Presents results of an analysis of the academic programs of students who have completed undergraduate degrees through Illinois statewide nontraditional programs in order to determine student preferences and needed changes. Outlines the components of typical programs designed by students. Provides guidelines for universities developing a…

The interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary curriculum at the experimental high school on the Sde Boker campus of Ben Gurion University in the Negev, Israel, is described. It is viewed as a worldwide model available to academic communities to study the impact of environment on survival of all living things. (MP)

There is a need in Japan to develop upper-level secondary schools to meet the demands of Tokyo's special characteristics as an international city with a large population of foreigners and citizens who travel and are employed for periods of time overseas. There also is a need to ensure smooth entry of children into the schools upon reentering the…

Presents an experimental secondary school curriculum as drafted by the Soviet Union's Ministry of Education in 1987. Intended for implementation (after modifications) by the year 2000, as part of perestroika and educational reform. Examines the curriculum's rationale. Lists school subjects, indicating number of hours and grades in which they…

An experiment was conducted to study how children, aged 10-15 years, learn concepts relevant to computer programing and how they learn modern programing languages. The implicit educational goal was to teach thinking strategies through the medium of programing concepts and their applications. The computer languages Simper and Logo were chosen…

At Michigan State University's college of education, four thematic core curricula for preservice teachers have been designed. The curricula emphasize (1) fostering academic learning; (2) teaching in heterogeneous classrooms; (3) fostering personal and social responsibility; and (4) decision making. (PP)

The report is a review and analysis of the status of the Public Service Occupations Curriculum Project, and is an outgrowth of discussions and recommendations from the February 1974 meeting of the National Advisory and Review Committee of the California State Department of Education, Vocational Education Section. Approximately one-half of the…

This study describes and evaluates an experimental school curriculum which focuses on involvement in the community. Subjects of the study are nine- and ten-year-old pupils. The focus on the learning is shifted from the typically structured classroom setting to the naturally stimulating life of the community, and guided work experiences. Other…

In the author's words: "This book is an honest attempt to understand what it means to be educated in today's world." His argument is this: No matter how important science and technology seem to industry or government or indeed to the daily life of people, as a society we believe that those educated in literature, history, and other humanities are…

The Public Service Occupations Curriculum Project was designed to serve as a master curriculum resource for school districts in the implementation of a career education program in public service occupations. The project produced comprehensive curriculum materials for grades 7-12 and adult education which can be adapted by local school districts to…

The Department of Community Health and Family Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine developed a curriculum component integrating epidemiologic concepts into a third year family medicine clerkship through a small-group project on a specific condition likely to be encountered by primary care physicians in community practice. (MSE)

This document presents the negative effect on many adolescents of the typical secondary school program and outlines a proposed curriculum for education majors. The problem dealt with is the departmentalized structure of high schools, which results in fragmenting the student's life at school into a series of subject-matter-centered meetings. The…

The Virginia Beach (Virginia) Public School Division, which has a fairly large student population of 55,500 students, has enjoyed strong community support over the last 2 years for its newly instituted comprehensive curriculum assessment and development project. The project's goal of attaining educational improvement in all areas from kindergarten…

This case study describes the development of elementary social studies methods courses appropriate for two new alternative Michigan State University teacher education programs entitled "Learning Community" and "Multiple Perspectives." The "Learning Community" program prepares teachers to teach school subjects effectively while focusing upon the…