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Journal articles on the topic "Curriculum Development Centre (Zambia)"
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Mulenga, Innocent Mutale, and Christine Mwanza. "Teacher’s Voices Crying in the School Wilderness: Involvement of Secondary School Teachers in Curriculum Development in Zambia." Journal of Curriculum and Teaching 8, no. 1 (February 22, 2019): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/jct.v8n1p32.
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In Zambia, curriculum development for primary and secondary schools is done centrally. The CurriculumDevelopment Centre (CDC), the institution placed with the responsibility of facilitating curriculum development,claims that the Zambian school curriculum is developed through a consultative and participatory approach throughcourse and subject panels where teachers and other stakeholders are represented. However, there has been noempirical evidence to suggest the roles that teachers, who are the major implementers of the same curricular, arerequired to play in the development process. This study therefore, sought to establish perceptions of secondaryschool teachers on their role in the curriculum development process in Zambia. The concurrent embedded design ofthe mixed methods approach was employed with the qualitative approach dominating the study while the quantitativewas used to add detail. Data from secondary school teachers was collected using questionnaires while interviewguides were used for Head teachers. Raw data collected from interviews and questionnaires was analyzed usingthemes and descriptive statistics and then arranged into significant patterns so as to easily interpret and understandthe essence of the data. The findings of the study clearly suggested that the majority of secondary school teachers inLusaka were willing to participate in the curriculum development process, especially in situational analysis, in theformulation of educational objectives, in setting up the curriculum project, and in the writing of curriculum materialssuch as textbooks. From the study it was concluded that teachers were aware of some of the roles that they couldplay in the curriculum development but were not adequately involved in the development process.
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Luo, Jianhua, and Gift Muyunda. "Teachers' Voice in Zambia." International Journal of Asian Education 2, no. 3 (August 15, 2021): 388–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.46966/ijae.v2i3.164.
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Curriculum Development in Zambia is highly centralized, with the Curriculum Development Center (CDC) being charged with developing the curriculum through consultative and participatory approaches through the course and subject panels where teachers are engaged. Nevertheless, there has been no empirical evidence to show how teachers are actively involved in the development process. This study aimed to investigate the phenomenon of teachers' involvement in the curriculum development process in Zambia. This study was qualitative and used a case study design approach. Data was collected using a semi-structured interview guide from secondary school teachers and headteachers. Raw data were collected through semi-structured interview forms from secondary school teachers and headteachers. The researcher analyzed the data using MAXQDA qualitative software to identify initial codes and generate emerging themes quickly. The results showed that secondary school teachers were dissatisfied with the present way of curriculum development, which insignificantly neglects them, and also, the majority of them have never participated in the development of the curriculum. Further, the results revealed that most of the secondary school teachers in Lusaka were willing to participate at any stage of the curriculum development in Zambia. This study concludes by arguing that secondary school teachers are significantly neglected to participate in the curriculum development in Zambia and recommends that the Ministry of General Education (MoGE) broaden the scope of secondary school teachers' participation in the curriculum developed through the Curriculum Development Center (CDC).
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Munyeme, Geoffrey, and Peter C. Kalebwe. "Astronomy Education: The Current Status in Zambia." Transactions of the International Astronomical Union 24, no. 3 (2001): 38–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0251107x00000407.
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AbstractThere are many interlocking factors determining the introduction of astronomy education in Zambia. The process of infusing this new subject into an education system so centralised as that of Zambia is extremely complex. At school level the process is more complex than at university level, as all syllabuses are developed by a central body, Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) whose priorities are determined by perceived social and economic needs of the country. The prevailing notion in Zambia is that astronomy has no direct bearing on future employment needs. It is therefore not surprising that astronomy is at the bottom of the priority list among school subjects. The recent upsurge of interest in astronomy at the University of Zambia opens up the necessary background for developing astronomy in both school and university curricula. The University has recently formed the Astronomical Society and the Working Group on Space Science in Zambia. Coupled to this are exchange visits and collaborative work between the Physics Department of the University of Zambia and the South-African Astronomical Observatory. In this paper we present a review of the current activities in space science in Zambia and how they relate to the development of astronomy education.
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Oliver, Magasu, Muleya Gistered, and Mweemba Liberty. "TEACHING STRATEGIES USED IN CIVIC EDUCATION LESSONS IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ZAMBIA." International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH 8, no. 2 (May 28, 2020): 39–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v8.i2.2020.182.
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This study sought to investigate the teaching strategies used in Civic Education lessons in secondary schools in Zambia. The study used a descriptive case study design and data was collected using interviews, Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) and observations. Purposive sampling procedure was used to target seventy-four participants. Data collected was analysed using themes that emerged from the literature review and objectives of the study. The main findings of the study were that teachers in secondary schools still used teacher-centred strategies in the teaching of Civic Education despite policy direction in the Zambia Education Curriculum of 2013. Lecture method was common most Civic Education lessons. A few who implemented reflective practice strategies in their lessons used debate, group discussions and brainstorming. Based on the findings, social sciences departments where Civic Education sits in secondary schools in Zambia should find mechanisms of observing reflective practice strategy in the teaching of Civic Education rather than just seeing lesson plans. The Ministry of General Education should take a deliberate move to provide workshops/short courses to Civic Education teachers on the importance and use of reflective practice strategy in Civic Education lessons. Further, Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) and Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ) should collaborate and re-design the Civic Education Syllabus and give it a practical project since the subject is practical in nature. There is need in future to assess the training of Civic Education teachers with regards to training for reflective practice strategy.
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Eriksen, Elisabeth Almaz Berger. "A Child-Centred Discourse in Zambian Kindergartens?" Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education (NJCIE) 5, no. 1 (April 12, 2021): 34–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.7577/njcie.4148.
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This article aims to identify and discuss the existence and strengthening of a child-centred teaching discourse in Zambian kindergartens. The article is based on the understanding that the teacher-directed approach to teaching is a historically based hegemonic discourse within Zambian kindergartens. This means that the teacher-directed teaching discourse dominates thinking in many ways and is translated into institutional arrangements (Hajer, 1995, in Svarstad, 2005, p. 243). Several studies have pointed to the challenges posed by the teacher-directed teaching discourse in kindergartens in Sub-Saharan Africa as a hindrance of pedagogical quality in such institutions, pointing to a child-centred teaching discourse as an important path towards development (EFA, 2015, p. 208, Temba, 2014, p. 110; Mwaura et al., 2008; 2011). This article includes a positive discourse analysis of the Zambian Education Curriculum Framework[1] and a small-scale qualitative study, based on observations from four classrooms in four kindergartens in the Copperbelt province of Zambia. The article focuses on conducting a positive discourse analysis of the elements of child-centred teaching discourse observed in one of the four classrooms. The findings point to the existence of a child-centred teaching discourse in the Zambian Education Curriculum Framework. However, only one of the four Zambian kindergarten teachers seemed to implement teaching practices that could be identified as a child-centred teaching discourse. he elements of a child-centred teaching discourse identified through the positive discourse analysis were: the kindergarten teachers’ professional decisions, good interaction with children, use of a variety of materials, and children’s participation. The findings are discussed in light of the Zambian Education Curriculum Framework as well as theoretical perspectives on child-centred teaching discourse, argumentation theory and children’s right to participation. Finally, the article includes a critical discussion of how the findings may strengthen a child-centred teaching discourse in Zambian kindergartens.
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Yennurajalingam, Sriram, Charles E. Amos, John Weru, Edwina Beryl V. N. D. Addo Opare-Lokko, Joseph Anthony Arthur, Kristy Nguyen, Olaitan Soyannwo, et al. "Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes-Palliative Care in Africa Program: Improving Access to Quality Palliative Care." Journal of Global Oncology, no. 5 (December 2019): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.19.00128.
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PURPOSE There is limited access to quality palliative care (PC) for patients with advanced cancer in sub-Saharan Africa. Our aim was to describe the development of the Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes-Palliative Care in Africa (ECHO-PACA) program and describe a preliminary evaluation of attitudes and knowledge of participants regarding the ability of the program to deliver quality PC. METHODS An interdisciplinary team at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, guided by experts in PC in sub-Saharan Africa, adapted a standardized curriculum based on PC needs in the region. Participants were then recruited, and monthly telementoring sessions were held for 16 months. The monthly telementoring sessions consisted of case presentations, discussions, and didactic lectures. Program participants came from 14 clinics and teaching hospitals in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia. Participants were surveyed at the beginning, midpoint, and end of the 16-month program to evaluate changes in attitudes and knowledge of PC. RESULTS The median number of participants per session was 30. Thirty-three (83%) of 40 initial participants completed the feedback survey. Health care providers’ self-reported confidence in providing PC increased with participation in the Project ECHO-PACA clinic. There was significant improvement in the participants’ attitudes and knowledge, especially in titrating opioids for pain control ( P = .042), appropriate use of non-opioid analgesics ( P = .012), and identifying and addressing communication issues related to end-of-life care ( P = .014). CONCLUSION Project ECHO-PACA was a successful approach for disseminating knowledge about PC. The participants were adherent to ECHO PACA clinics and the completion of feedback surveys. Future studies should evaluate the impact of Project ECHO-PACA on changes in provider practice as well as patient outcomes.
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McGregor, Heather E., and Catherine A. McGregor. "Behind the Scenes of Inuit Curriculum Development in Nunavut, 2000–2013." Études Inuit Studies 40, no. 2 (January 15, 2019): 109–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1055434ar.
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In this article we examine the provision of curriculum in Nunavut between 2000 and 2013. During this time the Government of Nunavut established a mandate to ensure all curriculum from Kindergarten through Grade 12 was founded onInuit Qaujimajatuqangit(IQ) and supported bilingualism. We describe how the Curriculum and School Services Division of the Department of Education undertook to fulfil this responsibility through unique, made-in-Nunavut curriculum development processes and products. We conclude by outlining the opportunities and challenges evident in the work of creating curriculum, teaching resources, and learning materials that centre Inuit knowledges, languages, and contexts.
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O'Donnell, Marcus, Margaret Wallace, Anne Melano, Romy Lawson, and Eeva Leinonen. "Putting transition at the centre of whole-of-curriculum transformation." Student Success 6, no. 2 (August 18, 2015): 73–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ssj.v6i2.295.
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This paper describes the development of a model for institution-wide curriculum transformation at the University of Wollongong (UOW). Transition – a curriculum-integrated approach that enables a smooth, supported shift into and through higher education and a successful transition from the university to the world of work and lifelong learning – is one of three key principles at the heart of the UOW Curriculum Model. This paper focuses on transition as a whole-of-curriculum design principle and the way this principle informs the other elements of the UOW Curriculum Model. It aims to extend the concept of “transition pedagogy” developed by Kift and colleagues and to show how it has been used to inform our larger project of curriculum renewal.
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McEvoy, Mary, and Maria Vezina. "The development of a nursing centre on a college campus: implications for the curriculum." Journal of Advanced Nursing 11, no. 3 (May 1986): 295–301. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.1986.tb01251.x.
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Bello, Jaliyyah, Selina Fletcher, and Mojtaba Ammari-Allahyari. "Providing an enabling environment to promote the Sustainable Development Goals: Coventry University’s experience." Emerald Open Research 2 (September 7, 2020): 58. http://dx.doi.org/10.35241/emeraldopenres.13866.1.
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Higher Education Institutions provide a vital role in providing education towards solving sustainability issues. Hence, the adoption of development agendas, such as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the SDG Accord, into curriculum. As a signatory of the sector SDG Accord, Coventry University Group has the responsibility of providing an enabling environment to promote the achievement of the Goals. This article introduces a model for embedding the goals into curriculum; with creative teaching practice and enriching student experience at the centre to the approach taken. The approach considers three dimensions: Staff Development, the Goals within Teaching, and Students' Activities.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Curriculum Development Centre (Zambia)"
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Sinyama, Imakando. "Enabling social learning as a response to environmental issues through teaching of localised curriculum in Zambian schools." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003390.
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Schools are traditionally established as the main meeting platforms for awareness, education, training and capacity building in the local communities, and as such, are highly regarded and respected. They are situated and integrated in nearly all local communities. They are thus perfectly suited to reach, draw on and provide capacity building to the communities. Zambia recently introduced a new curriculum aspect named localised curriculum, which makes up 20% of the curriculum. This curriculum area encourages schools to address issues of sustainable development that are locally relevant through this curriculum component, but it is not clear what kind of learning emerges from this curriculum aspect. The study looked at the shift in pedagogical discourse since the introduction of the localised curriculum. Using case study methodology and observation of a number of classroom activities in the Keemba District near Monze in Zambia, I observed social learning interactions taking place in the implementation of the localised curriculum. In particular, I was interested in how the different aspects of the localised curriculum enabled social learning, at different levels. What is important in this research is that it focused not so much on what people should know, or be able to do, but rather, drawing on some of the questions raised by Wals (2007), I considered questions of how people learn, and how social learning emerges in school-community interactions in the localised curriculum. The main research question was to investigate: How does localised curriculum enable social learning in response to environmental issues in Zambian schools? This research drew on a number of associated research projects that were carried out in southern Africa and beyond. In his research, Namafe (2008) states that he saw a great need to institutionalise increased participation of Zambian Basic Schools and their local communities in sustainable development of the country in order to alleviate poverty and achieve equitable development. Hogan (2008, p. 122 ) researching in a different context, argues that contextualisation of the curriculum allowed for indigenous knowledge to come in to the classroom, stating that ‘Weakening of the frames provided the opportunity of closer relationships to give space for knowledge other than teacher selected knowledge or book knowledge to enter the classroom.’ In this study I found that: - Teaching localised curriculum allowed for contextualisation and integration of environment and natural resource management issues - Localising the curriculum contributed to curriculum relevancy: teaching localised curriculum helped learners, teachers and community to develop concern for quality of life and contributed to an understanding of sustainable development - Localised curriculum allowed for frame awareness, frame deconstruction and reframing to take place: this allowed teachers to use methods which promoted active pupil participation and interaction, encouraging learners to be reflexive thinkers rather than just using rote memory - Participation of teachers, community and learners in the implementation of the localised curriculum: The involvement of community members to teach topics of the localised curriculum was useful and articulated processes of inter–epistemological dialogue between traditional or every day and scientific or institutional knowledge - The localised curriculum implementation involved various roles and was influenced by various factors. Of key interest to this study was the fact that neither parents, learners nor teachers saw the localised curriculum as an opportunity for problem solving, but rather emphasised the learning of practical life skills relevant to the community. This differed from the curriculum manuals, and reduced the environmental education potential and also social learning opportunities.
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Munalula-Nkandu, Esther. "The development of a training model for peer learning facilitators in adolescent reproductive health in Zambia." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/17326.
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Thesis (PhD)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Zambia is reported to have high levels of maternal morbidity and mortality due to low contraceptive prevalence rates, over 50% of births not being attended to by skilled persons, and teenage pregnancies. A number of organisations (stakeholders) have invested in the training of adolescent reproductive health peer educators with the aim of empowering them to be role models to their peers in reproductive health, but Zambia does not have a generic and locally developed training programme for peer educators. The purpose of this study was to develop a training programme that would produce competent and more effective peer educators for Zambia. The objectives were to determine the characteristics of the ideal peer educator. Further objectives were to ascertain the factors that contribute to or impair the development of the ideal peer educator, and to determine whether training programmes that were being used were producing ideal peer educators and enhancing healthy lifestyle behaviours. Key stakeholders participated in group interviews were they presented and critiqued their training programmes. Emerging out of this process was a draft training programme, developed by the stakeholders. Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were held with adolescent peer educators from Lusaka, Kafue, Livingstone and Maheba refugee camp. Data were analysed by triangulating the outcomes of the group interviews (with the stakeholders) with the outcomes of the FGDs and reviewed literature. The FGDs highlighted the characteristics of an ideal peer educator as well as factors that contribute towards his/her competence development. Numerous factors were reported that had a negative impact on the development of an ideal peer educator. The peer educators reported that their training had had a positive effect on their lifestyle behaviours. While they had gained more knowledge on HIV and AIDS, they recommended more training on other health issues. The study found that at community level, peer educators were not being given adequate respect because the concept of voluntary work was not readily accepted and they were regarded as failures in life. Major demotivating factors were the lack of payment of incentives and the fact that peer educators were not certified. Peer educators did not receive sufficient support from programme managers/coordinators to enable them to become more effective at community level. Weaknesses in the way the training programmes were conducted were also discerned. Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that more life skills’ development be promoted for peer educators. Training should be contextualised for the communities in which the peer educators work. The developed training programme, which should be used as a guide, should be repackaged to suit the profiles (e.g. values) of the different communities. Adolescents and various social sectors (inclusive of indicated stakeholders) ought to be involved in diagnosing community needs so as to influence both peers and communities in a way that would promote adolescent reproductive health. This study also recommends a more informal way of practising peer education, which would produce trainees who would be peer educators and role models in any given setting.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Na berig word is die hoë siekte- en sterftesyfers onder moeders in Zambië daaraan te wyte dat voorbehoedmiddels nie algemeen gebruik word nie, dat meer as 50% van geboortes plaasvind sonder die bystand van bekwame persone, en dat daar ‘n hoë voorkoms van tienerswangerskappe is. ‘n Aantal organisasies (belanghebbers) het in die opleiding van adolessent- portuurgroep-opvoeders in reproduktiewe gesondheid belê ten einde hierdie portuurgroep-opvoeders te bemagtig om as rolmodelle in reproduktiewe gesondheid op te tree. Zambië het egter nie ‘n eie generiese, plaaslik-ontwikkelde opleidingsprogram vir portuurgroep-opvoeders nie. Die doel van hierdie studie was om ‘n opleidingsmodel en opleidingsprogram te ontwikkel wat bekwame en meer effektiewe portuurgroep-opvoeders vir Zambië sou kon oplewer. Die doelstellings was om die kenmerke van ‘n ideale portuurgroep-opvoeder te bepaal en om die faktore te identifiseer wat óf tot die ontwikkeling van ‘n ideale portuurgroep-opvoeder bydra óf sy/haar ontwikkeling strem. Daar moes ook vasgestel word of bestaande opleidingsprogramme ideale portuurgroep-opvoeders oplewer en gevolglik gesonde leefstylgedrag bevorder. Die navorser het groeponderhoude gebruik en betekenisvolle belanghebbers genooi om hulle opleidingsprogramme aan te bied, te beoordeel en krities te bespreek. ‘n Konsepopleidingsprogram wat deur die belanghebbers ontwikkel is, het uit hierdie proses ontstaan. Fokusgroepbesprekings (Engels: Focus Group Discussions of FGDs) is met adolessente portuurgroep-opvoeders van Lusaka, Kafue, Livingstone en die Maheba-vlugtelingekamp gehou. Data is ontleed deur die uitkomste van die groeponderhoude (met die deelhebbers) met die uitkomste van die fokusgroepbesprekings en die bespreekte literatuur te trianguleer. Die fokusgroepbesprekings het die soeklig op die kenmerke van die ideale portuurgroepopvoeder asook op die faktore wat tot sy/haar bekwaamheidsontwikkeling bydra, laat val. Talle faktore wat ‘n negatiewe uitwerking op die ontwikkeling van ‘n ideale portuurgroep-opvoeder het, is ook vasgestel. Die portuurgroep-opvoeders het bevestig dat hul opleiding ‘n positiewe invloed op hul lewenstylgedrag gehad het. Terwyl hulle genoem het dat hulle meer kennis oor MIV en VIGS opgedoen het, het hulle aanbeveel dat daar ook meer klem op ander gesondheidskwessies behoort te wees. In hierdie studie is daar bevind dat portuurgroepopvoeders op gemeenskapsvlak nie met voldoende respek behandel word nie. Die begrip van vrywillige werk word nie geredelik aanvaar nie, en die opvoeders word as mislukkings beskou. Faktore wat besonder ontmoedigend inwerk is die gebrek aan ‘n aansporingsloon en die feit dat portuurgroep-opvoeders nie sertifikate ontvang nie. Portuurgroep-opvoeders het ook nie voldoende ondersteuning van programbestuurders/- koördineerders ontvang om hulle in staat te stel om meer effektief op gemeenskapsvlak op te tree nie. Daar is voorts swakhede opgemerk in die wyse waarop die opleidingsprogramme uitgevoer is. Gegrond op die bevindinge van hierdie studie, word daar aanbeveel dat die ontwikkeling van lewensvaardighede tot ‘n groter mate bevorder word. Opleiding behoort gekontekstualiseer te word vir die gemeenskappe waarbinne die opvoeders werk. Die bestaande opleidingsprogram, wat as ‘n riglyn gebruik behoort te word, behoort herstruktureer te word om by die profiele (bv. die waardes) van die verskillende gemeenskappe in te pas. Adolessente en verskillende sosiale sektore (insluitend die aangeduide belanghebbers) behoort betrokke te wees by die bepaling van die gemeenskap se behoeftes ten einde beide portuurgroepe en gemeenskappe so te beïnvloed dat adolessente- reproduktiewe gesondheid bevoordeel sal word. Hierdie studie beveel ook aan dat portuurgroep-opvoeding op ‘n informeler grondslag beoefen behoort te word sodat die kwekelinge uiteindelik in enige gegewe omgewing suksesvolle portuurgroepopvoeders en rolmodelle sal kan wees.
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Welch, Ian, and n/a. "Reconstituting a tradition : core curriculum for Australian schools : a retrospect." University of Canberra. Education, 1985. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061110.121837.
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The publication of the Curriculum Development Centre's
discussion paper 'Core Curriculum for Australian Schools' in June
1980 stimulated discussion of the concept of core curriculum in
Australia. The driving force came from the Foundation Director
of the CDC, Dr Malcolm Skilbeck. This study discusses the themes
and directions to which Skilbeck was committed through a study of
his work prior to his return to Australia in 1975 and his
subsequent writings.
The study considers Skilbeck's work against general thinking
on educational matters in Australia and overseas. The initial
discussion centres on Skilbeck's work in the United Kingdom prior
to 1975. This concludes that his views were moulded by his own
research on the American progressive educator John Dewey and that
Dewey's ideals of a democratic society moulded and sustained by a
democratic core curriculum have been dominant in all Skilbeck's
subsequent thinking. The study reviews the establishment,
working and conclusions of the CDC Core Curriculum and Values
Education Working Party.
In two subsequent chapters, the study looks at Skilbeck's
approach to cultural mapping and school-based curriculum
development as the two fundamental Planks of his approach to the
development and implementation of a core curriculum for
Australian schools. The study shows that Skilbeck's concept of
cultural mapping is helpful but does not succeed in providing an
effective basis for the articulation of national guidelines. In
consequence, the CDC did not succeed in providing a framework
sufficient to hold together the infinite range of possibilities
opened UP by school-based action.
The study considers the limited published reactions to the
CDC Paper. It notes that the termination of the CDC by the
Committee for Review of Commonwealth Functions in early 1931
prevented the fuller dissemination and debate of the topic during
19S1 and subsequently. The study notes that responses were
disaapointingly few and in many cases failed to address the
central questions raised by the CDC paper, in particular the idea
of national curriculum guidelines and their application through
school-based curriculum development. The major responses came in
the State of Victoria where local circumstances encouraged
discussion of the issues raised by the CDC.
The study concludes that the CDC discussion paper was a
valuable stimulus to discussion of curricular foundations at the
time it was released but represented a point of view that was not
fully understood or appreciated at the time. It laid the
foundation for the renaissance of the general concept as
'democratic curriculum' in 1986 and provides important
indications of the potential for the development of the
Participation and Equity Program.
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Monaheng, Nkaiseng ̕Mamotšelisi. "Implementation tensions and challenges in donor funded curriculum projects: a case analysis of environmental and population education projects in Lesotho." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003450.
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This study aims to capture the challenges and tensions that arise in donor funded curriculum projects in Lesotho. Through an interpretive case study research design I investigated these challenges and tensions in two projects relevant to Education for Sustainable Development, namely the Lesotho Environmental Support Project (LEESP) and the Population/Family Education (POP/FLE) projects which are donor funded curriculum projects funded by DANIDA and UNFPA respectively. A review of donor funded curriculum projects in the field of environmental education/Education for Sustainable Development was undertaken to provide background and a theoretical context for the study. It highlighted different challenges and implementation tensions experienced by other similar projects in other countries. At the heart of such projects lies a particular political economy, which is based on development assistance to poor countries. Such development assistance is constructed around concepts of need, participation and innovation, and donor-recipient relationships. It is structured around a system of governance and management that normally uses logical framework planning as its main methodology. This political economy has shaped the two donor funded projects that were considered in this study, and has shaped many of the tensions and challenges identified in the study. To investigate the two projects, data for this study was generated through in-depth interviews, document analysis and focus group interviews, with people who had been involved with the projects at the national level. The data generation process did not involve the schools where the projects were ultimately implemented, as it was seeking to identify how local institutions such as the National Curriculum Development Centre could support better synergies between donor funded initiatives and the local context. The findings of the study revealed the ambivalent nature of donor initiatives, and identified that the political economy and donor-recipient relations influence the projects. Aspects such as the design and management of projects, the processes associated with introducing innovation in educational ideas and paradigms, pedagogical issues, and staff contributions and ownership were identified as some of the key tensions that existed in the projects. Other factors such as poor capacity levels of local staff, non-alignment with existing structures, inadequate sustainability mechanisms and the difficulty of the envisaged integration of new paradigm thinking (methods and approaches) into the existing curriculum framework were also significant tensions, given the positivist history of the Lesotho curriculum. The study recommends the need to establish mechanisms for working with donors to tackle the tensions that arise in such projects within longer-term donor assistance. It proposes that government should expedite the development of policy on donor coordination. Both donors and the NCDC need to put mechanisms in place to allow for debate and discussions on innovations brought in by the donors in relation to local needs. The study further recommends that in cases where more than one donor exists, the NCDC and the donors should work towards developing synergies between the different initiatives to avoid duplication and overlap. Finally, there is a need for projects to use bottom-up approaches for the design and formulation of projects to ensure ownership.
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Williams, E. Marion, and n/a. "An evaluation of the worth of a partial withdrawal enrichment program for gifted children based on Maker's curriculum principles." University of Canberra. Education, 1986. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061110.133018.
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As a means of addressing observed inadequacies in school
curricula, the Catholic Special Education and Guidance Service, Brisbane Catholic Education Office in 1980 established a partial
withdrawal centre for counsellor-selected gifted children.
The Learning Enrichment Centre (L.E.C.) aimed to -
1) meet the needs of enrolled gifted students by -
a) providing appropriate learning experiences; and
b) providing an administrative arrangement (partial withdrawal)
which afforded them the opportunity to interact
with like minds;
2) meet the needs of the system by -
a) developing and evaluating units of work for gifted
students;
b) conducting workshops, seminars and in-service days for
teachers.
In 1984 the L.E.C. curriculum was designed and implemented in
accordance with Maker's model of curriculum modification for gifted
students (Maker, 1982). This model outlines a set of principles which
Maker claims, recognize the characteristics and needs of gifted
students and guide the development of a qualitatively different
curriculum. In making decisions about design and implementation of
Maker's curriculum modifications, factors related to the setting, the
teachers and the students were considered.
The overall purpose of the Study was to assist teachers in making
rational decisions about future L.E.C. provision. In particular the
Study was to collect information on the worth of the program - its
relative strengths and weaknesses - and the influence on the curriculum
of the administrative arrangement.
The program was evaluated by ascertaining levels of satisfaction
typically expressed by the students.
Of secondary concern was whether the organisational arrangement
of partial withdrawal had inhibited or enhanced the program's
intentions. It was acknowledged that unfavourable attitudes of
parents, classroom teachers or peers could conceivably alter students'
receptivity of the program.
In Term 4, two parallel questionnaires, one addressing the
L.E.C., the other the regular classroom, were administered to the
students. By comparing responses on matching items, levels of
satisfaction with the L.E.C. curriculum were determined. Selected
items on the L.E.C. instrument were further to reveal how students
felt about the administrative provision and whether classroom teachers
and peers were perceived to be supportive.
Subsequent to program completion, a questionnaire was mailed to
parents bo ascertain their support for the program by asking them how
their child's emotional behaviour had changed as a result of LEC
attendance. Also they were to indicate whether they preferred that
enrichment occur in the regular classroom or partial withdrawal
setting.
To confirm the students' impressions of classroom teacher support
and interest, parents were requested to comment on their understanding
of it.
Student responses indicated that they found their LEC experiences
to be particularly interesting and enjoyable, and the LEC teachers to
be kind, helpful, friendly and fair. These perceptions differed
significantly from their perceptions of school. Elements of the Maker
model which were consistently most valued by the group were the
Process modifications, 'Freedom of Choice' and 'Higher Levels of
Thinking'.
Parents proved to be supportive of the LEC program.
Although some would have preferred classroom enrichment
to partial withdrawal, they felt that schools could not
currently provide it.
It was the students' viewpoint that interactions
with peers and classroom teachers were not adversely affected
by their LEC participation. Classroom teachers were seen
to be generally supportive and interested - a perception
incidentally not shared by parents and LEC teachers.
Perceived positive attitudes towards their LEC involvement
most likely enhanced student satisfaction with the program.
The evaluation unequivocally indicated that the
LEC program based on Maker's model appealed to the students.
Though withdrawal from class possibly contributed to program
satisfaction, the level of satisfaction was very high
and could not be attributed solely to hidden curriculum
efects (the organisational arrangement).
The Study concluded that use of the Maker model
as a guide for developing LEC curricula should continue
but that parent and classroom teacher attitudes towards
the administrative arrangement should be regularly monitored
as they appeared to have the potential to enhance or
reduce students' receptivity of the program.
As a result of Study, various procedures for the
conduct of future evaluations were recommended.
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Adams, Tania Bernadette. "A conceptual framework for leadership development in the South African police service based on transformative learning theory." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/6842.
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Thesis (MPhil)--University of Stellenbosch, 2011.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Leadership development is an essential and valuable tool for capacitating police leaders in the South African Police Service to deal with the diverse challenges that they face in the policing environment. There seem to be a need for leadership development processes that can stimulate change, and for perspective transformation to enable police leaders to find alternative ways of dealing with the challenges experienced in their working environment. This thesis explored transformative learning as a tool to enhance the leadership development processes of police leaders. The essential elements of transformative learning are: centrality of experience; critical thinking; rational discourse; and policy praxis. Theory development were chosen as best to carefully construct the foundational argument through non-empirical literary-based sources, in which the literature itself became the database towards theoretical formulation in this non-empirical study. The alignment and integration of the elements of transformative learning were explored as a strategy to capacitate police leaders to: reflect on past experiences; think critically about ways of dealing with policing challenges based on experiences; discuss these challenges with other police leaders; and act on reflections made during leadership development processes. The study is limited to the analysis of the status of leadership development in the South African Police Service, which was the context of this study.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Leierskapsontwikkeling is ‘n essensiële en waardevolle hulpmiddel om leiers in die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens te bemagtig om die uiteenlopende uitdagings waarmee hulle te kampe het, beter te hanteer. Dit blyk egter dat daar ‘n behoefte is vir leierskapsontwikkelingprosesse wat intrinsieke verandering en ‘n paradigmaskuif vir polisieleiers te weeg kan bring en wat hulle in staat kan stel om die uitdagings binne hul beroepsveld meer doeltreffend te hanteer. Hierdie tesis ondersoek transformatiewe leerteorie as ‘n instrument om leierskapsontwikkeling van polisieleiers te bevorder. Die hoofelemente van transformatiewe leerteorie is: sentralisering van ondervinding; kritiese denke; rasionele diskoers en beleidsvorming. Teorie-ontwikkeling as navorsingsmetodologie was selekteer as die mees geskikste metodologie om die argument deur nie-empiriese literêre bronne te konstrueer, waarvolgens die gekose literatuur die databasis van die teoretiese formulasie rondom die argument gevorm het in hierdie nie-empiriese studie. Groepering en integrasie van bogenoemde elemente was ondersoek as ‘n strategie om polisieleiers te bemagtig om te reflekteer oor vorige ondervindinge; kritiese denkwyses oor hantering van uitdagings in beroepsveld met inagneming van vorige ondervindinge toe te pas; diskoers oor uitdagings met ander polisieleiers te hê en om aktief te reageer op refleksies tydens leierskapsontwikkelingsprosesse. Die studie is beperk tot die analise van die status van leierskap in die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens as konteks waarbinne hierdie studie onderneem is.
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Linsten, Linda. "Lärares arbetssätt i träning av elevers matematiska resonemang." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013), 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-32936.
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The ability to apply and follow mathematical reasoning is an ability students should develop according to Curriculum for the compulsory school, preeschool class and the leisure- time centre 2011. The purpose of this survey was to find out how teachers in compulsory school and preeschool class work with the ability to apply and follow mathematical reasoning. I was also interested in investigating if participation in continuing professional development in mathematics influence the teachers way of working with the students. The survey consisted of six qualitative interviewees in which three of the interviewees were part of continuing professional development in didactics for teachers educating mathematics. The result showed that all interviewees consider that it is importent to communicate mathematics, both between students as well as between teachers and students. The teachers included in continuing professinonal development showed a clear consciousness in their work to reason and follow mathematical reasoning. However, among some interviewees the consiousness appeared to come from their experience and which reflects their way of working. The student's age and how far they have developed their language also appeared to be significance to how capable they are of reasoning. The teachers analyze the ability to apply and follow mathematical reasoning, it's meaning and usage, differently.
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Pausigere, Peter. "Curriculum development in an urban refugee centre in South Africa." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/8871.
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The Zimbabwean refugees sheltered at Holy Cross Church* in central Johannesburg have taken the
initiative to develop their own curriculum. There have been many orientations to curriculum
development with current reconceptualisations emphasising practical and descriptive curriculum
development approaches. This research is framed specifically by Walker’s naturalistic curriculum
development model, the community-based approach to education development, literature on
refugee education and generally by broader theories of curriculum. The study employed the
ethnographic research method and gathered data through non-participant observation, interviews
and document analysis. Taking a wider approach to curriculum development and in the context of
displaced people, the research redefined the term curriculum developer to mean ordinary people
and refugees in their communal social setting. This study provides an analysis and description of how
the refugees successfully initiated and developed effective learning and training programmes which
resulted in the establishment of a school, early childhood, adult-education and vocational training
centres. The refugee meetings and school council deliberation forums guided by common values and
political, social and economic factors made practically defensible, education and training
resolutions on language, school policies, curriculum options, pedagogy, knowledge and certification
issues. On the forms of refugee-emergency education, the refugee school curriculum followed that
of the country of origin, with some minor modifications thereby preparing learners for return to
their country. The training programmes utilised a slightly adjusted curriculum of the host country in
synergies with local private colleges and prepared the refugees to integrate into the host country’s
economic communities. To improve the quality of education and training at Holy Cross there is need
for intervention from government and international humanitarian organisations. In addition to the
academic curriculum, subjects with a social reconstructionist ideology, double-shift schooling and
democratic teaching and learning approaches must be introduced as well as awarding refugees with
regionally recognised training certificates.
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Muzata, Kenneth Kapalu. "Curriculum implementation for learners with special education needs : the case of selected inclusive and special schools in Zambia." Thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/24571.
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A curriculum is a mirror reflecting the identity, goals, aims and objectives of any nation. The kind of graduates a country has are a reflection of the type of curriculum and the success of any curriculum depends on the involvement of those who implement it. Teachers in particular are the ‘engine’ of curriculum success but can also be the architects of its downfall. Zambia launched the 2013 curriculum framework in January 2014. However, with a worldwide historical trend of discrimination against disability and to some extent against teachers of learners with disabilities, it was imperative to undertake this study to establish how the 2013 revised curriculum was being implemented in teaching Learners with Special Educational Needs in Zambia. Without knowledge of whether special education teachers were involved in the curriculum process or not, it was further imperative to study their involvement in the curriculum development process and its implementation.
This study sampled one hundered and twenty (120) special education teachers, twelve (12) Education Standards Officers and two (2) Curriculum Specialists for special education. Questionnaires, interviews, checklists and teacher observations were used to collect data. Questionnaires were administered to special education teachers to collect data of their knowledge about and involvement in curriculum development process, the methods and strategies and the challenges they faced implementing the curriculum. Interviews were administered on Education Standards Officers and Curriculum Specialists for special education to establish their role the curriculum development process, their appreciation of the curriculum change, the challenges they and the teachers faced implementing the curriculum and how they helped to overcome the challenges. By using the observation checklist during lesson observation and post lesson discussions, the researcher managed to collect data about the actual experiences in natural settings – the classroom.
The study employed the Convergent Parallel Mixed Methods Design. Quantitative data was analysed by use of the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) to derive statistical interpretations such as frequencies, percentages, standard deviation, mean, significant differences and relationships. Qualitative data was analysed with the help of NVIVO qualitative data software to create themes by coding density and basic cross tabulations by node attribute values. Results were triangulated to come up with a consolidated conclusion. It was established that special education teachers were not involved in the CDP except at implementation and they were implementing the revised curriculum amidst numerous challenges. Lack of involvement in the curriculum development process was linked to special education teachers’ lack of understanding of key concepts necessary for curriculum implementation for LSENs.
The study recommends a deliberative cycle of training of special education teachers in the revised curriculum as it relates to special education. The study further calls for the provision of necessary specialised and adapted materials for effective implementation of the revised curriculum.Curriculum and Instructional Studies
D. Phil. (Education)
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Salim, Sadik Nurdin. "Critical analysis of the foreign direct investment framework in Tanzania and Zambia." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3891.
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Report of the Curriculum Development Centre in ... New Delhi: University Grants Commission, 1991.
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Laksūt, Thailand Sūn Phatthanā. The Curriculum Development Centre of Thailand: Study. Bangkok: Unesco Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania, 1985.
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Silva, Rufus De. School library resource centre policy: Guidelines for development. Aberdeen: Grampian Regional Council, Dept. of Education, Resources Centre, 1991.
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Centre for Curriculum and Professional Development. Focus on development: A five-year report of the Centre for Curriculum and Professional Development, April 1988-March 1993. [Victoria, B.C.]: The Centre, 1993.
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Centre for Curriculum and Professional Development. Directions 1995-97. [Victoria, B.C.]: The Centre, 1995.
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Workshop for the Development of Action Oriented Nutrition Programmes (1990 Lusaka, Zambia). Report of the Workshop for the Development of Action Oriented Nutrition Programmes: Held at Mulungushi International Conference Centre Lusaka, Zambia, April 3-5, 1990. [Lusaka: s.n., 1990.
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Mofya, Brenda. Report: 2nd regional youth training on conflict, peace, and development : the General Emmanuel Erskine Research and Documentation Centre, Vumba, Zimbabwe, 7-11 November, 2007 in collaboration with the Dag Hammarskjold Centre for Peace, Good Governance, and Human Rights, Mindolo (Zambia). [Harare]: Centre for Peace Initiatives in Africa, 2007.
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International Workshop on Curriculum Development in Technical and Vocational Education (1993 Turin, Italy). International Workshop on Curriculum Development in Technical and Vocational Education: Held at the ILO International Training Centre, Turin, Italy, 30 August-3 September 1993 : final report. Turin: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, International Project on Technical and Vocational Education, 1993.
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National Water Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Consultative Forum on the Proposed Institutional and Legal Framework for the Use, Development, and Management of Water Resources in Zambia (2003 Lusaka, Zambia). Report on the National Water Resources Action Programme (WRAP) Consultative Forum on the Proposed Institutional and Legal Framework for the Use, Development, and Management of Water Resources in Zambia: 17 to 18 November 2003, Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka. Lusaka: Water Resources Action Programme, 2003.
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Mphuka, Chrispin. The cost of meeting the MDGs in Zambia: A research report commissioned by the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) and the Catholic Centre for Justice Development and Peace (CCJDP). [Lusaka: s.n., 2005.
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Mitson, Ron. "Curriculum development and staff development at the Abraham Moss Centre." In School-Based Curriculum Development in Britain, 97–115. Routledge, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780429454622-5.
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Kumar, Abhishek, and J. P. Singh Joorel. "Role of Library Professionals in Content Development." In Advances in Library and Information Science, 67–75. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9825-1.ch005.
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The overall goal of any country is to create high quality, curriculum-based interactive content for all subjects and host them on a platform for the benefit of universities, colleges, and the worldwide academic community in open access. The Government of India has initiated several projects for the e-content development. One of important project is e-PG Pathshala, which is a gateway to PG courses. The bigger challenge to developed this is content creation. So, library professionals made a vital role during the phase of e-content development. This chapter focused on e-PG Pathshala project and how library professionals helped to develop the content. e-PG Pathshala has 15 courses, which comprises of 387 e-modules developed n four quadrants. The INFLIBNET Centre is an anchor institute for the courses of library and information science.
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Corum, James S. "Luftwaffe Officer Training in the Interwar Period." In Educating Air Forces, 69–90. University Press of Kentucky, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.5810/kentucky/9780813180243.003.0005.
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This chapter argues that while the l'École supérieure de guerre aérienne (ESGA) and the Centre des hautes études aériennes (CHEA) played important roles in the development of air doctrine and in the professional education of French airmen on strategic issues, overall these programmes touched only a small number of aviators, and their impact was too short-lived to have a real influence on the conduct of operations in 1940. Nonetheless, the chapter suggests that previous judgments about air power thinking in interwar France have been too harsh. The emphasis put on bombing operations in the curriculum at ESGA and CHEA goes against the idea that France was the least successful nation in the interwar years in translating its air power theories into a coherent doctrine, or that air doctrines were solely a product of the theories of army generals.
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Dimitrov, Nanda, and Aisha Haque. "Intercultural Teaching Competence in the Disciplines." In Multicultural Instructional Design, 332–55. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9279-2.ch015.
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As universities continue to internationalize their curricula and recruit a growing number of international students, instructors facilitate learning in increasingly diverse classrooms. This chapter explores the application of Intercultural Teaching Competence (ITC) by faculty members across the disciplines at a large Canadian research university. Based on focus group interviews with instructors in eighteen disciplines, it provides varied and concrete examples of how instructors mobilize intercultural teaching competence to navigate diverse classrooms, promote perspective-taking and global learning goals among students, practice culturally relevant teaching, and validate different ways of knowing and communicating among students through assessment practices. Placing disciplines at the centre of the discussion in this way elucidates the extent to which ITC may be adapted to fit the contours of the academic field and allows readers to explore best practices for facilitating the development of intercultural competence among students in their disciplines. Finally, the implications of disciplinary differences in ITC are discussed for faculty development and curriculum support.
Conference papers on the topic "Curriculum Development Centre (Zambia)"
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Mullally, S., T. Bbuku, E. Measures, and G. Musonda. "Biomedical engineering technologist (BMET) curriculum and programme development in Zambia." In 7th International Conference on Appropriate Healthcare Technologies for Developing Countries. Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1049/cp.2012.1484.
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McLachlan, Kathryn, Linda Yeomans, and Keith-Zhi-Guo Lim. "A competency development approach to learning for employment." In Third International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head17.2017.5421.
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Higher Education Institutions are increasingly aware of industry expectations regarding work-ready graduates. Work Integrated learning and co-operative education initiatives are widely acknowledged for improving professional skills and work readiness, however, graduates often lack the ‘soft’ skills (communication, collaboration, problem solving) deemed essential for enhanced productivity and innovation in the workplace, i.e. employability skills (Jackson, 2010). Anecdotal evidence from the Professional and Community Engagement (PACE) program at Macquarie University identified the difficulties that students experience in self-assessing employability skills. One research study highlighted the inflated self-perceptions and an overall lack of humility often associated with recent graduates (Papadopoulos 2010, cited in Jackson 2015). This paper discusses the theoretical and practical development of a competency development approach to learning for employment using an Assessment Centre process model currently embedded in the curriculum of one PACE unit. Developed and coordinated by post-graduate psychology students, the model provides a set of behavioural criteria by which to assess student employability skills. While there is little evidence in the literature of the use of AC's for enhancing undergraduate employability, (see Keele et al, 2010), preliminary research and evaluation findings from this project, suggest that the AC process can have a positive influence on the development of the ‘soft’ skills of employability
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Vanacker, Dries, Lore Demedts, and Hilde Van Puyenbroeck. "Gentlestudent - The City as a Medium for Acquiring 21st Century Skills." In Fourth International Conference on Higher Education Advances. Valencia: Universitat Politècnica València, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/head18.2018.8038.
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Students are inextricably linked to life in a city, where they face challenges during their study period and often take their first truly independent steps in life. The city is not only an important 'living' environment for students on their way to adulthood, but can also be considered as a dynamic learning centre where they can seize many learning opportunities. Various community service learning projects show that enrolling students in authentic community projects is not only enriching for the city, but for the professional development of students as well. Such projects promote in-depth learning, but also require a great deal of coordination and support from educational institutions and the professional field. In the design study 'Cities for learning - Gentlestudent', we investigate how digital technology can connect the talents, ideas and knowledge of students with the needs of the community without direct intervention of the educational institution. Secondly, we explore how students can be encouraged to work more autonomously, starting from their own learning questions. Finally, we examine how we can valorise experiences from the informal curriculum in the formal curriculum and in function of lifelong learning by using microcredentials in the form of open badges.
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Krauja-Kindzule, Inta. "Literacy of Biology Teachers on Supportive Measures During the Biology Learning Process for Primary School Students with Learning Disabilities." In 78th International Scientific Conference of University of Latvia. University of Latvia, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.22364/htqe.2020.02.
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In recent years there has been a lot of discussion about the students’ rights to equal educational quality. Several international documents and reports as well as Latvia’s Education Development Guidelines 2014–2020 envisage provision of inclusive and equitable quality education, reaching the maximum potential of each student according to his/her abilities, willingness and effort, not circumstances the student (also the teacher and parents) have no influence over. Inclusive education is also one of the six education principles included in the project “Competency Based Curriculum” by the National Centre for Education of the Republic of Latvia. Although in Latvia, as well as in other countries around the world, inclusive education is talked about a lot, the actual level of inclusion measured by the international research project OECD PISA 2015 is low and students with disabilities are still segregated. Teachers often lack professional knowledge and skills for working with students with learning disabilities; teachers of biology and natural sciences do not have enough specific recommendations and sample materials to provide adequate support measures for students with learning disabilities. The aim of this paper is to study the literacy of biology teachers at mainstream education schools on the support measures required by primary school students with learning disabilities during the biology learning process. The author analyzed legislative documents, statistics and scientific literature; developed a questionnaire and surveyed biology teachers working in mainstream education schools and summarized the results of the study. The empirical part of research determined the level of biology teachers’ literacy of supportive measures required by students with learning disabilities. The results suggest that biology teachers are able to choose the support measures required by students with learning disabilities during the biology learning process and they know how to provide these support measures according to their knowledge and experience. However, they are not able to use their knowledge and experience to offer and provide support measures tailored to each individual student.