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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
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Risinger, C. Frederick – Social Education, 1995
Maintains that materials from and about the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) began to appear in the ERIC system immediately following the establishment of the ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education in 1971. Presents an annotated bibliography of 15 selected ERIC resources. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Technology
Mann, Lori D.; And Others – 1988
This document contains the proceedings of the annual conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAEE). The conference featured seven keynote addresses and invited speakers, multiple workshops, panels, symposia, and contributed presentations. The first section of this document contains the speeches delivered by the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Communications, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
Iozzi, Louis A., Ed.; Shepard, Clint L., Ed. – 1989
The conference described in this document featured keynote addresses, two workshops, symposia, and contributed presentations. This document contains the extended abstracts of the conference presentations, and symposia. Topics of the papers and symposia of this conference cover the areas of: (1) the relationship between environmental education and…
Descriptors: Communications, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Stone, Jody M., Ed. – 1987
This document contains the proceedings of the Annual Conference of the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAEE). The conference featured 10 keynote addresses and invited speakers, multiple workshops, panels, and symposia, and over 120 contributed presentations. The document contains 10 chapters, the first of which contains the…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Communications, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
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Klonglan, Gerald E. – Rural Sociology, 1987
Discusses research, teaching, and extension opportunities for rural sociologists in current social/economic conditions of agriculture/rural America. Describes challenges to the resource base of rural sociology and ways to extend the discipline. Stresses need to expand linkages to the general scientific community and to increase communication among…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Financial Support
Disinger, John F. – 1987
During 1987 the ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education (ERIC/SMEAC) conducted a survey of the state education agencies, asking respondents to summarize their perceptions as to how schools include environmental topics in their curricula by responding to a questionnaire. Also requested was information concerning…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education
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Nelson, Jack L. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1994
Describes the liberal-progressive roots of social studies education. Reports on a review of professional literature since the 1950s and argues that calls for school reform in the 1950s and 1980s were grounded in conservative thinking. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History, Educational Research
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Fersh, George L. – International Journal of Social Education, 1994
Describes the origin, development, and accomplishments of the Joint Council for Economic Education, now called the National Council for Economic Education. Discusses the participants and results of a 1948 conference bringing together economists with business, labor, and education leaders. Outlines activities and accomplishments of the…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Economics, Economics Education
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Wraga, William G. – Social Education, 1995
Describes the organization's break with the National Education Association and development of an organizational structure and a code of professional ethics. Discusses the identity crisis and tension between social studies education and the social science disciplines that continue to be issues within the organization. (CFR)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
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Smith, Ben A.; And Others – Social Education, 1995
Maintains that social studies education arose out of a concern for an educational system that prepared citizens for a democratic society. Describes the influence of the National Education Association and the American Historical Association on the National Council for the Social Studies. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Curriculum Development, Democratic Values, Educational Change
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Greenawald, Dale – Social Education, 1995
Describes how the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) grew into a major professional organization during the years 1947-1968. Discusses the NCSS response to domestic and social issues such as civil rights, the Cold War, and educational reform following Sputnik. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
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Bettis, Norman C. – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Recognizes the leadership role played by professional and educational organizations, most notably the National Geographic Society (NGS), in promoting geography education. The NGS and other organizations established standards and guidelines concerning content and instruction. Includes brief descriptions of activities and their sponsoring…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Branch, Robert Maribe, Ed.; Minor, Barbara B., Ed. – 1997
The Educational Media and Technology Yearbook (EMTY) is designed to provide media and instructional technology professionals with an up-to-date, single-source overview and assessment of the field of educational technology, including trends, issues, innovations, and research findings. The 1997 edition of EMTY is divided into eight parts. Part 1…
Descriptors: Cable Television, Curriculum Development, Doctoral Programs, Educational Development