If economies of scale are important in secondary education, a greater degree of resource specialization and curriculum comprehensiveness should occur in larger secondary schools. Using New York State schools data, this study shows that scale economy sources are exhausted at relatively small enrollment levels, allowing only trivial gains in…

Summarizes the presentations offered, issues discussed, and decisions made at a conference of the (British) Commonwealth Association of Planners and one held by the International Society of City and Regional Planners. Both meetings focused upon trends and future needs in planning education. (WB)

Presents information about the topics and discussion sessions of the Kiel Conference organized by the Commission for Biological Education (CBE) of the International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS). Outlines the status of biological education for community development in different parts of the world and summarizes project proposals accepted by…

Viewpoints of speakers and participants at a symposium on nutrition education in dental curricula are reported, and recommendations for action are outlined, including recruitment of nutritionists for dental faculties, screening and counseling exercises in clinical training, instruction in interpretation of computerized dietary analysis, and…

A seminar held on a kibbutz in Israel in which educators from the United Kingdom, Canada, and Israel discussed school-based curriculum development is described. (RM)

In an effort to find new solutions, an Appalachian Regional Commission workshop examined the severity of the dropout problem in Appalachia; looked at successful prevention programs including 70001 Ltd., REAL Enterprises, and Jobs for Tennessee Graduates; and previewed the model dropout reduction curriculum being designed at Appalachian State…

The teacher education curriculum must be responsive to changes in specific disciplines and in the profession. We must respond to changes in society's conception of the teacher's role, realize that teacher education curriculum is in evolution, and establish a positive relationship between teacher training institutions and schools. (KC)

Presents information about the organization and the participants at the Symposium on World Trends in Science Education held in Halifax, Canada in August of 1979. Presents a brief description of the papers presented and lists the views that the discussion participants considered to be problem areas. (GS)

An essay on the institutionalization of women's studies in the college curriculum is followed by three responses describing women's studies programs at individual institutions and the approaches used to organize their curricula. (MSE)

Results of a symposium on social studies curriculum revision held in Albany, New York, in December 1983 are presented. Educational needs in the areas of articulation and consistency; interdependence and linkages within the curriculum; and the treatments of history, human rights, and economics are outlined. (RM)

Abstracts of presentations concerning educational research and new programs to be made at the 62nd annual meeting of the American Association of Dental Schools (Las Vegas, March 17-20, 1985) are given. (MSE)

Provides recommendations for the formal education of archivists and for coordination of training programs with those of library and information science. (RAA)

The November 29-December 1, 1979 meeting included: presentations (here summarized) regarding curriculum and training of psychologists, applications and service concerns, family counseling, research, professional issues, and a model for a professional organization of Hispanic psychologists; committee reports; and minutes of the general session of…

Increasing numbers of schools in Great Britain are using curriculum notation and curriculum analysis to assist them in decision-making and curriculum review. The purpose of and criteria for assessing a management information system are examined. (RM)

Curriculum guides can effectively guide practice if the guide writer pays attention to the context in which teachers work and to the language that teachers use in that context. Problems encountered by a curriculum project illustrate what happens in practice when guide writers fail to appreciate teachers' objectives. (RM)