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Curriculum innovation refers to the process of curriculum design and to its development. This communication presents a part of a PhD research: a qualitative research case study based on a 1
methodological approach to collaborative action research (C-A-R), carried out in two public secondary schools during the academic years 2008/09 and 2009/2010, involving the coordinators and teachers of vocational courses (VC). For the analysis of change we used as a frame of reference the Model of Curriculum Innovation proposed by Alonso (2006), appropriately adjusted for vocational education and training (VET). We intend to discuss our results in these areas:
- how the modular structure (MS) is being understood by teachers and developed in public secondary schools (PSS);
- constraints and critical success factors identified in its implementation;
- proposals for improvement to develop practices consistent with the recommended theoretical model and successfully implemented in vocational schools. We believe that this research makes a significant contribution in this area of knowledge - vocational education and training. Although the results cannot be generalized, they still open a wider window to observe and understand how MS is being implemented in the PSS, and thus be able to build new proposals for improvement.
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Professional courses in public secondary schools Curriculum innovation and change Collaborative action research
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ORVALHO, Luísa ; ALONSO, Luísa - Uma investigação colaborativa sobre mudança curricular nos cursos profissionais das escolas secundárias públicas. In Congresso Internacional Galego - Português de Psicopedagogia, XI, Coruña, Spain, 7-9 de Setembro, 2001. Actas do XI Congresso Internacional Galego - Português de Psicopedagogia. Coruna: Universidade da Coruna, 2011. ISSN138-1663. p.1945-1962.
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Universidade da Coruna
Universidade do Minho
Universidade do Minho