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Searles, W. E. – Journal of Curriculum Theorizing, 1982
A history and analysis of science curriculum development is presented. Factors which influence the selection and organization of content in a science curriculum are discussed, including Macdonald's curriculum development models, propositions for curriculum development, and changes made in science curricula during the last century. (CJ)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Educational Change
Scoggins, Ann – Biology and Human Affairs, 1977
Describes the secondary and college level courses in social biology taught in the early 1960s that first linked the human situation to basic biological principles and concepts. Provides a general description of the present status of social biology in England. (CS)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Biology, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Scoggins, Ann – Biology and Human Affairs, 1977
Traces the history of the British Social Hygiene Council and relates the Council's aims in education to the development of Social Biology courses in England at the primary, secondary, and college levels. (CS)
Descriptors: Anthropology, Biology, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedAndersen, Hans O. – Science Teacher, 2000
Explains the movements of the changing science curriculum starting from 1893. Provides recommendations from the National Education Associations (NEA) on restructuring the curriculum. Discusses required reform movements in teacher education programs for a major curriculum reform. First published in 1994. (YDS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teachers
Nicholas, John – BSCS Journal, 1980
Describes the development of the Australian biological curriculum materials, "Biological Science: The Web of Life," as a result of linking efforts with the United States BSCS "color versions" in biology. (CS)
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Science Course Improvement Projects
Peer reviewedArons, A. B. – Interchange, 1993
Assesses the United States' experience with physics curriculum development and teacher education from 1955-90. Although there were substantial improvements in the development of hands-on elementary and secondary school curricula, their effectiveness was largely negated by logistical problems in implementation and deficiencies in teacher…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems, Educational History
Download full textBeauchamp, Wilbur L. – Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1932
This investigation of the teaching of science in secondary schools is based upon the analysis of 58 courses in general science, 45 courses in biology, 27 courses in physics, and 30 courses in chemistry. The courses were obtained from schools in response to a request from the Office of Education for courses which had been revised since 1925. Some…
Descriptors: Educational History, National Surveys, School Statistics, Secondary Education
Obourn, Ellsworth S.; Koelsche, Charles L. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960
This publication continues the annual series of bulletins begun in 1950 as a cooperative undertaking between the National Association for Research in Science Teaching and the Office of Education. The present bulletin summarizes and interprets the research in science education from July 1956 to July 1957. The improvement of teaching in science, as…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Science Education, Science Instruction
