Redefining the objectives of preschool education for French-speaking Switzerland is an undertaking involving coordination among the nation's cantons (districts) and requiring the greatest care. The challenge is to formulate aims--and more generally to propose a coherent image--for preschool education beyond the sensibilities and the traditions of…

Little research has been done on the topic of computer use in curriculum development and curriculum management. This lack of information inspired a survey endorsed by the Colorado Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (CASCD). After an initial survey of 106 subjects, including 50 state departments of education, 6 states were…

A project developed and tested an Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Guide (IEAG) that incorporated themes and factors identified by Wardlow et al. (1992) as contributing to excellence. An interpretive design was used to enable researchers to gain input and consensus from participants of exemplary institutions regarding the institutional-level…

This guidebook is designed to help graduate teaching assistants plan a college course more effectively and efficiently. It is based on information from instructors in community colleges, liberal arts colleges, and universities regarding how they plan their courses. Course planning considerations are presented, sequenced generally in the manner…

During the past decade, the federal government, alongside the efforts of state, local, and private-sector groups, has promoted initiatives in the search for ways to improve the teaching of mathematics and science in the nation's schools. This report summarizes a 2-year study of the largest of such federal initiatives, the Dwight D. Eisenhower…

This document provides information on the following components of Central Piedmont Community College's comprehensive career development model: (1) project mission (universal opportunity for career development) and vision statement; (2) recommendations of the Committee for Planning Comprehensive Career Development; (3) competencies; (4) an outline…