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Computer Science (CS) in the Compulsory Education Curriculum: Implications for Future Research
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Passey, Don – Education and Information Technologies, 2017
The subject of computer science (CS) and computer science education (CSE) has relatively recently arisen as a subject for inclusion within the compulsory school curriculum. Up to this present time, a major focus of technologies in the school curriculum has in many countries been on applications of existing technologies into subject practice (both…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Integrated Curriculum, Required Courses, Educational Policy
Citizenship Education in Europe
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De Coster, Isabelle; Borodankova, Olga; De Almeida Coutinho, Ana Sofia; Paolini, Giulia – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2012
This publication aims to capture how policies and measures relating to citizenship education have evolved over recent years in European countries. It focuses on the following areas which are integral to the provision of citizenship education: (1) Curriculum aims, approaches and organisation; (2) Student and parent participation in school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship Education, National Curriculum, Teaching Methods
Content Reading in Four European Union Countries
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Brozo, William G.; Flynt, E. Sutton – Reading Teacher, 2009
Is content literacy exclusively a U.S. phenomenon? In this installment we report on the state of content literacy from four international perspectives. Descriptions of content literacy from Ireland, Sweden, Germany, and Bulgaria offer insights into (a) the value policymakers may be placing on reading practices for content learning, and (b) the…
Descriptors: National Curriculum, Content Area Reading, Foreign Countries, Literacy