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Johnson, Darrell B. – Journal of Legal Education, 1985
Southwestern University School of Law's two-year, intensive, year-round program, the Southwestern Conceptual Approach to Legal Education, which emphasizes hypothetical problems as teaching tools rather than the case-book method, is described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Experimental Curriculum
Malcolm, C. K.; Owen, J. M. – 1982
The Specials Projects (Innovations) Program of the Commonwealth Schools Commission in Australia was established to improve primary and secondary education by encouraging innovation and diversity in teaching through grants to individuals, usually teachers. This study focuses on the professional development of the teachers involved. Forty-five…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, Experimental Curriculum
LaFerriere, Jake; Broyles, India – 1990
From March 8 to March 11, 1989, student schedules at Lake Region High School in Bridgton, Maine were replaced by Soviet Union culture and history classes. The project was called "Focus: Soviet Union," and was intended as only the first of a series of International Education Days designed to increase United States understanding of other…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Resources

Switzer, Thomas J. – Social Studies, 1993
Describes the Sociological Resources for the Social Studies (SRSS) materials developed during the "New Social Studies" period in the 1960s and 1970s. Concludes that the limited success of the program was a result of not including school administrators in dissemination efforts. (CFR)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Innovation

Rader, William D. – Social Studies, 1995
Describes the origins, development, and activities of the Elementary School Economics Project at the University of Chicago during the "New Social Studies" era of the 1960s. Maintains that the program was compatible with the social science and inquiry-based instructional strategies popular at that time. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Economic Factors, Economics, Economics Education

James, Joy – Feminist Teacher, 1991
Presents a course on gender, race, and class developed at a White, midwestern university. Describes critical theory objectives through which students learn to analyze racism, sexism, and classism, and construct a model based on their analysis. Includes class assignments, projects, and activities. (NL)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content, Course Descriptions, Critical Theory