...This chapter examines the implications for language-education policy behind three questions concerning the English language. These include the questions about the introduction of English into school curriculums...

...This chapter analyzes several crucial worldwide trends that influence education and the school curriculum in the twenty-first century, both locally and globally: globalization, the shift to a knowledge society, the development of IT, and postmodernism. These forces articulate with one another...

...With the fundamental curriculum concepts and methods introduced in the preceding chapters, it is hoped that readers can manage to devise alternative ways to design the most appropriate curriculum for the new generations in the twenty-first century. However, unless our community moves ahead...

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...This is an introductory chapter of the book which explains the aim and structure of the book and outlines assessment challenges that need to be tackled. This also briefly discusses the relation between assessment and teachers, learning and the curriculum. assessment emotion learning curriculum...

...This chapter familiarizes readers with the theoretical foundation of the concept of curriculum. Different curriculum conceptions and how they are applied in the construction of school curriculum are discussed. This chapter is instrumental in guiding readers to appraise how the roles of teachers...

...In this chapter, various initiatives have been proposed, including a reinforcement of the school-based curriculum policy, a global, comprehensive curriculum reform toward Learning to Learn (LTL), as well as a heightened awareness of the need to enforce multicultural education through the curriculum...

...In recent decades, global trends in cultural, social, and economic development have brought forth reforms in educational paradigms. These reforms have been accompanied by changes in the ways school practitioners or educators design the school curriculum. Compared to subject-centered approaches...

...Curriculum change refers to a whole set of concepts, including innovation, development, and adoption. It encompasses both planned and unplanned changes and can occur at the level of the classroom, school, or whole education system. Teachers may find that changes accompany their teaching from time...

...In this chapter, we first explain the different types of teacher leadership. Subsequently, we argue that, for the leadership of teachers to develop, teachers must have the agency, space, and place in curriculum matters. Besides, teachers are encouraged to make best use of their “curriculum...

...Scores of Asian and Western countries have recognized curriculum leadership in schools as the key to bringing about effective school-based curriculum change. Improvements to the curriculum help students enhance their learning and help them adapt better to the changing society. The notion...

...This chapter provides an overview of curriculum studies—the nature of curriculum, the scope of curriculum studies, and different ways of perceiving and researching curriculum issues. The authors then set out the approach that underpins this book. all graduate teaching assessment curriculum...

...Drawing on the notions of rational and conflict perspectives, this chapter focuses on how curriculum decisions are made and who the key agencies are, which have a role in the formal process of educational policymaking in Hong Kong. class sizes conflict perspectives curriculum evaluation media...

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...Hong Kong is a fascinating place for the study of curriculum. Its schooling system is influenced by the legacies of a Chinese tradition and British colonialism and was developed at a time when, around the world, that state was taking more responsibility for the education of young people...

...This book is an introductory textbook on Hong Kong’s school curriculum. Written in an approachable style using illustrative case studies, the textbook provides an introduction to the basic concepts and theories of “curriculum” as a field of study. It also discusses how socio-political and economic...

...This book provides research and application insights into e-learning in China, in the light of two drives by the Chinese Ministry of Education — to implement curriculum reform and to promote quality and innovation in e-learning provision....

...Transposing different issues to the area of curriculum development, this chapter draws an illuminating parallel between collaborative dialogue in the language classroom and processes of collaborative curriculum development entailing critically engaged dialogues with all participants involved...

...This chapter considers the constraints on the government's attempts to introduce a more unified curriculum in Macao's education system and analyses the implications for the economy. Casinos Economy Education Education reform Gaming industry Macao Special Administrative Region Sino Portuguese...