It would be helpful to gain further insight into the details of these programs including the duration, format and curriculum details including the individual rotations, number of hours, and even specific goals and objectives for each rotation.
Using a similar format and curriculum in 20 students aged 6 to 10 with AS/high-functioning autism, they found significant improvements on parent-perceived overall social abilities and executive functioning, and on direct assessments measuring theory of mind and problem solving.
In an academic context, structures manifest in formal positions (e.g., faculty vs. staff), committee structures, course assignments, research expectations, travel support, class format, common curriculum, and myriad other policies.
In a recent paper summarising mindfulness based interventions in medical students, Dobkin and Hutchinson [ 32] conclude that although the evidence points to the usefulness of teaching mindful practices, various issues regarding timing, format and integration in the curriculum remain to be considered.
Phase 1 data collection consisted of focus groups with community members so they could assess the draft content, format, and logistics of the draft curriculum [ 28].
The organization and format of the curriculum were based on earlier studies on internet-based education funded by NIH NLM (R01 LM007709) [ 48, 50].
The curriculum was based on the traditional British format and reviewed by external consultants in several curriculum conferences.
Their work demonstrated an interdisciplinary format and multi-experiential structure for a curriculum.
Ruthven (2007) identifies key structuring features in TEL integration, requiring from teachers to shape their craft knowledge accordingly: working environment, resource system, activity format, curriculum script and time economy.
Fig. 1 Curriculum genre configures pedagogic and curriculum registers.
Among the aspects of curriculum that are emphasized in this article are curriculum selection, curriculum development and revision, curriculum implementation, and curriculum reform.
