Education Curriculum Development: Perspectives, Challenges and Future Directions

✍ Scribed by Marco Jutila

• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 188
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Education Curriculum Development: Perspectives, Challenges and Future Directions first reviews the process of music curriculum reform in different stages marked by the various versions of the National Standardized Music Syllabi. Particularly, the authors focus on the values of the new music curriculum and how they lead to quality education. A study is presented examining: students' perceptions of creativity and creativity education, their perceptions of learning creativity in school music lessons, and their attitudes toward creative music and arts activities carried out in the school music curriculum. Continuing, the authors explore the idea that the Japanese school curriculum system that was established after the war within the paradigm of internationalization is facing difficulties due to the progress of globalization. This compilation also examines international students' learning experiences in Finnish comprehensive school through a study based on the observation portfolios of 23 international student teachers during the first term of their undergraduate studies in Finland. The pedagogical aspects of health are addressed, specifically how to shape nutritional habits of elementary school students and how to systematically deepen the knowledge about healthy nutrition through the implementation of nutrition education programs"--

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Chapter 1
A Review of Music Curriculum Reforms in Mainland China in the Twenty-First Century
Abstract
Introduction
Education Reforms in China in the Twenty-Fist Century
School Music Curriculum Reforms in the Past Two Decades
First Stage (2001~2010)
National Standardized Music Syllabi for Primary and Junior Secondary Education (2001 Trial)
National Standardized Music Syllabus for Senior Secondary Education (2003 Trial)
Second Stage (2011~2017)
National Standardized Music Syllabi for Primary and Junior Secondary Education (2011)
National Standardized Music Syllabus for Senior Secondary Education (2017)
Discussion and Implications
Top-Down Approaches as the Amplifier of Conceptual Changes
Bottom-Up Tunnel as a Hedging Force against the Reforms
Sustaining Academic Research as a Facilitator of Educational Change
Conclusion
References
Chapter 2
Challenges for Creativity and the Arts in School Music Education
Curriculum Development in Hong Kong, China
Abstract
Introduction
Background of the Cultivation of Creativity and Education in Hong Kong
Creativity, Arts Education, and Music Education in Hong Kong
Purpose of the Study
Background Information on the Sampled Schools
Research Questions, Methods, and Procedure
Research Questions
Methods
Student Survey Questionnaires and Interviews
Findings
Major Findings from the Students’ Pre-Course Survey Questionnaires
Summary of Findings from the Students’ Pre-Course Focus Group Interviews
Major Findings from the Students’ Post-Course Survey Questionnaires
Summary of Major Findings Comparing the Pre- and Post-Course Survey Questionnaires
Summary of Interview Findings after the Implementation of the Course
Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 3
The Transition from Internationalization to Globalization: Japanese Curriculum Reforms in the Twenty-First Century
Abstract
Introduction
Method
Discussion and Finding
Background of the Post-WWII Japanese Curriculum System
Curriculum Revision in 1958
“Internationalization” of Japanese Education in the 1980s
Curriculum Revision in the Late 1990s and the 2000s
Curriculum Revision in 2008
The Revision of Basic Act on Education in 2006 and the 2008 Curriculum Revision
Diversifying Population
The Revision of The Course of Study in 2017
2017 Course of Study
Preamble
General Directions
Foreign Languages and Foreign Language Activities
Moral Education as a Special Subject
Special Curriculum for Children with Japanese Language Needs
Conclusion
References
Chapter 4
Nurturing Responsible Citizens: Pedagogical Practice in Teaching Ethical Reasoning
Abstract
Introduction
The Conceptual Framework of the Pedagogy Using Local Materials to Teach Ethical Reasoning
John Dewey
Lev Vygotsky
Henry Giroux
Implications for Developing a Pedagogy Using Local Materials to Teach Ethical Reasoning
The Setting of the Knowledge Transfer Project
Data and Research Methods
Empirical Findings
Results of the Assessment
Did the Pedagogy Facilitate the Teaching and Learning of Ethical Reasoning?
Using Local Issues as Teaching and Learning Materials
Providing Exemplary Articles as Reading Materials
Providing Instructional Scaffolding in Teaching and Learning Ethical Reasoning
Did the Pedagogy Enhance the Students’ Sense of Citizenship?
Developing Civic Awareness
Building Civic Engagement
Embracing Citizenship
Discussion and Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Biographical Sketch
Chapter 5
Concepts of Finnish Education: African Student Teacher Reflections at the Cultural Cross-Roads
Abstract
1. Understanding Multicultural Learning Environments in Higher Education
2. Learning How to Learn as a Student Teacher
3. The African Background and Developing Teacher Identities
4. Research-Based Finnish Teacher Education and Central Concepts
Research Questions
5. Methods
6. Ethical Views on This Study
7. Research Material
8. Results
9. Learning How to Learn as a Student Teacher
10. Discussion
References
Biographical Sketches
Chapter 6
Design of Nutrition Education Program for Elementary Schools in the Czech Republic: An Effective Education Curriculum Instrument
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Survey Instrument
2.2. Participants and Procedures
3. Research Results
4. Nutrition Education Programming in the Czech Republic
5. Discussion
Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Index
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