniques revealed both the hidden relations between curriculum building blocks and a set of overlaps and gaps in curricula. In addition, we demonstrate both the usability of the platform in the context of the involved academic environments and the capability to map and compare curricula across different institutions and different countries.
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Bhatt, Rachana, and Cory Koedel. "Large-Scale Evaluations of Curricular Effectiveness." Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 34, no. 4 (December 2012): 391–412. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/0162373712440040.
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We use data from one of the few states where information on curriculum adoptions is available—Indiana—to empirically evaluate differences in performance across three elementary-mathematics curricula. The three curricula that we evaluate were popular nationally during the time of our study, and two of the three remain popular today. We find large differences in effectiveness between the curricula, most notably between the two that held the largest market shares in Indiana. Both are best characterized as traditional in pedagogy. We also show that the publisher of the least-effective curriculum did not lose market share in Indiana in the following adoption cycle; one explanation is that educational decision makers lack information about differences in curricular effectiveness.
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Lee, Kyungwon, Hangyun Cho, and Oh Nam Kwon. "An Analysis for the Characteristics of Mathematics Subject in IB DP Theory of Knowledge and Extended Essay Curriculum." SNU Journal of Education Research 31, no. 3 (September 30, 2022): 33–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.54346/sjer.2022.31.3.33.
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This study analyzes the theory of knowledge and the extended essay curriculum of the IB DP curriculum in order to derive implications for the reflection of characteristics of subjects in the cross-curricular curricula. In the IB DP curriculum, the theory of knowledge and the extended essay curriculum are core areas with academic characteristics that can be connected to multiple subjects. The theory of knowledge curriculum was analyzed from the perspective of the nature and ethics of mathematics. The extended essay curriculum was analyzed from the perspective of mathematical inquiry. The theory of knowledge curriculum provides knowledge questions related to mathematics so that students can experience various perspectives on the nature and ethics of mathematics. The extended essay curriculum provides procedures, methods, and cases for students to experience mathematical inquiry. This analysis can be used as basic data for developing curriculum documents and textbooks that can reflect the characteristics of individual subjects in the cross-curricular curricula.
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Fromme, H. Barrett, Shari A. Whicker, Steve Paik, Lyuba Konopasek, Jennifer L. Koestler, Beverly Wood, and Larrie Greenberg. "Pediatric Resident-as-Teacher Curricula: A National Survey of Existing Programs and Future Needs." Journal of Graduate Medical Education 3, no. 2 (June 1, 2011): 168–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-10-00178.1.
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Abstract Background We conducted a national survey of US pediatric program directors to explore the current status, content, and teaching methods of Resident-as-Teacher (RAT) curricula. The purposes of the survey were to (1) determine the level and method of evaluation of such curricula, and (2) assess the need for a national curricular resource in this area. Methods A survey was sent to US pediatric program directors that asked questions regarding demographics, support, design, development, content, and evaluation of RAT curricula, as well as existing needs and desires for RAT curricular resources. Results Sixty-two percent of pediatric program directors completed our survey. Eighty-seven percent have a formal RAT curriculum, but more than 50% allocate 10 hours or less to it during residency. The primary teaching modalities are lectures and workshops. Content areas include feedback, in-patient teaching, communication skills, case-based teaching, role modeling, evaluation, leadership skills, 1-minute preceptors, teaching/learning styles, professionalism, and small-group teaching. Sixty-three percent of programs report evaluating their curricula, but only 27% perceive their program to be very/extremely effective. Nearly all respondents expressed interest in a national RAT curriculum, preferring web-based modules for dissemination. Conclusions Despite an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education requirement for a RAT curriculum, some pediatrics programs still lack one, and some consider their program only moderately effective. A wealth of curricular material exists across programs, which could be shared nationally. Establishing a national RAT curriculum would offer programs resources to meet educational mandates and the ability to tailor programs to best fit their own program needs.
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Pretti-Frontczak, Kristie, Kurt Kowalski, and Rhonda Douglas Brown. "Preschool Teachers' Use of Assessments and Curricula: A Statewide Examination." Exceptional Children 69, no. 1 (October 2002): 109–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/001440290206900108.
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Preschool teachers in Ohio, representing Head Start, Preschool Special Education, and Public School Preschool programs, completed a survey designed to examine their use of assessments and curricula. The 586 preschool teachers provided a range of responses, including reported use of 21 commercial assessments and self-developed and program-developed checklists. A majority of teachers listed curriculum-based measures acceptable in linking assessment and intervention. Teachers also provided a range of curricular responses, including six that met our definition of an actual curriculum. Differences were found between the three types of teachers with respect to their level of education and the total number of assessments and curricula responses, and the number of assessments (including self-developed checklists) and actual curricula used, but not years of experience.
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F. Dilek; ALKIN-ŞAHİN, GÖZÜTOK. "Cross-curricular themes in curricula." Ankara Universitesi Egitim Bilimleri Fakultesi Dergisi 47, no. 2 (2014): 287–306. http://dx.doi.org/10.1501/egifak_0000001348.
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Brown, Stacy A., Kathleen Pitvorec, Catherine Ditto, and Catherine Randall Kelso. "Reconceiving Fidelity of Implementation: An Investigation of Elementary." Journal for Research in Mathematics Education 40, no. 4 (July 2009): 363–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.5951/jresematheduc.40.4.0363.
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Recent research on mathematics reforms in the United States indicates that the reforms are not yet widely implemented. Generally, this claim results from looking at the extent to which teachers use curricular materials or engage in particular classroom practices. This article moves beyond disparate questions of use and practice to examine interactions between teachers and curricula as evidenced by their enactments of whole-number lessons from a Standards-based curriculum. Specifically, we analyze videorecorded 1st- and 2nd-grade classroom lessons in terms of students' opportunities to reason and communicate about mathematics. This analysis indicates that the level of fidelity to the written curriculum differs from the level of fidelity to the authors' intended curriculum during lesson enactments. Drawing on this analysis, this article explores how curricula support and hinder teachers as they engage students in opportunities to learn mathematics and how teachers' instructional moves and choices impact the enactment of curricula.
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Arakawa, Naoko, Andreia Bruno, and Ian Bates. "A A Global Comparison of Initial Pharmacy Education Curricula: An Exploratory Study." INNOVATIONS in pharmacy 11, no. 1 (March 17, 2020): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.24926/iip.v11i1.2093.
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Background: Time-tabled curricular contents and syllabi reflect the actual delivery of the academic programme and one of key quality components in healthcare professional education. There is a need of global evidence base of Initial Pharmacy Education and Training (IPET) curricula for assisting the advancement of IPET globally.
Objectives: To seek the differences and similarities among IPET curricula and to explore relative trends and weighting of IPET curricula globally.
Methods: Sample curricular documents were collected purposively either through a parallel survey study investigating the structures and processes of IPET globally in collaboration with the International Pharmaceutical Federation Education (FIPEd), or through research team network. Collected textual documents containing IPET curricular contents were analysed by a mixed approach of the comparative content and framework analyses, using curriculum clusters in a guideline from the PHARMINE project.
Results: IPET curricular documents were collected from 16 countries and territories. The study showed study years spent in the IPET years range from four to six years, and a sample mean of average syllabus time spent per year is 728 hours/year (excluding outlier). There was a biggest variance in the pharmacy practice cluster (PRAC) among samples, ranging from 49.3 to 12.8%, showing a significant negative correlation with the chemical science cluster (CHEM) g = -0.77 (p<.0001). Categorised further into three curricular content groups, the study identified that there was variances in a tendency of the curricular orientation of science or practice-focus between countries.
Conclusion: The study allowed a first global comparison of IPET curricula from all WHO regions, which provided a better understanding of current IPET practice and delivery across nations and established evidence base to address challenges and gaps for further improvement of IPET curriculum in any country.
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Reid, Jeanne L., and Sharon Lynn Kagan. "Reaching for consensus about preschool curricula." Phi Delta Kappan 104, no. 2 (September 26, 2022): 50–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00317217221130634.
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The need for equitable access to high-quality preschool has recently gained unprecedented attention. As states and districts strive to expand access while promoting quality, curriculum quality has emerged as a critical component of preschool programs that promote young children’s learning. Yet many educators make curricular decisions with insufficient guidance on what constitutes curricular quality. Indeed, deep divisions in the field are evident regarding how to define quality in preschool curricula. Jeanne L. Reid and Sharon Lynn Kagan explore the areas of consensus and disagreement among early education leaders. They argue that — using guidance from a study at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and drawing from international models of curriculum frameworks — the field can move toward consensus on what constitutes a high-quality curriculum and thus help to fulfill the promise of equitable access to high-quality preschool.
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Bree, Kelly K., Shari A. Whicker, H. Barrett Fromme, Steve Paik, and Larrie Greenberg. "Residents-as-Teachers Publications: What Can Programs Learn From the Literature When Starting a New or Refining an Established Curriculum?" Journal of Graduate Medical Education 6, no. 2 (June 1, 2014): 237–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4300/jgme-d-13-00308.1.
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Abstract Background Teaching residents how to teach is a critical part of resident education because residents are often the major teachers of medical students. The importance of formal residents-as-teachers (RAT) curricula has been emphasized throughout the literature, yet not all residency programs have such a curriculum in place. Objective The purpose of our study was to (1) review the medical education literature for established RAT curricula, (2) assess published curricula's reproducibility, (3) evaluate the type of outcomes achieved using the Kirkpatrick model of evaluation, and (4) identify curricula that training programs could feasibly adopt. Methods We performed a literature review using PubMed, Medline, Scopus, PsycINFO, ERIC, and Embase. Key search words included residents, residents as teachers, teaching, internship and residency, and curriculum. In addition, a search of MedEdPORTAL was performed using the same key terms. Articles were evaluated based on the reproducibility of curricula and the assessment tools. Evaluation of educational outcomes was performed using the Kirkpatrick model. Results Thirty-nine articles were deemed appropriate for review. Interventions and evaluation techniques varied greatly. Only 1 article from the literature was deemed to have both curricula and assessments that would be fully reproducible by other programs. Conclusions A literature review on RAT curricula found few articles that would be easily reproduced for residency programs that want to start or improve their own RAT curricula. It also demonstrated the difficulty and lack of rigorous outcome measurements for most curricula.
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Coutinho, Anastasia J., Bich-May Nguyen, Christina Kelly, Kenneth W. Lin, Alexandra Gits, Renee Crichlow, and Gerardo Moreno. "Formal Advocacy Curricula in Family Medicine Residencies:." Family Medicine 52, no. 4 (April 3, 2020): 255–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.22454/fammed.2020.591430.
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Background and Objectives: Health advocacy has been declared an essential physician skill in numerous professional physician charters. However, there is limited literature on whether, and how, family medicine residencies teach this skill. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of a formal mandatory advocacy curriculum among US family medicine residencies, barriers to implementation, and what characteristics might predict its presence. Methods: Questions about residency advocacy curricula, residency characteristics, and program director (PD) attitudes toward family medicine and advocacy were included in the 2017 Council of Academic Family Medicine Educational Research Alliance (CERA) survey of family medicine residency PDs. We used univariate and bivariate statistics to describe residency characteristics, PD attitudes, the presence of a formal advocacy curriculum, and the relationship between these. Results: Of 478 PDs, 261 (54.6%) responded to the survey and 236/261 (90.4%) completed the full advocacy module. Just over one-third (37.7%, (89/236)) of residencies reported the presence of a mandatory formal advocacy curriculum, of which 86.7% (78/89) focused on community advocacy. The most common barrier was curricular flexibility. Having an advocacy curriculum was positively associated with faculty experience and optimistic PD attitudes toward advocacy. Conclusions: In a national survey of family medicine PDs, only one-third of responding PDs reported a mandatory advocacy curriculum, most focusing on community advocacy. The largest barrier to implementation was curricular flexibility. More research is needed to explore the best strategies to implement these types of curricula and the long-term impacts of formal training.
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Philippou, Stavroula. "The ‘Problem’ of the European Dimension in Education: A Principled Reconstruction of the Greek Cypriot Curriculum." European Educational Research Journal 4, no. 4 (December 2005): 343–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/eerj.2005.4.4.2.
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The European dimension in education has been a term increasingly used by the European Union and the Council of Europe to denote some of their educational policies and initiatives. It has also been a contested term in academic writing, as some researchers critique the elitist, exclusionary and Eurocentric educational implications it may have, while others welcome its pedagogic and intercultural potential. This article explores the possibilities of using the European dimension as a tool to alleviate ethnocentrism and traditional pedagogies in curricula and textbooks. To achieve this, the essay presents some principles which have been used for the development of History and Geography curricula with a European dimension in Greek Cypriot state primary schools in Cyprus. The curriculum development process drew upon the literature around the ‘political’ history of the European dimension, as well as upon academic discussions of social constructivist approaches to the notion of Europe. The principles employed to guide the curriculum development process were structured under the perspectives of curriculum location, content and pedagogy. The curricular location principles were concerned with the European dimension as a cross-curricular innovation, the question of its form within subject-based curricula and of its contextualisation within existing educational localities and contexts. Concerning content, it is proposed that such curricula need to acknowledge the constructedness and fluidity of the frontiers of nation-states and of Europe, the multiplicity and hybridity of identities, as well as Europe's socio-cultural and conflictual past. Finally, the pedagogic principles encourage critical approaches to knowledge, the development of concepts and active learning through cooperation.
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Sircar, Monica, Sheila Orr, Carlee Madis, and Sarah DiMaria. "Conceptualizing an Initial Framework to Support Discipline-Rich Project-Based Learning in STEM." Education Sciences 14, no. 7 (July 22, 2024): 793. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci14070793.
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Project-Based Learning (PBL) is positioned as a pedagogical approach to support authentic, discipline-rich STEM curricula. However, much of the research has focused on the effectiveness of researcher-created curricula rather than teacher-created curricula. In this manuscript, we seek to illuminate the ways in which teachers create discipline-rich STEM projects. Drawing on the theory of the curriculum enactment process, we analyzed curricular artifacts from our teaching practices that we created as secondary STEM teachers who designed and enacted project-based learning. From the analysis, we propose a framework grounded in disciplinary standards to support teachers in creating discipline-rich STEM projects by attending to (1) the Elements of PBL; (2) Content Storyline; (3) Practice Pathway.
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Yoon, Haeny. "Rewriting the Curricular Script: Teachers and Children Translating Writing Practices in a Kindergarten Classroom." Research in the Teaching of English 48, no. 2 (November 1, 2013): 148–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.58680/rte201324323.
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Curriculum designers and literacy policymakers sometimes assume that variation in teaching practices can be minimized using scripted and standardized curriculum. While standards and common understandings can be helpful, scripted curricula ignore the fact that curriculum is an enacted practice orchestrated by individuals. While reading scholars have studied this issue, it has yet to be examined in writing studies. In a four-month ethnographic study, I examined how a kindergarten teacher interpreted scripted writing curriculum through enacted lessons. The interpretation problematizes the ideologies embedded within curricular scripts, including emphases on genre, mechanics, and printed texts. Analysis of child writing revealed a socially constructed practice in which genre, mechanics, and letters were tied to social intentions and meanings. While scripted curricula can confine teachers’ abilities to make responsive decisions, I document how the focal teacher translated curricular materials with students, thus creating space for official curriculum, teaching practices, and children’s writing to coexist. Such flexible spaces make room for both teacher and student voices in innovative and inventive writing pedagogies.
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Giuliani, Meredith Elana, Maria Athina (Tina) Martimianakis, Janet Papadakos, Michaela Broadhurst, Erik Driessen, and Janneke Frambach. "Humanism in global oncology curricula: An emerging priority." Journal of Clinical Oncology 37, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2019): 10505. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2019.37.15_suppl.10505.
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10505 Background: Training in humanism provides the skills to achieve shared decision making with patients and their families, to navigate systems level challenges and to function positively within the healthcare team. However, there is potentially a lack of attention to humanistic competencies in global oncology curricula due to the dominance of the biomedical model in curriculum design, the challenge of assessing humanistic competencies and global cultural considerations. The aims of this study were to explore to what extent humanistic competencies are included in global oncology curricula and the nature of the humanistic competencies included. Methods: Sixteen global oncology curricula identified in a prior systematic review were analysed. The curricula were coded using the Gold Foundation’s I.E.C.A.R.E.S (Integrity, Excellence, Collaboration & compassion, Altruism, Respect & Resilience, Empathy and Service) humanistic competency framework and the CanMEDS framework. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the proportion of items attributed to each aspect of the framework. Results: 7733 curricular items were identified in the 16 curricula and 729 (9%) aligned with the I.E.C.A.R.E.S framework. The proportion of humanistic items in individual curricula ranged from 2% to 26%. The proportion of humanistic items has been increasing from the curricula published in 1980-1989 (3%) to the curricula published in 2010-2017 with a mean of 11% (4 to 25%). There was a higher proportion of humanistic competencies in curricula from the European region (9%) than in other regions. Of the humanistic items 35% were under respect, 31% under compassion, 24% under empathy, 5% were under integrity, 2% under excellence, 1% under altruism, and 1% under service. The majority of the humanistic items also aligned with the professional (35%), medical expert (31%) or communicator (26%) CanMEDS domains. Conclusions: The proportion of humanistic competencies has been increasing in global oncology curricula over time however the overall proportion remains low. Humanism is largely represented by competencies of respect, compassion and empathy and there exists a conflation between humanism and professionalism. Future global curricular efforts may benefit from attention to incorporating all aspects of humanistic competencies.
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Sun, Haichun, and Tan Zhang. "Creating Powerful Curricula for Student Learning in Physical Education: Contributions of Catherine D. Ennis." Kinesiology Review 7, no. 3 (August 1, 2018): 251–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/kr.2018-0019.
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In this article, the authors honor Catherine D. Ennis’s legacy by highlighting her unique and significant contributions to physical education research on curriculum and instruction. First, they discuss Ennis’s curricular philosophy and her empirical work along her career path. Then they review the major school-based curricular interventions she implemented, including the Movement Education; Sport for Peace; Science, PE and Me!; and The Science of Healthful Living curricula to demonstrate Ennis’s commitment to curricular development in physical education. In this process, they share with the reader Ennis’s contributions to curriculum development theories, curriculum intervention research, and physical education practices.
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Saçkes, Mesut, and Kathy Cabe Trundle. "Looking beyond enrollment rates: The long-term influence of preschool science curricula on children’s science achievement." Journal of Childhood, Education & Society 5, no. 2 (July 15, 2024): 201–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.37291/2717638x.202452375.
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This study provides evidence that what happens in preschool (i.e., preschool curriculum) can have long-term consequences years later. In the current study, we seek to answer the question of whether the inclusion of science in the preschool curriculum is associated with fourth- and eighth grade science achievement scores. Based on science achievement data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS 2015 and 2019 cycles), the quality of preschool science learning opportunities showed long-term impacts on science achievement at the fourth grade level. Even after controlling for enrollment rates, the quality of the preschool curricula was a statistically significant predictor of fourth grade science scores with a high effect size (d=0.74). The observed impacts, however, appeared to diminish by eighth grade. Results from this study suggest that science concepts and skills should be an integral part of preschool curricula and curricular frameworks, and policy makers should allocate resources to provide well-designed preschool education programs with high quality curricula.
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Kareem, Jamila. "Feature: A Critical Race Analysis of Transition-Level Writing Curriculum to Support the Racially Diverse Two-Year College." Teaching English in the Two-Year College 46, no. 4 (March 1, 2019): 271–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.58680/tetyc201930154.
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This article applies critical race theory to an institutional analysis of writing curricular outcomes to assist two-year college writing program administrators, curriculum coordinators, and instructors with examining the racist implications of writing curriculum outcomes and to develop antiracist curricula that support the academic, professional, and civic success of the majority of their students.
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Maliqi, Muhabere, and Agim Hyseni. "The Effect of Competency-Based Curricula on the Promotion of Social Values and Civic Education in the Pre-University Education: Case of Kosovo." Journal of Educational and Social Research 12, no. 2 (March 5, 2022): 334. http://dx.doi.org/10.36941/jesr-2022-0056.
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This study investigates teachers’ understanding of the competency-based curriculum framework. In addition, it investigates teachers’ opinions on the promotion of civic education and social values through the curricular framework, and what impediments teachers face in implementing the curriculum on the civic education subject. A questionnaire, including structured and open-ended questions, was developed and distributed to 318 teachers. Findings of this study indicated that the majority of teachers understand the curricular framework including core and subject curricula, related to civic education and social values. In addition, findings indicate there are inadequate textbooks and insufficient professional development and training of teachers. Findings also indicate that inappropriate infrastructure and adequate equipment have a negative effect on the implementation of competency-based curricula. Recommendations highlight the need for a revision of textbooks based on the curricular framework provisions and additional training of teachers on implementing the competency-based curriculum. In addition, there is a need for providing adequate working conditions for teachers. Recommendation for future research is to include other factors such as students’ performance and outcomes of the educational process.
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Halagao, Patricia, Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales, and Joan Cordova. "Critical Review of K-12 Filipina/o American Curriculum." AAPI Nexus Journal: Policy, Practice, and Community 7, no. 1 (2009): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.36650/nexus7.1_1-24_halagaoetal.
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This research study provides the first comprehensive and critical literature review of K–12 Filipina/o American curricula found in formal and informal educational settings. Thirty-three Filipina/o American curricula representing a diverse array of authors, audiences, content, and pedagogical approaches were reviewed. The authors of this study developed a “Critical Framework of Review” rooted in critical pedagogy in order to analyze the historical development of Filipina/o American curricula along with an analysis of major topics, concepts, guiding theoretical frameworks, pedagogical approaches, and outcomes. The review concludes with a discussion and summary of the overarching themes of Filipina/o curricular content, instruction, and impact gained from this study and recommendations for the application, development, distribution, and research of more Filipina/o American K–12 curriculum resources.
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Elliston, Edgar J. "Designing Leadership Education." Missiology: An International Review 16, no. 2 (April 1988): 203–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182968801600207.
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Many leadership crises troubling both established and younger churches arise from inappropriate educational programs. Several basic curricular questions focus our attention on both leadership development needs and the design of leadership development curricula. Leadership theory, theology, anthropology, communication theory, curriculum theory, and development theory combine to help build perspectives for cross-cultural leadership development. Both the educational structures and processes as well as the content combine to shape the outcomes of educational programs. Curricula, then, which contextually balance the advantages of formal, nonformal, and informal education promise to be significantly more effective in terms of the purpose for theological education than traditional approaches.
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Čuřín, Michal, and Michala Mikolášíková. "Teacher Preferences of Literature Curricula at Higher Secondary Schools in the Czech Republic." European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences 30, no. 3 (August 31, 2021): 306–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.15405/ejsbs.306.
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The current revision of national curricula documents in the Czech Republic is motivated by the increasing digitalization of society as well as the need to prepare students for future challenges linked with economic restructuring. The revision includes the reduction of teaching content as well as the establishment of a new range of student learning outcomes. This paper focuses on identifying teacher preferences with regard to the literature curriculum in terms of the curricular content and scope at higher secondary schools. Based on a thorough content analysis of current school curricula documents and textbooks, a so-called model maximum curriculum of literature was established as a basis for the construction of a questionnaire for teachers to express their preferred content. 20 secondary school teachers were selected according to their gender, type of school and duration of working experience as the sample for this study. The analysis found that teachers are satisfied with the current curriculum in terms of content and scope. However, two common tendencies were observed. Firstly, the majority of respondents agreed on the reduction of the curricular content devoted to older literature. Secondly, the reduction of curricular content was consistent in rejecting foreign thematic blocks and minor national literatures. The analysis also confirmed the teachers' lack of interest in including Asian, African, and Central and South American literature in the curriculum.
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Arta, Berli, Adhan Kholis, Rahayu Rahayu, Ulul Azmi, and Khusnul Harsul Lisan. "Looking for Insights: A Comparison of Secondary Education English Curricula in Indonesia and Estonia." Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research 4, no. 2 (December 31, 2023): 76. http://dx.doi.org/10.30659/jamr.4.2.76-89.
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Both Indonesia and Estonia have similar contexts of learning English as a foreign language. The learning achievements reveal a considerable disparity when considering the worldwide assessment of English proficiency, with Indonesia ranking 79th and Estonia securing the 23rd position according to the (EF English Proficiency Index in 2023). This study compares English curricula in Indonesia and Estonia, examining the differences between them despite similar conditions for teaching English as a foreign language. The fundamental goal of the study was to identify the factors that influence diverse learning outcomes in various countries. The study used content analysis to compare curricular papers from both countries on six critical criteria including: (1) stakeholders involved in English curriculum development, (2) stakeholders' reactions to the English curriculum, (3) stated purposes of the curriculum, (4) educational philosophies underlying the English curricula, (5) unstated purposes of the curricula, and (6) influential factors shaping the curricula. The analysis suggested that the key drivers to the discrepancy in learning results in both countries were national policy, pedagogy, and assessment implementations. The results showed that the main result of the mentioned alterations underscored the need for an enhanced approach to the instruction and acquisition of English. Allocating sufficient time for English learning allows students to maximize their opportunities for developing language skills. Moreover, integrating speaking and writing elements into final evaluations and embracing a communicative language strategy can inspire both educators and learners to participate in more genuine learning experiences.
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Elyan, Rabiha, and Adnan Al-Doulat. "Evaluating the Content of Palestinian Curricula in Light of the Sustainable Development Goals 2030." Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation 17, no. 41 (June 1, 2021): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.56645/jmde.v17i41.687.
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Background: Curriculum evaluation is a dynamic and indispensable process necessary to develop the curriculum, and to support decision-makers with evidences to guide the curriculum towards the intended goals. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the most important universal goals to be taken into consideration by curriculum. SDGs represent a call to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity by 2030. Because education, through curriculum, is the nations’ key to accelerate the achievement of sustainable development, this study evaluates the content of the Palestinian curriculum and assesses the degree to which SDGs are included in the curriculum.
Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate the Palestinian school curricula, through using national standards for each SDG, to examine the degree to which the SDGs are incorporated in the curricula, and to know whether there is variation in this incorporation among the different curricular subjects.
Setting: The study evaluates the content of Palestinian curricula of the main subjects based on national curriculum standards developed and published in light of the SDGs. These subjects are: Arabic Language for grades 1-12, Science for grades 1-12, Mathematics for grades 1-12, Social Studies for grades 1-12, Technology for grades 5-12, Agricultural Sciences for grades 11-12, Renewable Energy for grades 11-12, Entrepreneurship and Business for grades 11-12, Management and Economy for grades 11-12, and Smart Buildings for grades 11-12. In addition, timeframe delimit is the academic year 2018-2019.
Data Collection and Analysis: In order to evaluate content of the Palestinian curricula, descriptive-analytical methodology was used by utilizing content analysis of the guideline document for each curricular subject.
Findings: The results showed variation in the inclusion of the SDGs, and absence of essential aspects. The fourth SDG (Quality Education) obtained the highest inclusion percentage with 28.5%. While the fourteenth SDG (Life below Water) obtained the lowest inclusion percentage with 0.8%. In light of the results, the study highlighted variation of the curriculum from SDGs and recommended for the development and enrichment of the Palestinian curriculum to ensure the inclusion of SDGs, with its all dimensions, considering that education in Palestine defined as the main gateway towards progressing achievement of the SDGs.
Keywords: the 2030 agenda for sustainable development; content analysis; evaluation; SDGs; standards
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Sood, Rita, and N. Ananthakrishnan. "Reforming Medical Curriculum in India in Recent Years." International Journal of User-Driven Healthcare 2, no. 1 (January 2012): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijudh.2012010101.
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India has the largest medical education system in the world with 335 medical schools producing about 40,000 medical graduates every year. Most medical schools follow the traditional discipline based medical curricula with division of course into pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical phases spread over four and a half years followed by one year of internship. The relevance of training to the societal needs has often been questioned. Attempts have been made repeatedly at reforming the undergraduate curricula and, less frequently, the post graduate medical curricula. Though curricular innovations have been initiated and institutionalized in few medical schools in India over the past two decades, repeated attempts to bring about change at a national level have not met with success. In this paper, the authors share the various conflicts that were often observed during such curriculum reform initiatives and strategies to resolve these conflicts.
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Shively, Kate, and Jennifer Palilonis. "Curriculum Development: Preservice Teachers’ Perceptions of Design Thinking for Understanding Digital Literacy as a Curricular Framework." Journal of Education 198, no. 3 (October 2018): 202–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022057418811128.
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This study examines design thinking (DT) as a strategy to develop K-3 digital literacy curricula. This article chronicles first-year, preservice teachers’ (PSTs’) perceptions using DT to explore an often-misunderstood curricular framework, digital literacy. The participants employed DT as a strategy for developing digital literacy curriculum. Findings discussed in this article explored PSTs’ perceptions of DT and how the strategy helped or hindered their understanding of digital literacy as an elementary curricular framework. This study calls for further investigation regarding DT as a strategy for curriculum development early in teacher preparation.
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Geera, Sophia, and David Onen. "Challenges in Reforming University Curricula for Graduate Employability: Head of Academic Departments Perspective." East African Journal of Education Studies 6, no. 3 (December 28, 2023): 514–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.37284/eajes.6.3.1661.
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This paper delves into the multifaceted roles of Heads of Academic Departments (HoDs) and their intricate challenges in overhauling their units' curricula to enhance graduate employability within a university college in Uganda. Originating from persistent complaints by employers and stakeholders regarding the perceived deficiency in employable skills among university graduates despite multiple curricular revisions, the study employed a qualitative methodology, gathering data from four purposefully selected HoDs through in-depth interviews. The study's findings revealed divergent interpretations of graduate employability among participants, ranging from possessing employable skills to a student's ability to complete their study programme and secure gainful employment. Additionally, participants disclosed strategies for enabling curriculum revisions, involving, and motivating stakeholders, providing effective leadership, and offering essential information and support to their staff during the curriculum review and development process. However, the study identifies several challenges participants face in revising their units' curricula, including limited stakeholder cooperation, rapidly changing societal needs, and a shortage of funds for the curriculum review and development process. Consequently, the study concludes that while HoDs are committed to reforming university curricula to promote graduate employability, their efforts are hampered by various challenges, necessitating increased institutional support to enhance their capacity to improve graduate employability effectively
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Prendergast, Jocelyn Stevens, and Brittany Nixon May. "Curriculum reform and policy considerations: A multiple case study of the inclusion of modern band into music teacher preparation programmes." Journal of Popular Music Education 4, no. 1 (March 1, 2020): 21–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/jpme_00012_1.
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Many music teacher education programmes in the United States are increasingly offering classes that fall within the scope of modern band. A number of policies impact music teacher education curricula in the United States. These include both hard policies, such as teacher certification and NASM accreditation requirements, as well as soft policies, such as institutional traditions. In this multiple case study, the researchers interviewed three music teacher educators from different universities to examine their individual experiences incorporating modern band into their music education curricula and identify any policy issues that arose as they proposed and instituted curricular changes. The themes identified with regard to implementing modern band into the music teacher education curriculum included time, support, curricular positioning, equity and access. Notably, the participants did not cite any specific policy issues as barriers to implementing modern band into music education coursework.
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Benade, Leon. "A Critical Review of Curriculum Mapping: Implications for the Development of an Ethical Teacher Professionality." Teachers' Work 20, no. 1 (June 30, 2023): 126–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.24135/teacherswork.v20i1.442.
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Curriculum mapping, a curriculum design methodology popularised in America has found favour in New Zealand schools as they develop their own curricula in line with the recently introduced New Zealand Curriculum. This paper considers the implications of curriculum mapping for the development of an ethical teaching profession. Curriculum mapping is problematised because it reflects positivist theories of knowledge and leads to further technicisation of schooling. The requirement that schools develop their own curricula could however open the possibility to develop pedagogically and theoretically sound curricula and offers teachers and managers the opportunity to regain ownership of their work as they review their current curricula, leading to engagement in a genuinely ethical and collaborative dialogue.
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Pedersen, Elaine L., and Leslie Davis Burns. "Curriculum integration across fashion-related curricula." International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education 4, no. 1 (March 2011): 43–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2010.519725.
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Marsella Desriyarini Gui, Nurain Kiraman, Mutia Karim, Fitriyawati Karim, Muthi Muharam, Adelia Mohamad, Ananda Saburi, Minarti Hasan, Nurain Laraka, and Ismail Latif. "Improving the Curriculum Based on Character." International Journal of Advanced Technology and Social Sciences 1, no. 4 (December 28, 2023): 259–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.59890/ijatss.v1i4.984.
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Creating new curricula, changing and improving old curricula, implementing curricula, and supervising basic education curricula is known as character-based curriculum development. Among these controls are curriculum monitoring and assessment and improvement curriculum based on feedback from various basic curriculum assessments and evaluations within and outside educational institutions.Curriculum development must be based on religious principles, Pancasila, culture and national education goals. Consisting of four pillars, these values are organized into eighteen principles: religious, honest, tolerance, discipline, hard work, creative, independent, democratic, national spirit, love for the country, appreciation for achievement, friendship and communication, love of peace, love reading, environmental care, social care, and responsibility
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Tabas, Brad, and Klara Kövesi. "Sustainable Development and Diversifying Competencies Curricula." Információs Társadalom 20, no. 2 (October 20, 2020): 118. http://dx.doi.org/10.22503/inftars.xx.2020.2.8.
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This paper explores the question how to approach thinking about curriculum construction for European engineering schools in the age of sustainable development. We present a theoretical argument that curriculum thinkers need to broaden their focus from the “restricted competences” paradigm (RCP) in curriculum thinking to consider how to make curricula within a diversifying competences paradigm (DCP). We claim that the best response to the challenge of sustainability is to produce more skill-diversity among engineers while simultaneously training engineers to make the most of this diversity. We support this claim with two arguments. First, we explore the problem-solving power of diversely skilled collectives, suggesting that this increases relative to homogenous collectives when confronting complex problems. Then we show that sustainable development is not only a complex problem, but an extremely complex or wicked problem. Based on these two conclusions, we propose a mixed-medium curricular model which illustrates how engineering schools might be reformed in order to produce greater student competence diversification.
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Whitelaw, Pauline, and John Russell. "Psychiatry Curricula 2022." BJPsych Open 7, S1 (June 2021): S161—S162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2021.449.
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AimsThe aim of our review was to ensure that:Curricula are aligned to the GMC's GPC and Excellence by Design FrameworksCurricula are capability focusedCurricula promote a flexible and adaptable approach to trainingCurricula are succinct, user friendly, patient-centred and reflective of current training in practiceBackgroundIn response to recommendations outlined in the Shape of Training Review (2013), the GMC developed their new framework for postgraduate medical education Excellence by Design (2015), alongside their Generic Professional Capabilities (GPC) Framework (2015).MethodGovernanceTo manage the review, a Curriculum Revision Working Group (CRWG) was set up to monitor and govern the review process. Members include Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC) chairs, trainee and patient/lay representatives.Curriculum Development & FrameworkThe CRWG, alongside SACs and specialty working groups, have undertaken a “Why, What, How” approach in developing the curriculum framework. Each curriculum is structured as follows:High Level Outcomes (HLOs) – These outline the “Why”, and provide an overarching view on what should be achieved by trainees. Each HLO is mapped directly onto each of the nine GMC GPC domains.Key Capabilities – These outline the “What”, and provide key detail on what trainees need to undertake to fulfil specific aspects of the curriculum.Training illustrations – These outline the “How”, and supplement the Key Capabilities by providing real-world examples of how to achieve each capability.Development of the curricula included:Mapping current Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs) to the new HLO frameworkRe-writing competencies so that they were capability focusedUndertaking a thematic analysis of the curricula, to develop key themes/groupings for capabilitiesReview and update Workplace Based Assessments (WBPAs) to ensure they align to the new frameworkStakeholder EngagementPart of the review has been to ensure Key Stakeholders are involved at each stage of curriculum development. To ensure that all key stakeholders are provided opportunity for consultation, a stakeholder map was developed.Stakeholder engagement has included:Direct trainee/trainer/patient/lay involvement at curriculum review meetingsConsultation surveys at each development stage, including feedback on the draft curriculum framework and feedback on full draft curriculaAttendance at meetings with key stakeholders, including NHS Employers and Royal College meetingsResultThe review is currently ongoing. In 2020 we were successful in submitting all 10 of our curricula to the GMC for approval. We are continuing to further develop our curriculum framework, which includes: Psychiatry “Silver Guide”Curricula documentsTraining illustrationsARCP Decision AidsSupplementary GuidanceConclusionThe review of RCPsych curricula has provided an excellent opportunity to broaden curriculum capabilities, and ensure that the curricula are achievable and deliverable. Our aim is to ensure that the new curricula promote flexibility and adaptability within training, and are user friendly for both trainees and trainers.
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Pires, Hugo, and Claudio Paula. "Curriculum changes in Brazilian Librarianship and its relations with the gendering of the librarian profession." RDBCI: Revista Digital de Biblioteconomia e Ciência da Informação 20, no. 2022 (January 11, 2022): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.20396/rdbci.v20i00.8668097/28126.
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Introduction:It highlights how gender relations are inserted in the logic of power and are supported by the production of diffusion of discourses to penetrate people's daily lives and produce docile individuals. Objective: To present a theoretical discussion about howthe curricular changes of Librarianship courses in Brazil –sometimes more humanistic, sometimes more technical –influenced the process of feminization of the profession and the insertion of the profession in the list of professions notably marked by thesexual division of labor. Method:bibliographic review about the role of curricula as disseminators of discourses and power relations and in the gendering of professions; historical course of Librarianship curricula in Brazil and its insertion of gendered discourses in the librarian profession. Results:This work sought to show how the curriculum was used as a device for the dissemination of certain discourses in relation to the librarian profession and how it contributed to its feminization. Conclusion:It is proposed that the librarian profession has become feminized over time and changes in curricular focus have contributed to this movement, where the adoption of more technical curricula has contributed to the insertion of the profession in the list of professions notably marked by the sexual division of labor. Finally, it is pointed out that, from the 1980s, a timid approach of men to the area also led to a change in the curricular focus and in the discourse around the profession
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Hantzopoulos, Maria, Zeena Zakharia, Roozbeh Shirazi, Monisha Bajaj, and Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher. "New Curricular Approaches to Teaching About the Middle East and North Africa." Social Studies Research and Practice 10, no. 1 (March 1, 2015): 84–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ssrp-01-2015-b0005.
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This paper explores the possibilities of engaging in cross-disciplinary research to generate social studies curricula that disrupt singular historical constructions about the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), specifically for US high school teachers and students. As part of a larger multi-sited study that investigated and analyzed the common categories used to describe and teach MENA in US World History textbooks, the team engaged in multidisciplinary scholarship on the region to (1) review and analyze the five most widely adopted high school World History textbooks in the US; (2) share analyses with researchers and experts in the fields of MENA studies, history, and religion; (3) synthesize and integrate innovative scholarship on the region for potential curricula; and (4) generate robust alternative curricula for Grades 9-12 teachers. The authors, consequently, consider how educational research spurs innovative and culturally relevant curricular interventions for high school teachers. We argue thorough analysis of existing textbooks, informed by deep understandings of contested versions of historical events, should undergird social studies curriculum development. We suggest multidisciplinary and transnational collaboration can inform curricula in order to respond critically to singular narrations of peoples, cultures, and histories of a region.
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Dacumos, Leo Peter, and Masakazu Kita. "Through the teacher’s lens: Evaluation of the project-based curricula of Philippine and Japanese science high schools." SEAQIS Journal of Science Education 1, no. 02 (December 27, 2021): 1–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.58249/sjse.v1i02.37.
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Specialized science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) high schools provide intensive learning experiences for advanced learners. At the core of these STEM schools is a project-based (research) curriculum that aims to foster research culture among learners, creating critical thinkers and problem-solvers, preparing them to be globally competitive STEM professionals in the future. The Philippine STEM junior high schools system and Japan’s Super Science High (SSH) are amongst implementers of the project-based (research) curricula. Hence, this paper sought to conduct a critical review of these project-based curricula through quantitative analysis of Filipino and Japanese teachers’ perceptions of its effectiveness along the four dimensions of Tyler’s Objective-centered Model for curricular evaluation. Findings show similarities and significant differences in the perception of the project-based curricula' effectiveness between Filipino and Japanese teachers along the four dimensions of Tyler’s Objective-centered Model: (1) learning objectives; (2) learning experiences; (3) organization of learning experiences; and (4) evaluation methods.
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Fish, Ari M., J. Matthew Fields, Deborah Ziring, Gina McCoy, Paula Ostroff, and Geoffrey Hayden. "Curriculum Development by Design Thinking: Analyzing a Program for Social Determinants of Health Screening by Pre-Clerkship Medical Students." Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development 9 (January 2022): 238212052210807. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23821205221080701.
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Problem Health systems science (HSS) curricula in medical schools facilitate an understanding of social determinants of health (SDOH) and their impact on health outcomes. After implementation of an experiential, patient-centered program based around SDOH screening, however, our medical college noted poor student receptivity and engagement. In order to improve the program, we chose a design thinking approach based on the perceived value of actively engaging learners in the design of education. The role of design thinking in curricular quality improvement, however, remains unclear. Intervention We sought to determine if a current educational model for SDOH screening could be improved by reforming the curriculum using a design thinking workshop involving student and faculty stakeholders. Context The current study is a retrospective analysis of first-year medical student, end-of-year evaluations of the Clinical Experience (CE) program at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College before (2018-19) and after (2019-20) implementation of the design thinking workshop and subsequent curriculum changes. Impact Overall positive results significantly increased across all survey questions after the curricular intervention (p < 0.01), indicating increased student satisfaction with the revised curriculum. Lessons Learned Few studies assess outcomes of design thinking-driven curricular changes. The current study of an SDOH screening program details the implementation of initiatives that originated from a design thinking sprint and assesses program evaluations following these curricular changes. Most of the well-received curricular changes concerned improvements in student training, patient screening and follow-up, and the leveraging of existing technology. The study reinforces the importance of co-creation among stakeholders when redesigning medical curricula.
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HILDRETH, LAURA A., JIM ROBISON-COX, and JADE SCHMIDT. "COMPARING STUDENT SUCCESS AND UNDERSTANDING IN INTRODUCTORY STATISTICS UNDER CONSENSUS AND SIMULATION-BASED CURRICULA." STATISTICS EDUCATION RESEARCH JOURNAL 17, no. 1 (May 31, 2018): 103–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.52041/serj.v17i1.178.
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This study examines the transferability of results from previous studies of simulation-based curriculum in introductory statistics using data from 3,500 students enrolled in an introductory statistics course at Montana State University from fall 2013 through spring 2016. During this time, four different curricula, a traditional curriculum and three simulation-based curricula, were used. Student success rates and understanding of six key statistical concepts are compared among these curricula using mixed logistic regression. Results indicate that after controlling for salient covariates, differences in student success rates are minimal while student understanding under the simulation-based curricula are similar to or better than student understanding under the traditional curriculum suggesting simulation-based curricula may help increase student understanding of several key statistical concepts. First published May 2018 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives
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Mitchell, Brendan, and Clare Gordon Buntic. "Global Trends in Curriculum Reform and Development." Curriculum and Teaching 38, no. 1 (June 1, 2023): 27–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.7459/ct/38.1.03.
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Curriculum is generally understood to be that which defines what should be taught and learned in an education system, and the activities and experiences related to this. Curriculum reform and development is a trend globally as nations and states, and their education departments seek to deliver future focused curricula to meet the challenges and needs presented in the 21st century. This article explores some of the definitions of curriculum and the place of knowledge in a curriculum. This sets the basis for discussing curriculum reform and development globally. This is demonstrated in the global trend of curriculum change from curricula where knowledge is seen as specific subject facts, learned through transmission by the teacher to curricula where knowledge for application and problem solving is valued, acquired through a learning process of self-regulation and collaboration. This enables the authors to identify challenges and processes in curriculum reform or development projects. The article discusses curriculum reform in many countries to improve quality of schooling and the production of human capital, has resulted in a policy shift away from content-based curricula towards outcomes-based curricula, with an inclusion of skills and values, and learner-centred pedagogies.
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Silva, M. C., and V. D. Teodoro. "Questions, Answers and Pleas in Portuguese Exams During Seven Decades." Comparative Sociology 14, no. 1 (April 29, 2015): 102–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15691330-12341338.
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Keeping in mind the central part national exams have been performing in the design and implementation of learning and curricula, the analysis of the evolution of national exams shows the dynamic implications between the exams and the curricula, in the realm of the curricular reforms that happened in Portugal. As it is never too much to highlight, it is not possible to reflect on the exams focusing exclusively around the students and the technical concern of measuring their performance without keeping in mind the factors in play regarding learning, such as curriculum, Portuguese cultural characteristics, the organization of the School Community, and the educational legislation driven by several national and international historical factors.
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Bauer, Waldemar, and Karin Przygodda. "New Learning Concepts within the German System of Vocational Education and Training." European Educational Research Journal 2, no. 1 (March 2003): 22–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/eerj.2003.2.1.8.
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In 1997, a new curricular framework for vocational education and training (VET) schools — ‘learning fields' — was implemented in Germany. As a result, vocational curricula with their elements and contents had to relate to work and business processes and be described on the basis of competences. Regarding the German tradition of curricula, a paradigm shift can be observed, because earlier curricula were organised according to disciplines. In 1998, a pilot programme was launched which focused on ‘new learning concepts within the dual vocational education and training system’ and involved projects in the construction of learning fields, which were implemented in VET schools. These projects developed concepts for the empirical analysis of work processes or tasks and identified the competences required as a basis for curricula, in order to link qualification research with curriculum development. By analysing the different approaches, it became clear that an integration of the analysis of work and the transformation of the empirical results into curricula was necessary. This work also implies a model of competence development, because the focus of this VET research is ultimately teaching and learning practices in VET schools. Research in these areas has to be domain specific because it deals with the content and expertise in an occupational field and therefore requires an in-depth understanding of knowledge and skills in these fields.
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Hovdenak, Sylvi S., and Eline F. Wiese. "Teacher Professionalism and Curricular Change - the Tension between Governance, Control and Professionalism in School." Revista Tempos e Espaços em Educação 9, no. 18 (April 14, 2014): 23–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.20952/revtee.v9i18.4960.
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Through looking at the process of Norwegian curricular change from the 1990’s reforms till today, we discuss how the different curricula in different ways affect the possibilities teachers have to act as professional agents in the classroom. Using Bernstein’s concept of the pedagogical discourse and how knowledge produced at the micro level, the level of pedagogical research and practice, we discuss how knowledge gets transformed and recontextualised as it becomes part of the curriculum, the ‘official field’ in Bernstein’s terms, and instead acts as mechanisms for controlling the teachers’ practices. In this paper we argue that curricular change affects the teachers’ potential for professional and autonomous action in the classroom. Furthermore, we point to the implications this has for teacher education, and the need for giving the students the competency to transcend and critically act and reflect on the implications the curricula have for their future teacher professionalism.
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Petrun Sayers, Elizabeth L., Christopher A. Craig, Susan Gilbertz, Song Feng, Rita T. Karam, and Angelena Bohman. "Advancing STEM-Based Business Sustainability: Mending the Curricular Gap." Management Teaching Review 5, no. 1 (June 11, 2019): 82–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2379298119852313.
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Businesses are increasingly facing economic, social, and environmental sustainability challenges. Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) are needed to address business sustainability needs, yet such competencies are noticeably absent from academic literature and business curricula. To mend the curricular gap, we make the case for developing cross-disciplinary STEM-based business sustainability curricula that enhance students’ sustainability literacy and cognitive abilities related to STEM and sustainability. A literature review is provided that documents curricular gaps specific to STEM and sustainability in the academic literature and in business sustainability program offerings. We then present a framework that can be used to integrate STEM and sustainability across the curricula and to evaluate curricular implementation. This review provides timely and relevant information that can help business management educators, instructors, and administrators justify, design, develop, implement, and evaluate STEM-based business sustainability curricula.
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Davila, Jessica A., Nancy D. Harada, Kathryn Wirtz Rugen, Stuart C. Gilman, and Shubhada Sansgiry. "Interprofessional Curriculum Delivery: Experience of a Primary Care Education Program." Healthcare 12, no. 9 (May 6, 2024): 950. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12090950.
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Few post-graduate training programs offer a comprehensive curriculum that includes structured clinical experiences to teach interprofessional care. To address this need, the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Academic Affiliations funded the Centers of Excellence in Primary Care Education (CoEPCE) from 2011–2019 to provide interprofessional curricula for health profession trainees (HPTs), including physician residents, nurse practitioner residents, pharmacy residents, and psychology residents. We examined changes over time in curricular domains, system impacts, and program practices based on HPT survey data and the qualitative evaluation of narrative feedback. An annual survey was administered to participants. Indirect standardized ratios were calculated for interprofessional professional education (IPE) program domains, system impacts, and program practices. Qualitative responses were coded based on curricular domains and key program components. The study cohort included 369 HPTs. Site and profession standardized indirect ratios across all professions indicated improvements in curricular domains, system impacts, and program practices, with significant differences observed for associated health HPTs as compared to other HPTs for performance improvement. Qualitative data indicated that profession was associated with differences in perceptions of the curriculum. Although improvements occurred over time, our findings support the need for the thoughtful consideration of profession-specific identity characteristics when designing interprofessional curricula.