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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Curriculum innovation"”.
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Primary teachers' recontextualization of a curriculum innovation in Uganda
… primary school science by Uganda's official curriculum. It describes how sixteen teachers, located in eight primary schools, interpret and enact the pedagogic prescriptions of the problem solving approach. The study further explores the extent to which school contexts in which the teachers …
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Facilitating Instructional Change: A Case Study on Diffusion of Curriculum Innovation
… on train-the-trainer models for diffusing curriculum innovations at the K-12 level, not much is known about how such models play out at the undergraduate level, especially with newer curriculum innovations using student-centered instruction. I present findings from one such project: a case …
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Curriculum Innovation in a Post Primary School: A Case Study of the LCVP
… I aim to investigate the process of curricular innovation; in this case the introduction of the Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (referred to as LCVP in the rest of this dissertation) in a newly constituted school. Secondly in the light of findings from this investigation I will assess …
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The Learn to Travel Project: a case study of curriculum innovation in primary schools
This thesis is a case study of curriculum innovation in the primary school at a time of major change during the introduction of the National Curriculum. It involved a small number of primary schools, teachers and children. In particular the processes and impacts of the innovation were investigated. …
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Involving Students in their own learning: The Experience of a first year Curriculum innovation
… grow not only academically, but also socially. Innovations include programmes such as Transition Year, Leaving Certificate Vocational, Civic Social and Political Education and perhaps most importantly the Junior Certificate
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Investigating teachers' practices and beliefs in relation to curriculum innovation in English language teaching in Libya
… which investigates the relationship between curriculum innovation and teachers' actual classroom practices in ELT. It examines five teachers' implementation of the English language curriculum in Libyan secondary schools, and compares their implementation to what is recommended by this …
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Curriculum innovation through teacher certification: Evaluation of a government intervention and its effects on teacher development and English language pedagogy in South Korea
… and development, English language teaching (ELT) innovation, policy enactment and teacher evaluation.<br/>The study contributes to understanding of curriculum innovations by establishing a tentative relationship among those factors which were identified as shaping the process and impact of …
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An Investigation of Libyan EFL Teachers’ Conceptions of the Communicative Learner-Centred Approach in Relation to their Implementation of an English Language Curriculum Innovation in Secondary Schools
… to their implementation of an English language curriculum innovation in secondary schools. A mixed approach employing quantitative (survey questionnaire) and qualitative (semi-structure interview) research methods was used for data collection during the first phase of this research. Martons’ …
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A curriculum innovation in South African schools: teachers’ perspectives on the process of implementing the “foundations for learning campaign” in the foundation and intermediate phases in the Uthungulu District
… efficacy of the implementation of the national curriculum innovations called “Foundations for Learning Campaign” in schools under uThungulu District, within the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. Furthermore, it included assessing the level of preparedness of educators in their teaching …
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The status and quality of continuous assessment in junior secondary science in Ghana
Continuous assessment is a major national curriculum innovation in Ghana but has been subject to limited research. Current literature has shown that diagnostic and formative assessments which can be purposes for continuous assessment are powerful in improving student learning and learning outcomes. …
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A Study of the Comparative Experiences of LCVP in Selected Schools.
… Programme (LCVP) is part of a range of curriculum reform at Senior Cycle. This dissertation explores the issues arising from the introduction and implementation of the LCVP into a selected number of schools with a particular focus on Saint Anne’s, the target school. In order to get a …
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Innovation and change in the Information Systems curriculum of an Australian University: a socio-technical perspective.
Information Systems is a relatively new curriculum area and one that is still growing in size and importance. It involves applied studies that are concerned with the ways people build and use computer-based systems in their organisations to produce useful information. Information Systems is, of …
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Teacher's experiences of the teaching of personal capabilities through the science curriculum.
… Personal Capabilities (PCs) through the Science curriculum. It documents the process by which teachers were successfully enabled to incorporate the teaching of PCs through the Science curriculum. An action research methodology provided the basis for the development of the study which benefited …
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Teachers, learners and mathematics : an analysis of HSRC research reports on mathematics education 1970-1980
… mathematical knowledge, pedagogic knowledge and curriculum innovation practices. Positioning and distributing textual strategies with respect to learner and teacher sub-voices are related to the (re)production of theories of instruction that constitute models of acquirers, transmitters and …
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Teachers' experiences of the teaching of personal capabilities through the science curriculum
… Personal Capabilities (PCs) through the Science curriculum. It documents the process by which teachers were successfully enabled to incorporate the teaching of PCs through the Science curriculum. An action research methodology provided the basis for the development of the study which benefited …
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Perceptions of the new grade 10 – 11 commerce curriculum: A narrative case study of teachers in the Ompundja Circuit, Oshana region of Namibia
… and economic trends requires continuous curriculum innovation. In Namibia, efforts to develop new commerce curricula have faced challenges in implementation, leading to resource and time wastage. Consequently, this study aimed to investigate teachers' perceptions of the new Grade 10-11 …
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Teachers who initiate curriculum innovations: Motivations and benefits
What explains teacher-initiated curriculum innovation? Sparse but consistent literature in theories of motivation, teacher career development, teacher identity, and change in education shows that teachers value complexity and the opportunity to challenge themselves. Teachers who innovate often were …
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Curriculum 2005: challenges facing teachers in historically disadvantaged schools in the Western Cape
… of schools were externalised in the form of Curriculum 2005 and Outcomes-based Education. Curriculum 2005 was viewed as a planned framework (process) of curriculum innovation underpinned by factors such as redress, access, equity and development. Outcomes-based Education in turn was the …
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The commodification of British higher education : international student curriculum initiatives
… predecessors, and this is liable to impact on curriculum planning and policy making. The thesis identifies Japan as a major source of full-fee paying students. An educational profile of Japan demonstrates how the Japanese have made continuing use of international study to meet the development …
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