This commentary is a response to Larsen and Harrington's article titled "Developing a Learning Progression for Place" (2018). Within the author focuses on the development of learning progressions in geography and future research directions. [For "Developing a Learning Progression for Place" by Thomas B. Larsen and John A.…

In this month's interview, Kappan's editor talks with high school English teacher and researcher Lisa Scherff about the ongoing struggle over who gets to define the English language arts curriculum. Dating back to the creation of the subject area, more than a century ago, classroom teachers have advocated for a varied course of study that helps…

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative continues to move forward. As of October 2010, 37 states and territories made the CCSS the legal law of their land in terms of the mathematics and language arts curricula used in their public schools. Over 170 organizations, education-related and corporations alike, have pledged their support to…

Distance education has numerous inherent philosophies to utilize in teaching-learning situation. The problem solving aspect of distance learning encourages active involvement by students in teaching-learning situations; student selection of content; teachers as guides and motivators of student learning; ordering of learning experiences in terms of…

The author presents suggestions for vocational educators who are considering making curriculum changes. Suggestions include studying new trends, reviewing technical literature, communicating with experts, searching for occupational projections, locating existing programs, and making decisions. (CT)

Intuition is a mode of thinking based more on sense and instinct than on logic and reason. It is somewhat suspect ability because it undermines our faith in reason and empirical research. But intuition can play a valid role in the design of the freshman composition curriculum. As a stereotypically feminine attribute, it complements current…

Proposes seven principles of program evaluation to serve as guidelines for designing evaluation procedures in Australian schools. The object of evaluation is to generate useful information about the educational environment which can be used for decision making in the curriculum development process. (AM)

Discusses curriculum decision making, drawing on Joseph Schwab's framework of deliberation and explaining three foundations upon which the deliberative orientation to the justification of curriculum decisions is predicated. The paper examines what might happen to Schwab's framework of deliberation if it were exposed to various questions raised by…

This article assaults the definition of the characteristics of a theory of education; the discussion covers the place of morals within such a theory, the Hirst-O'Connor controversy, and other views of theories of education. (KC)

In an attempt to analyze the movement of women into administrative and managerial positions, many complex questions remain unanswered. To provide the necessary documentation for making valid decisions regarding curriculum development and career counseling, ongoing research is needed regarding the upward mobility of women in business. (CT)

The delivery of nursing care is enmeshed in the health care policy decisions made at state and national levels. The authors recommend an advanced practice role for nurse policy analysts, examine political decision-making processes that would be included in the curriculum, and give illustrative positions that graduate nurse policy analysts might…

Explains how cost-utility analysis can be applied to the selection of curriculum and instructional methods. Describes the use of multiattribute utility models of decision making as a tool for more informed judgment in educational administration. (SK)

Examines the impact of politics on curriculum decision-making from a political theory viewpoint. To deal with problems resulting from an authoritative allocation of values in curriculum decisions, the relation between the political system and the school system must be modified to include mutual respect. Includes 11 references. (MLH)

This final paper in the journal's special issue on educational intervention research for students with learning disabilities stresses the importance of cohesion and coherence in instruction across the curriculum. Emphasis is on the task of intervention teams to consider when, and for whom the various teaching models are appropriate. (Contains…

Though a student's college major provides career preparation, the liberal arts curriculum provides the student with a breadth of education. Reform of the liberal arts curriculum should be oriented toward two goals: educating students for making informed choices, and the self-development of each student. (BW)