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Nagalski, Jan L. – Science Teacher, 1980
This article defines inquiry, analyzes the results of the implementation of inquiry-based science curricula in the 1960s, and supports the continued emphasis on inquiry-oriented teaching in the back-to-basic curriculum reform presently being advocated. (CS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Inquiry, Science Course Improvement Projects, Science Curriculum

Haber-Schaim, Uri – Physics Teacher, 1982
Suggests criteria for constructing a "basic" physics program based on such premises as limited class time, time and practice needed for skill development/understanding structuring of subject matter, and choices of content and approach. Long-range objectives related to the list of premises are discussed. (SK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Course Improvement Projects

Kieffer, William F. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1980
Presented are the author's impressions of the status of chemical education during the period from the mid-fifties to late sixties. (HM)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Curriculum Development, Educational Development

Roberts, Dana – Physics Teacher, 1982
Presents excerpts of an interview with Philip Morrison, Institute Professor of Physics at M.I.T., who has made significant contributions to areas ranging from high-energy astrophysics to elementary school science education. (Author/SK)
Descriptors: College Science, Higher Education, Interviews, Opinions

Millar, R. H. – European Journal of Science Education, 1981
Outlines an approach for interpreting the influence of social factors on the directions in which secondary school science curricula have developed and explores the influence of the institutional context of comprehensivization on emerging science curriculum in Great Britain in the 1960s. (Author/DS)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Opinions

Tebbutt, M. J. – Physics Education, 1981
Summarizes results of a survey on teachers' views of the Nuffield A-level physics course (NAP) including, among others, course content, philosophy, examinations, organization, and individual units. Suggests that most teachers surveyed were satisfied with their NAP course. (SK)
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Curriculum Evaluation, Physics, Science Course Improvement Projects

Millar, R. H. – Comparative Education, 1981
Comparing the secondary physics courses developed by West Germany's Institute for Science Education (IPN) with similar British curriculum projects, the author argues that the differences in style, content, and reception of these curriculums are related to the social locations of the British teachers and the German academics who devised them.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Comparative Education, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development

Klopfer, Leopold E.; Champagne, Audrey B. – Science Education, 1990
Discussed is the history of school science curriculum reform from the Sputnik era to 1990. The relationship between the crisis in the 1950s and 1990 is addressed. A list of curriculum development programs for all levels and special needs students is included. (KR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Elementary Secondary Education

Berlin, Donna F., Ed. – School Science and Mathematics, 1990
Discusses the need for curricular and instructional integration of science and mathematics. Describes some reports supporting integration and some curriculum projects that include integration. (YP)
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary School Science, Elementary Secondary Education
Watts, Mike, Comp.; Michell, Mick, Comp. – 1987
The intention of this guide is to consider the concepts, skills, facts, and attitudes of science which are taught in school; explore how content might be chosen; argue for a reduction in curriculum content; suggest major topics for science teaching; use examples to illustrate aspects of science content; and consider some of the implications of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries