Curriculum Practice Research Articles

CURRICULAR PRACTICES AND THE SCHOOLING OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN THE FINAL YEARS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: REFLECTIONS FROM A CLASSROOM

The purpose of this article is to analyze data on curricular practices, based on the significance of teaching actions designed for students with special educational needs and the possibilities provided for these students in the schooling process in the Final Years of Elementary School. Based on research into documents and experiences in the field of research, this discussion is organized into two moments: the first deals with analyses based on documents accessed in the field and the second moment deals with analyses involving the perceptions and conceptions of participating teachers and students about curricular practices, the focus of this study.

Beyond accreditation: unraveling the narrative of public health through a critical race praxis lens

IntroductionRecognizing and addressing health inequities among minority populations are pivotal to public health. Further, public health strives to understand the complexities between race and health without limiting discussions around race as a trivial variable. This commitment toward equity demonstrates considerable similarities to Critical Race Theory (CRT) which led to the creation of the Public Health Critical Race (PHCR) Praxis to instill CRT within public health. However, the literature on how public health education incorporates critical race studies remains limited. The goal of this study was to examine how public health curriculum currently aligns with the PHCR praxis and meets public health's goal of health equity.MethodsThis qualitative study employed document analysis to evaluate academic syllabi from CEPH-accredited MPH programs. Stratified random sampling was applied across two sampling pools, Schools of Public Health (SPH), and Public Health Programs (PHP). Course overviews, course objectives, course curricular information, and course policies were identified and extracted from each syllabus for analysis. A total of 53 syllabi were obtained from a final sample of nine public universities and one private.ResultsThrough inductive and directed content analysis, a priori themes of Structural Determinism, Voice, Critical Approaches, Ordinariness of Racism, Social Construction of Knowledge, Intersectionality, Disciplinary Self-Critique, Primacy of Racialization, Race as a Social Construct, Race Consciousness, and their respective categories arose as salient. Two new themes, Antiracism Practices and Culture of Inclusivity, were also present.DiscussionThis study is the first to explore public health education's current curricular practices concerning CRT and antiracist praxes. The results confirm the interwoven nature of public health education with critical race studies, as all principles of PHCR praxis were present. However, the prevalence of these principles varied, suggesting gaps in the alignment of public health curricula and CRT. It is essential that public health educators ensure that the foundational competencies students are expected to display align with public health's goal of health equity. This work can equip MPH programs and public health educators with the ability to revise or bolster their current curricular and instructional efforts to support the pursuit of health, racial equity, and social justice.

The Best Curriculum Practices for Development of Employability Skills: Experience from Tanzania

The Best Curriculum Practices for Development of Employability Skills: Experience from Tanzania

Digital Transformation of Physical Education in Colleges and Universities: Theoretical Logic, Practical Dilemma and Practical Approach

With the rapid development of information technology, the digital transformation of education has provided new ideas, new resources and new methods for the practice of physical education in colleges and universities, and has become an important support and power source for the high-quality development of physical education in colleges and universities in the new era. By using the methods of literature and logical analysis, this paper analyzes the theoretical logic, practical dilemma and practical path of educational digitization in the practice of physical education curriculum in colleges and universities. The research holds that the theoretical logic includes conforming to the concept of education modernization, adapting to the individual needs of students, helping to improve the quality of physical education and promoting the fairness of physical education. This paper analyzes the practical difficulties faced in the process of transformation, such as uneven digital literacy of teachers, insufficient integration of digital resources, imperfect teaching evaluation system and weak infrastructure construction. It also puts forward the corresponding practical approaches, including improving teachers’ digital ability, optimizing the construction of digital resources, and constructing a scientific evaluation system, aiming to provide a useful reference for promoting the digital transformation of physical education in colleges and universities.

A Constructivist Approach to Integrating AI in Marketing Education: Bridging Theory and Practice

AI advancements in higher education have reshaped marketing education, posing challenges for educators in integrating AI into curricula. This integration is essential for aligning with industry advancements and fostering responsible AI utilization among students. The purpose of this study is to provide insights into how marketing educators can incorporate AI into their curriculum practices. Central to our inquiry is the application of constructivist learning principles in leveraging AI to foster a dynamic, engaging, and deeply impactful educational environment. This approach advocates for active student engagement and the development of learning through direct interaction with AI technologies, bridging the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. Employing a dual-strategy methodology, this research provides a case study on an undergraduate digital marketing course to highlight practical considerations for responsible and purposeful integration in the classroom. These insights inform practical implications for marketing educators and guide future research directions.

Language Teaching and Curricular Practices: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Language teaching has evolved over the decades, driven by advancements in educational theories and the growing need for learners to communicate effectively in a globalized world. Curricular practices in language education have shifted from traditional grammar-based approaches to more communicative and task-oriented models. However, the implementation of these curricula varies across different contexts, raising questions about their effectiveness and adaptability. This comprehensive literature review aims to analyze the current trends, challenges, and best practices in language teaching and curriculum design. By synthesizing findings from empirical studies, the review examines how various curricular approaches impact language proficiency, learner engagement, and teaching methodologies. The study also explores the role of institutional support and teacher training in facilitating successful language education reforms. The review finds that communicative and task-based curricula significantly improve language proficiency and learner motivation. However, successful implementation requires adequate teacher preparation, appropriate resource allocation, and flexibility in curriculum design. Additionally, challenges such as cultural differences, institutional rigidity, and assessment practices can hinder the effectiveness of innovative curricular models. In conclusion, while communicative and task-based approaches show promise, their success is highly context-dependent. Future research should focus on developing adaptable curriculum models that accommodate diverse educational settings and explore long-term outcomes of these approaches.

Curriculum Punishment in Teaching

Milner advances curriculum punishment as a tool to describe how students may be harmed with policy and practice moves in education. Curriculum punishment pushes students and curriculum apart—where practices do not connect with and align with rich and robust diversity among young people, families, and communities. Although curriculum practices should honor, reflect, speak from the point of view of, deepen knowledge about, nuance myopic and mundane notions of, and enhance student identity, motivation, interests, and needs, curriculum punishment does the opposite by presenting one-dimensional, under-substantiated, and untruthful narratives and themes of individuals, communities, and nation-states. Tenets that explicate practices that Milner describes through curriculum punishment are (a) Avoiding, (b) Scripting, (c) Narrowing, (d) Distorting, and (e) Banning. Although some of these practices are beyond the control of teachers, teachers are encouraged to Study, Collaborate with others about, Reflect on, Advocate against, and Transform (SCRAT) Curriculum Punishment.

Research on the Construction of Calligraphy Education Curriculum System from an Interdisciplinary Perspective

With the continuous advancement of educational models, interdisciplinary education has gradually become an important means of promoting teaching innovation. This study aims to explore the construction of a calligraphy education curriculum system from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining the traditional values of calligraphy art with modern educational needs to propose a systematic curriculum design plan. The paper first introduces the theoretical framework and implementation strategies of interdisciplinary education, clarifying the disciplinary background of calligraphy education and its innovative applications in interdisciplinary integration. Next, through an in-depth analysis of the design principles, integration strategies, and teaching methods of the interdisciplinary calligraphy education curriculum system, the study evaluates the effectiveness of curriculum implementation and future development trends. The research indicates that interdisciplinary calligraphy education not only enriches the curriculum content but also enhances students' comprehensive abilities and innovative thinking. Future research should focus on curriculum practice models, applicability across educational stages, and international collaboration to further promote innovation and development in calligraphy education.

Research on Practical Curriculum of Vocational and Technical Education From the Perspective of Science and Technology Integration

Theory is the navigation of practice, and practice is the wing of theory. Modern vocational and technical education is increasingly showing the characteristics of technology penetration, practice traction, system support and so on, and its dependence on the correct path and scientific methods is more prominent. Exploring the integration of theory and practice, and adhering to the combination of theory and technology to design courses have become a new window to break through the traditional curriculum model research and teaching, which has far-reaching significance and value.

Enhancing Sustainability in Transportation Education: A Multimodal Curriculum Approach

This research critically examines the integration of sustainability principles into transportation education, focusing on multimodal curriculum development. Qualitative research methods are employed to investigate the perspectives of 39 cadets studying multimodal transportation, logistics, transportation safety, and law and road management at a transportation institution. The findings reveal varying levels of awareness and integration of sustainability in education, with participants highlighting the need for a more comprehensive and practical curriculum. Participants also emphasize the importance of industry collaboration, research, and policy advocacy in enhancing sustainability focus. The research underscores the urgency of preparing future professionals for the globalized, environmentally conscious transportation industry. By incorporating participants' suggestions, educational institutions can enhance sustainability education and contribute to a more sustainable and resilient transportation sector.

A New Generation of Pathologists: Addressing Modern Curriculum and Educational Scholarship for Pathology Educators and Trainees After the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic irreversibly altered the pathology education landscape. It exacerbated workforce shortages, restricted in-person activities, and highlighted critical means in curricula evaluation to limit the expansion of medical knowledge gaps in postpandemic society. Training enacted swift changes toward online learning (e-learning) practices to minimize potential deficiencies in pathology education. Today, a breadth of widely available online pathology curricular tools, including e-learning and digital pathology, are increasingly being used by medical students, trainees, and pathologists worldwide. To critically address the continued role of e-learning and digital pathology in postpandemic pathology education and scholarship, as a current paucity of literature exists and lingering workflow effects of this pandemic affecting many anatomic and clinical pathology departments globally persist. A qualitative review of relevant literature is synthesized to create a timely, narrative discussion to bridge this literature gap. Peer-reviewed sources and other original or primary documents will be assessed. Because of the subjective nature of curricular development and defining what constitutes scholarship, no widely established consensus is present, though it has been touched on in previous literature. It may be years until we better understand how e-learning and digital pathology shape curricular practices, scholarship production, and patient-care delivery, though recent studies support sustained blended curricula beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. The education landscape continues to become increasingly digitalized, and infrastructures may soon be able to support complete digital pathology practice as the education norm. Future and theoretical insight for pathology and laboratory departments globally are provided.

Application of Outcome-Based Education Instructional Theory Based on Artificial Intelligence in the Design and Practice of Research Curriculum

Research curriculum design is to arrange instructional links in an orderly manner in the course of teaching according to the requirements of course standards and the characteristics of instructional objects,so as to determine the plan of appropriate instructional scheme.The establishment of a reasonable assessment system of teachers' instructional level aims at correctly and reasonably distinguishing the differences of instructional level among teachers,enabling excellent teachers to discover their own advantages in time so as to improve their own shortcomings.Based on the concept of Outcome-based education,this article puts forward a instructional assessment model based on big data from the perspective of the education of new media.In the application effect,it can be seen that with the support of OBE instructional theory,students' creative ability and practical ability are obviously improved.The application of ANN in instructional level assessment is completely feasibleand it can meet the accuracy requirements,providing assistance for the design and practice of research curriculums.

Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Integrating Theory and Practice in Curricula across University Departments

Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Mindset: Integrating Theory and Practice in Curricula across University Departments

A local evaluation of the non-surgical oncology advanced practice curriculum framework

A local evaluation of the non-surgical oncology advanced practice curriculum framework

Embedding the values of those with lived experience in the development of a national advanced practice curriculum

Embedding the values of those with lived experience in the development of a national advanced practice curriculum

Curriculum in Professional Practice: Critical approaches to navigating policy

Curriculum in Professional Practice: Critical approaches to navigating policy

Exploring gender equality education teaching methods in practical arts education according to the 2022 revised practical arts curriculum

Exploring gender equality education teaching methods in practical arts education according to the 2022 revised practical arts curriculum

The Effects of Restorative Practice Curriculum on Student Behavior at A Disciplinary Alternative Secondary Campus

This mixed-methods, sequential explanatory case study was designed to assess the effects of a Restorative practices intervention curriculum on student behavior at a disciplinary alternative secondary campus, and to assess the effects of this curriculum on teacher and administrator decisions regarding student discipline, through the lenses of Social Justice Theory. There is currently no data available on the effects of Restorative practices among students who are already receiving the impact of exclusionary discipline in schools in the United States. Quantitative data was extrapolated using campus disciplinary data over the course of two academic school years. Qualitative data was extrapolated through a 42-question survey protocol and an eight-question interview protocol. The results assert Restorative practices curricula appear to have a positive impact on student’s behavior, teacher’s classroom management decisions, and administrator’s disciplinary decisions at the disciplinary alternative school.

CHAPTER 6: Fostering Inclusive Curriculum Practice for Pre-Service Teachers in Higher Education

<b>CHAPTER 6:</b> Fostering Inclusive Curriculum Practice for Pre-Service Teachers in Higher Education

The Development of Entrepreneurship Courses for Prospective Teacher Students: Competency Analysis and Study Materials

Entrepreneurship courses are one of the important courses to be developed in the curriculum of education study programs. This is to equip students, apart from having abilities in the field of education, to have an entrepreneurial spirit. Prospective teacher students need to be equipped with entrepreneurial competencies as a provision for living life after graduating from lectures as prospective teachers. Currently, there are rarely studies on the development of entrepreneurship courses for prospective teachers. This study aims to develop competencies and study materials that need to be mastered by prospective teacher students in entrepreneurship courses. This research was conducted using the delphi method involving expert consensus to determine the competencies and study materials for entrepreneurship courses. These competencies and study materials are used as the basis for developing semester learning plans (RPS) by lecturers. The results showed that there are ten competencies that must be mastered by prospective teacher students in carrying out entrepreneurship lectures. The most important thing is about exploring local potential which can be utilized for entrepreneurial activities. The ten competencies were also analyzed based on priority order factors that must be trained to students. Through this research, it is necessary to develop a more practical curriculum for educational study programs.