A scoping review was conducted, analyzing peer-reviewed literature published between 1995 and 2022, focusing on school stakeholders' perceptions of K-12 health education (HE) in Canada. The results included 37 studies, with articles focused on the perceptions of students, in-service and pre-service teachers, parents, undergraduate students, and…

This review of the literature begins by exploring the development of computer literacy as a discipline since its introduction in colleges and universities around 1965 and in economically privileged high schools around 1970. The impact of a conference sponsored by the National Science Foundation and Human Resources Research Organization in 1980 on…

Suggests that economic literacy will be fostered if economic concepts such as scarcity, cost-benefit analysis, supply and demand, production, consumption, and money and barter are introduced to elementary school children and included in the social studies curriculum in increasingly complex fashion throughout high school. Ways of helping teachers…

The opening chapter of this volume attempts to provide a framework for education about the international or global community that is emerging. Chapter 2 notes some of the recent and possible future changes in the world and in the United Nations (UN) system. The third chapter identifies some of the obstacles to learning about the world and the UN…

Effective provision of services to disabled rural children and their families requires collaborative effort between special educators and social workers. However, such a collaborative effort is impeded by social workers' lack of knowledge about special education laws and services and about disabled children and their families. A major…

This report examines the issues involved in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational programs for Indochinese refugees. The cultural and linguistic characteristics and resettlement patterns of Indochinese ethnic groups are discussed with respect to the different educational needs of these groups. The policies and services of…

Discusses the background and current trends and issues regarding educational programs for handicapped juvenile offenders in correctional institutions. Indicates a need for increased cooperation among those associated with correctional education as well as a need for teacher education, curriculum development, and additional research. (JOW)

This paper considers how the metamorphosis of the curriculum movement from 1890-1990 relates to teacher education practices in the corresponding time period, with particular attention given to inservice teacher education. Part 1 briefly describes the history of curriculum change, part 2 highlights the history of inservice teacher education, and…

This literature review is one part of a commission to undertake an evaluation of a "Field Study to Determine Teacher and Student Needs Regarding Curriculum Documents and Resources," in order determine the effectiveness of curriculum delivery mechanisms and to identify means for improvement of delivery and implementation. The review is…

A practicum on the control of burnout was developed for an inservice training program for special education professionals at Oxnard College (California). A review of current literature on the control of burnout was presented to an expert panel of special education faculty members who compiled a list of suitable topics for the practicum. Four major…

This article discusses a study undertaken to evaluate self-instructional teacher training materials used at an inservice teacher workshop for mastery teaching. Finds from a survey of the 17 participating teachers indicated they valued many elements of the strategy and that they would adopt parts of the mastery teaching strategy for use in their…

This collection of papers examines the current issues in urban education as suggested by on-site studies of programs in sixteen different cities between 1977 and 1980. An overview of the problems in urban education and their causes is presented in the first paper. The second paper discusses program improvement strategies and several examples of…

Reviews research on curriculum development and implementation and presents a model of teacher involvement in curriculum development and implementation tested within the framework of a regional teachers' workshop in Israel. (DB)

Inservice education and training for teachers is examined through the sociological concept of control. Two models of inservice teacher education and training are derived from the literature; one adapted to the needs of the school system, the other referring to the continuing education of the individual teacher. (Author/JN)

This paper presents a review of the research and professional literature on staff development, an analysis of the characteristics associated with effective staff development programs, and recommendations for the design of effective staff development programs based on that research. The studies cited deal with: (1) the functions of staff…