Curriculum Modernization Strategy in Salaf Islamic Boarding School Based on Indonesian National Qualification Framework

Design and Validation of Environmental Curriculum Framework Based on Upstream documents in Middle school

The purpose of this study was to design and validate the environmental curriculum framework based on the upstream documents in the middle school, which was carried out using a qualitative-quantitative method with exploratory design in two sections. The research population in the first section of the research was upstream documents. The sampling method from this population was criterion-based. T...

Diagrams in the UK National School Curriculum

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

Boarding/Deboarding Strategy

Different Interpretations of a National Curriculum: A Reflection on the Islamic Republic of Iran\'s Ratified Curriculum

Different Interpretations of a National Curriculum: A Reflection on the Islamic Republic of Iran's Ratified Curriculum N. Salsabili, Ph.D. Curriculum planning is a major task in any national educational system as it involves not only educational concerns, but socio-political and cultural issues as well. Given the variety of perspectives on each of these dimensions, it would be natural...

School-based curriculum development in Scotland: Curriculum policy and enactment

Recent worldwide trends in curriculum policy have re-emphasised the role of teachers in school-based curriculum development. Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence is typical of these trends, stressing that teachers are agents of change. This paper draws upon empirical data to explore school-based curriculum development in response to Curriculum for Excellence. We focus on two case studies – seco...