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Karp, Alexander – ZDM: Mathematics Education, 2021
The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, and Russia, the largest of the countries formed in its place, has gone through notable changes in the period since then. This paper is devoted to the study of how (and whether) the mathematics curriculum has changed. At one time, before the revolution of 1917, Russian mathematics education was closely connected…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, National Standards, Textbook Standards
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Puustinen, Mikko; Khawaja, Amna – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2021
In this case study, we explore pedagogical practices that could promote powerful knowledge in school history. We analyse teaching sessions conducted by two teachers. The cases were selected from an observation study that focused on historical literacy in Finnish schools. While Michael Young's ideas of powerful knowledge have gained considerable…
Descriptors: History Instruction, Case Studies, Teaching Methods, Literacy
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Zupancic, Maja; Kavcic, Tina; Slobodskaya, Helena R.; Akhmetova, Olga A. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2016
Incremental predictive value of 5 broad and 13 narrow personality traits for academic achievement over and beyond age, gender, parental education, and country was examined in Russian and Slovene 8- to 15-year-olds. Personality data were collected from mothers (Russia: N = 994, Slovenia: N = 624) and adolescents (Russia: N = 481, Slovenia: N = 310)…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Compulsory Education