Implementation of the 2012 upper secondary school curriculum in Mexico: a 21st-century framework enquiry

 

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Verfasser: Hernández-Fernández, Jimena
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Status:Versión publicada
Publikationsdatum:2022
Beschreibung:Objective. This study aims to analyze how the new upper secondary school curriculum in Mexico captures 21st-century skills and teachers’ perceptions of success. Method. The design of the study complies a comparison analysis between the Mexican upper secondary school curriculum and a 21st-century skills framework. Additionally, qualitative data on teachers’ perceptions of success is collected through eight focus groups with 72 participants in 4 States of Mexico. Results. The findings show that the curriculum is short in strategies for the development of 21st-century skills. Moreover, although teachers welcome them, they perceive a lack of support and doubt about students’ learning capabilities. Conclusions. Although Mexico has progressed in providing a 21st-century skills learning environment through the new curriculum, the educational system remains with the opportunity to offer a more suitable and adequate framework as well as support and training for teachers.
Land:Portal de Revistas UNA
Institution:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Sprache:Inglés
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.una.ac.cr:article/13609
Online Zugang:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/EDUCARE/article/view/13609
Stichwort:Educational reform
skills
curriculum
teachers
Mexico
Reforma educativa
habilidades
plan de estudios
maestros y maestras
México
Reforma educacional
plano de estudos
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