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Why Is a Live Chicken Banned from the Kindergarten? Two Lessons Learned from Teaching Posthuman Pedagogy to University Students
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Mustola, Marleena – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2019
The hierarchical human-centric paradigm has been criticized by various movements of posthuman philosophy because this paradigm forgets and dismisses nonhuman beings and entities: animals, nature, objects, and technology. When I developed a course called 'Education and Adaptations of Animal Studies' for university students in 2015, I learned two…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, College Students, Animals, Ethics
Communication Course for Future Engineers -- Effective Data Presentation and Its Interpretation during LSP Courses
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Matuszak, Katarzyna; Szczuka-Dorna, Liliana – Language Learning in Higher Education, 2023
This activity report describes a sample unit (Effective Data Presentation) from a communication course prepared as part of an Intellectual Output within the BADGE Project, which was carried out by 12 partner universities from 10 countries during 3 academic years (2019-2022). The article first describes the results of a survey which show that…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Languages for Special Purposes, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Learning Affordances of Language and Communication National Curricula
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Scott, David – Curriculum Journal, 2016
This article focuses on the learning affordances of different language and communication curricula in the world. For reasons of space, only two national education systems (Finland and Singapore) and their language and communication curricula are referred to. The accounts of national education systems consist of the identification of mechanisms…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Curriculum Implementation, Curriculum Development, Standards
Core Curriculum Analysis: A Tool for Educational Design
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Levander, Lena M.; Mikkola, Minna – Journal of Agricultural Education and Extension, 2009
This paper examines the outcome of a dimensional core curriculum analysis. The analysis process was an integral part of an educational development project, which aimed to compact and clarify the curricula of the degree programmes. The task was also in line with the harmonising of the degree structures as part of the Bologna process within higher…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Core Curriculum, Foreign Countries
Physical Education in Scandinavia with a Focus on Sweden: A Comparative Perspective
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Annerstedt, Claes – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2008
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate meanings attached to physical education in the Scandinavian countries through (1) the different national syllabi; and (2) interpretations and conclusions researchers make in their studies of Scandinavian physical education and how these findings look like compared with other researchers'…
Descriptors: School Schedules, Physical Education, Outdoor Education, Physical Activities
Open and Flexible Learning? An Evaluation of Student and Tutor Experiences in a European e-Learning Community
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Owen, David; Hudson, Brian; Tervola, Tarja – Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 2006
The paper presents an evaluation of student and tutor experiences in the introductory module of a European Masters programme in e-Learning, Multimedia and Consultancy. The aims and outline of the Masters programme are described, together with the pedagogical approach adopted in the introductory module which explores open and flexible learning…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Graduate Students, College Faculty