Esse trabalho visa comparar o desempenho de diversos países no exame do PISA, em especial Brasil e Japão. Além da comparação de dados estatísticos, será realizada uma análise curricular desses dois países, na tentativa de perceber a influência do currículo em seus desempenhos no exame. Será possível também observar em muitos países políticas públicas desenvolvidas com o objetivo de aumentar o nível de igualdade na educação, oferecendo a todos as mesmas oportunidades. Fatores como condição socioeconômica, estrutura familiar, histórico de imigração, entre outros fatores serão atrelados ao desempenho escolar e será possível verificar o poder de suas influências. Após a análise de todos os dados, percebe-se que o fator que afeta de maneira mais acentuada o nível de igualdade na educação e o desempenho dos alunos em geral é a condição socioeconômica. É possível observar também que os currículos de Brasil e Japão são muito similares, mesmo existindo uma diferença tão grande no desempenho de ambos os países no exame. Sendo assim, os currículos são extremamente importantes na construção da equidade educacional, mas não são determinantes no que diz respeito à qualidade de educação. / This dissertation is meant to compare the performance of many countries in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) exam, but especially Brazil and Japan. Besides the statistical data, it will be done curricula analysis in order to understand the weight of the curricula in the exam results. Moreover, it will be possible to observe public policies developed to raise the levels of equity in many countries, giving to all the students the same opportunities. Variables such as socioeconomic status, family structure, immigration background and others will be related to the students achievement and it will be possible to verify their strength on these relationships. After all the analysis is done, it is possible to realize that one of the factors that mostly affect the students performance is the socioeconomic status. In addition, it is possible to verify that the Brazilian and the Japanese curricula are very similar, regardless both countries achievement on the exam. Therefore, it is possible to infer that the curriculum is extremely important on the educational scenario, but does not determine the quality of education offered.

Esse trabalho visa comparar o desempenho de diversos países no exame do PISA, em especial Brasil e Japão. Além da comparação de dados estatísticos, será realizada uma análise curricular desses dois países, na tentativa de perceber a influência do currículo em seus desempenhos no exame. Será possível também observar em muitos países políticas públicas desenvolvidas com o objetivo de aumentar o nível de igualdade na educação, oferecendo a todos as mesmas oportunidades. Fatores como condição socioeconômica, estrutura familiar, histórico de imigração, entre outros fatores serão atrelados ao desempenho escolar e será possível verificar o poder de suas influências. Após a análise de todos os dados, percebe-se que o fator que afeta de maneira mais acentuada o nível de igualdade na educação e o desempenho dos alunos em geral é a condição socioeconômica. É possível observar também que os currículos de Brasil e Japão são muito similares, mesmo existindo uma diferença tão grande no desempenho de ambos os países no exame. Sendo assim, os currículos são extremamente importantes na construção da equidade educacional, mas não são determinantes no que diz respeito à qualidade de educação. / This dissertation is meant to compare the performance of many countries in the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) exam, but especially Brazil and Japan. Besides the statistical data, it will be done curricula analysis in order to understand the weight of the curricula in the exam results. Moreover, it will be possible to observe public policies developed to raise the levels of equity in many countries, giving to all the students the same opportunities. Variables such as socioeconomic status, family structure, immigration background and others will be related to the students achievement and it will be possible to verify their strength on these relationships. After all the analysis is done, it is possible to realize that one of the factors that mostly affect the students performance is the socioeconomic status. In addition, it is possible to verify that the Brazilian and the Japanese curricula are very similar, regardless both countries achievement on the exam. Therefore, it is possible to infer that the curriculum is extremely important on the educational scenario, but does not determine the quality of education offered.

Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been called for playing a crucial role in integrating principles,values, and practices accorded with sustainable development. Holistic approach, ethical values, norm transitionand behavior changes are required to achieve the aim of ESD. However, while both external and internal impactsof the Swedish education system have affected its fundamental values and aims, core elements of ESD inSwedish curriculum were also influenced. This paper analyzes, in particular, the changes that PISA reportsbrought in the Swedish curriculum at the discourse level, and its potential effects on ESD. Discourse analysiswas mainly used for comparing two curricula and two syllabi. With the help of situational contexts of PISA andthe curriculum of 2011, a transition observed from text analysis was interpreted and the final discussion wasanchored with social contexts from educational discourses. The result indicated that influences from PISA in thenew curriculum and syllabus were observed in corresponded aims and goals. Situational and social contexts alsopointed to the same direction of transition due to the previous goals-oriented curriculum that made a wide rangeof teaching. Thus, fundamental values, aims and goals were changed into providing clearer guidelines forteaching scope and gradings as well as into focusing literacy skills and knowledge of concepts. In the process ofthe transition, holistic approach, ethical and democratical values, as well as focus on cultural aspects and pupils’ attributes were removed or shrunken, which implied negative impacts on ESD. On the other hand, emphasis onliteracy skills of students in the new curriculum was expected to bring positive achievement for ESD.Furthermore, in order to achieve the norm transition toward sustainable development, those lost immeasurable values are suggested to be addressed in future Swedish education.

On the basis of the analysis of school educational programmes and as well based on the statements I gained from the teachers I'm trying to find out and verify the representation of athletics in first five years of primary schools. Title of diploma thesis: The position of athletics in the school curricula in the first five years of primary school Student: Veronika Šašková Supervisor: Mgr. Zdeňka Engelthalerová Objective of the work: Determine the position of athletics in first five years of primary school Key words: athletics, school age, framework educational program, the primary school curriculum, school educational program

The purpose of this paper is to compare curriculum documents for K-12 education from the state of North Carolina from two time periods, 1920s and 2003. The historical development of the mathematics curriculum in North Carolina provides a snapshot of the shifts in mathematics teaching and learning. North Carolina, a state in the southeast of the United States, has had a statewide standard course over a period spanning more than eighty years. A document analysis of printed curriculum standards from allows a description of the mathematics concepts and tasks that were expected of students in those years. The analysis revealed stark contrasts in the focus of mathematics from a very computational emphasis to one of problem solving. The analysis also highlighted the understanding of algebraic concepts and ideas as an essential outcome of current mathematics programs.