We review the use of diagrams in the UK National School Curriculum (NC) and assess it in the light of current research on childrens’ graph comprehension. It is noted that some diagrams are very ubiquitous (e.g. illustrations and bar graphs) whereas other representations which are potentially appropriate for younger children (e.g. hierarchies) are relatively rarely used. We also query some of th...

Ultrasound (US) is an extremely useful diagnostic imaging modality because of its real-time capability, noninvasiveness, portability, and relatively low cost. It carries none of the potential risks of ionizing radiation exposure or intravenous contrast administration. For these reasons, numerous medical specialties now rely on US not only for diagnosis and guidance for procedures, but also as a...

Purpose: This research was conducted with the aim of identifying effective factors on educational reform at the level of national and regional supports for high school mathematics. Methodology: The present study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was qualitative, which was performed in two stages of synthesis research and content analysis. The research enviro...

Since South Africa's first national democratic elections in 1994, the Government of National Unity has issued several curriculum-related reforms intended to democratise education and eliminate inequalities in the post-apartheid education system. The most comprehensive of these reforms has been labelled outcomes-based education (OBE), an approach to education which underpins the new Curriculum 2...

Female High School Teachers’ Opinion on Their Educational Role and the Extent to Which They Match the Expectations of the National Curriculum A. Ziyaa’ee Mehr, Ph.D. M. Hallaaji, Ph.D. To survey the opinions of female high school teachers on their educational role, initially a single-question questionnaire was distributed among 80 of them who were randomly selected. Then...

The Identification and Exploration of the Culture of Elementary School Teachers in Lorestan Province   S. Roomaani* G.R. Haji Hosseinnejaad, Ph.D.** A. Hosseinikhaah, Ph.D.*** N. Faazeli, Ph.D.****   In centralized systems of education, the incongruence between the national and local cultures can be problematic. Hence, the identification of the local culture and exploration of its congru...

The objectives of this paper are to present a summary of the evolution of the content of perioperative nursing at the University of São Paulo School of Nursing (EEUSP) and reflect on the National Curriculum Directives (NCD) for the nursing course. The study was developed from a brief history of the practice of perioperative nursing and the inclusion of this topic in the nursing curriculum at EE...