The Holistic Development Curriculum

Holistic curriculum development: tutoring as a support process

In many programmes, tutorials have proved to be an effective way of providing both academic and personal support. The tutor’s role in these involves different aspects of teaching and learning. In this article I explore the value of tutoring as a means of supporting the holistic curriculum development process. I reflect on the reason for introducing a system of tutoring for students in curriculu...

The Ecological and Environmental Dimensions of the Holistic Curriculum

Everyday Spirituality: an aspect of the holistic curriculum in action

Early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand includes different philosophical perspectives, may be part of the public or private sector and aims to be inclusive and holistic. The early childhood curriculum, Te Whāriki, supports these aims. Aspects of the curriculum that are holistic may be conceptualized in diverse ways and this qualitative research focused on the spiritual. Case studies w...

The Analysis of Curriculum Development in Iran’s Higher Education

The main step in preparing a comprehensive strategic document for the development of an effective curriculum is to recognize the curriculum in Iranian higher education from all its angles for the success of universities, according to the delegated authority regarding the development of curricula. The present study was conducted with the aim of explore the development of curriculum in Iranchr('3...

Integration in Curriculum Development

Integration is a specific goal in several universities currently. The School of Chemical Technology in the Aalto University (formerly known as the Faculty of Chemistry and Material Sciences, Aalto University) saw the need to develop a new Degree Program of Bioproduct Technology (BPT). The new Program accepted its first students autumn term 2010. The development work has been conducted in an ext...