Globalization and Living Together: The Challenges for Educational Content in Asia (CBSE - IBE, 2000, 136 p.)

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FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

PART I: THE IMPACT OF GLOBALIZATION ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT

Education and globalization: learning to live together

Round-table: The relevance of new trends in the teaching of science, social science and humanities to the challenge of globalization and the principle of learning to live together

Summary of the round-table working-group discussions

PART II: SOME CHALLENGES FOR THE ADAPTATION OF CONTENT RAISED BY THE PRINCIPLE OF LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER

Adaptation of content to address the principle of learning to live together: the challenge for teacher training1

The potentials and challenges of information and communication technologies (ICTs) for education: the training of teachers

The potentials and challenges of information and communication technologies for education: globalization of education, adaptation of curricula, new teaching materials and the networking of schools

Learning to live together: The need for vocationalizing the curriculum

PART III: INTERDISCIPLINARITY, SCHOOL-BASED MANAGEMENT AND NON-SCHOOL SCIENCE EDUCATION: A FEW TOPICS FOR REFLECTION BY CURRICULUM DEVELOPERS

Adaptation of contents to address the principle of learning to live together: The case for interdisciplinarity

Victoria’s schools of the future

Non-school science education: A case study from France

PART IV: CURRENT TRENDS IN THE ADAPTATION OF EDUCATIONAL CONTENT IN SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Who should be doing what in adapting the curriculum? The roles of various protagonists with particular focus on policy-makers, curriculum developers and teachers

An overview of country reports on curriculum development in south and South-East Asia

PART V: COUNTRY PAPERS ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FROM SELECTED STATES IN SOUTH AND SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Bangladesh - Curriculum planning, development and reform for primary and secondary education

Bhutan - Curriculum development for primary and secondary education

India - Education policies and curriculum at the upper primary and secondary education levels

Indonesia - Goals and objectives of education

Malaysia - Curriculum planning, development and reform

Maldives - Education policies, curriculum design and implementation at the level of upper primary and general secondary education

Myanmar - National aspects of curriculum decision-making

Nepal - Education policies, curriculum design and implementation at the general secondary level

Pakistan - Curriculum design and development

Philippines - Curriculum development

Sri Lanka - Curriculum design and implementation for upper primary and general secondary education

Thailand - Curriculum planning, development and reform

Viet Nam - Curriculum planning, development and reform

ANNEX I. LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS