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Peer reviewedHerring, Mark – Contemporary Education, 1983
This article discusses what schools and colleges currently teach about capitalism and suggests that curricula include a broader base of information about other economic systems and the liabilities of capitalism. Topics are proposed for inclusion in the curriculum, and an outline for a high school course in comparative economics is presented. (PP)
Descriptors: Capitalism, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
PDF pending restorationWittenburg, Sandra Lloyd; Johnson, Theodore E. – 1982
A survey of the past 100 years of curriculum development in the United States reveals a series of changes in curricular practice and philosophies. This document reviews those trends in curriculum change, according to historical time periods. Discussed in the section covering 1880-1910 are the Herbartian and Romantic philosophies, the Baltimore…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational History
Download full textGolbeck, Susan L.; And Others – 1978
The three papers included in this symposium discuss the relevance of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development to the early childhood practitioner. First, an overview of Piaget's theory is presented. This focusses on the particular aspects of the theory most relevant to practitioners in early childhood education. Second, curriculum…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development, Developmental Stages, Early Childhood Education
Radlick, Michael – 1994
Despite the world of rapid change, many have argued that, compared with other social systems, schooling has not changed appreciably in the past century. In an attempt to address this problem, educators, in conjunction with parents and business, have begun to push for the restructuring of time, space, organization, resources, and focus of schools.…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
Peer reviewedFaust, Frank L. – Clearing House, 1981
Reviews investigations conducted to determine students' attitudes toward (1) graded v nongraded schools; (2) open v self-contained classrooms; (3) program organization and arrangement; and (4) the structure and design of curriculum and instruction. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Conventional Instruction, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedHollins, Etta Ruth – Journal of Teacher Education, 1982
Marva Collins' teaching style includes positive reinforcement, high teacher expectation, high motivation, and love. Cultural congruence, or the relationship between curriculum and the pupil's cultural experiences outside the school, is also a significant factor. Although she uses a traditional curriculum, Ms. Collins' success lies in the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Culture, Black Dialects, Conventional Instruction
Brinzer, Raymond J. – 1978
The role of education is strongly determined by the perspective set by the political and social fabric of a given culture. Political and social upheaval, experimentation, and change accelerated at a tremendous pace during the 1960s and early 1970s. Consequently, great changes occurred in the structure of many school systems throughout the nation.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Cognitive Development, Competency Based Education
