The collected works of English mathematics educator, Mary Boole, might be invaluable for education and curriculum research that attempts to understand the question: “what counts as knowing?” Even though it was written before 1916, Boole’s work allows curriculum researchers and teacher educators interested in the question to experience a significant shift in thinking. For example, in the followi...

The purpose of this qualitative study was to assess the effectiveness of a disability sport unit in shaping perceptions of disability. Data from interviews, observations, and documents were collected on 87 elementary-aged students, one physical education teacher, and one teaching intern. Comparisons were drawn between fifth graders engaged in a five-week disability sport unit to fourth graders ...

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This paper discusses technology integration in teaching and teacher education. Emphasis is placed on policy and curriculum reform as they relate to the use of information technologies for teacher education. Particular reference is made to the situation in Cyprus public schools. It is argued that for successful technology integration, there needs to be a shift in pedagogical approaches and refor...

the experienced curriculum” is one of the curriculums performed in the educational systems on which several different studies have been done. “the experienced curriculum” is of different levels whose first one is the hidden curriculum. this curriculum can be affected by different factors which have been categorized into four categories namely, educational, social, and geographical in this study...

erTigkertelIa Bruce W. The Student -Centered Curriculum: A Concept in Curriculum Innovation. Rutgers. The State Univ., New Brunswick. N.J. Graduate School of Education. Spans Agency-Office of Education (DHEW). Washington. D.C. Bureau of Research. Report No !mid -R -2 Bureau No-BR -8.0334 Pub Date Mar 69 Grant -OM -0.9 -080334 -3736 Note -21p. FORS Price MF -5025 HC-S1.15 Descriptors *Behavioral...

This paper reports on an exploratory study that explores the instructional patterns within English as a Foreign Language (EFL) secondary school classrooms in Syria. Recently, the Syrian Ministry of Education (MoE) has introduced a new national curriculum which recommends a shift in EFL teachers’ instructional practices. Despite this costly innovation, there has been no attempt to check whether ...

A Curriculum for Excellence outlines a curriculum for young people in Scotland from age 3 to 18. In the report, endorsed wholly by Scottish ministers, much is made of the underpinning values of the proposed curriculum. However, the absence of any consultation period has meant that such values and the report itself have not been subject to systematic debate by parliament, public, or the educatio...