Descriptor
Source
Author
Osborne, Roger | 5 |
Berg, Roger | 1 |
Biddulph, Fred | 1 |
Block, Cathy Collins, Ed. | 1 |
Boardman, Eunice | 1 |
Brown, Betty J., Ed. | 1 |
Chamot, Anna Uhl | 1 |
Claxton, Charles S. | 1 |
Downs, Roger M. | 1 |
Gappa, Judith M. | 1 |
Good, Thomas L. | 1 |
More ▼ |
Publication Type
Education Level
Audience
Practitioners | 38 |
Researchers | 18 |
Teachers | 17 |
Administrators | 10 |
Policymakers | 10 |
Counselors | 1 |
Students | 1 |
Location
New Zealand | 6 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
California | 1 |
Canada | 1 |
Tennessee | 1 |
Texas | 1 |
United Kingdom (Great Britain) | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Education Amendments 1976 | 1 |
Elementary and Secondary… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
National Assessment of… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Shymansky, James A.; Kyle, William C., Jr. – 1991
In April 1990 a group of 30 educational researchers, sociologists, scientists, analysts, and fund agency staff convened for a meeting to discuss issues critical to science curriculum reform. The meeting, stimulated by national calls for science curriculum reform to prepare a scientifically literate citizenry, had as its objective to generate a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Research Needs

Nance, Kathleen S.; And Others – American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, 1985
Effectiveness of clinical pharmacy services is discussed through an analysis of the literature, an analysis of the funding of grant applications by the National Center for Health Services Research, and a review of the research component of doctoral programs in pharmacy. (MSE)
Descriptors: Clinics, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs, Health Services

Boardman, Eunice – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1990
Focuses on the types of research needed in general music education and the reasons for this research. Defines the place of general music in the curriculum, and examines influential constituencies for such education. Analyzes the state of general music in the schools, and assesses needed changes in the curriculum. (RW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment, Educational Change

Short, Edmund C. – Journal of Curriculum and Supervision, 1991
Careful work in comparing, analyzing, and critiquing the positions and communications put forth by various professional curriculum organizations would be valuable to the curriculum research community. Provides an example: "Principles for Australian Curriculum Reform," prepared by the Australian Curriculum Studies Association (ACSA). (MLF)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Associations
Meinert, Roland; Pardeck, John T.; Kreuger, Larry – 2000
This book provides a critical examination of the major issues that social work education and practice must confront if social work is to remain as a mainline profession. The book explores issues that are not normally covered in social work literature, such as the challenge of reconstructing the social work profession, the use of technology in…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Curriculum Development, Educational Principles, Higher Education
Smith, Al; Morris, Darline – 1989
In fall 1988, a study was conducted to determine the major issues and problems facing the presidents and chancellors of Texas community/junior colleges, to identify solutions being implemented to address these problems/issues, to identify new curricula and administrative programs, and to assess research activities and needs. Questionnaires were…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Administrator Attitudes, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development

Chamot, Anna Uhl – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
A language learning model based on cognitive developmental stages is proposed, and types of ESL learning activities corresponding to the model's levels are identified. Guidelines are proposed for developing an ESL curriculum congruent with the regular elementary school curriculum, and a process for setting up a program scope and sequence is…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages

Reiman, Alan J.; Thies-Sprinthall, Lois – Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1993
Describes theory and a research program that uses guided reflection to promote the development of mentor teachers. Significant findings from a quasi-experimental study and a replication study are presented. The paper can assist teacher educators, policymakers, and school personnel who are searching for a teacher induction model. (GLR)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education
Toepfer, Conrad F., Jr. – 1986
Implications of biophysicist Herman Epstein's research on brain growth periodization, which develop a neurobiological consideration of learning issues for middle school curricula, have created controversy among educators and stimulus for further research. This presentation (1) summarizes the writer's interpretations of these data and implications…
Descriptors: Biophysics, Cognitive Development, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research
Osborne, Roger; And Others – 1982
The Learning in Science Project (Primary)--LISP(P)--was designed to investigate the teaching and learning of science in the primary school. This paper summarizes the work undertaken and the findings obtained during the first 9 months of the project. During the first 6 months, an exploratory phase, similar to the original Learning in Science…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Block, Cathy Collins, Ed.; Pressley, Michael, Ed. – 2002
Noting that comprehension instruction is widely recognized as an essential component of developing students' pleasure and profit from reading, this book presents 25 essays on comprehension instruction that summarize current research and provide best-practice guidelines for teachers and teacher educators. Each chapter in the book presents key…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Literature Reviews, Metacognition
McDonald, Joseph P.; And Others – 1985
This report of a 1984 conference on the computer as a teaching tool provides summaries of presentations on the role of the computer in the teaching of science, mathematics, computer literacy, and language arts. Analyses of themes emerging from the conference are then presented under four headings: (1) The Computer and the Curriculum (the computer…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development
National Foundation for the Improvement of Education, Washington, DC. – 1982
Fourteen separate bilingual education fact sheets produced during 1982 have been assembled into one document presenting educators with a variety of topics on bilingual education in public education. The first fact sheet advocates bilingual instruction, despite the popular argument that other immigrants of the past did not need bilingual education…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers
Osborne, Roger; And Others – 1979
The aim of the Learning in Science Project is to: (1) investigate science teaching/learning at the Form 1 to 4 level (ages 10 to 14); (2) identify some of the key difficulties in this subject area; and (3) find ways of overcoming such difficulties. The project is seen both as an evaluative and a research project in that it is concerned with…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Elementary School Science
Osborne, Roger; And Others – 1980
The first working paper of the Learning in Science Project, "An Initial Framework," outlined what was then seen as the major aims of the project and suggested how these aims might be achieved by three phases of research: exploratory (to observe teaching/learning in Form 1 to 4 science classrooms and to identify difficulties perceived by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs, Elementary School Science