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Katz, Lilian G.; Raths, James – Journal of Teacher Education, 1992
Examines six dilemmas endemic to teacher education: coverage versus mastery emphases; evaluative versus affective emphases; emphasis on current versus future needs of candidates; thematic versus eclectic approaches; emphasis on current practices versus innovative practice; and specific versus global assessment criteria. (SM)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Lofaro, Gregory A. – 1982
This paper presents a model of counselor supervision which recognizes four specific stages of counselor development. The materials focus on the need for a developmental model, the interplay between this model and levels of training and professional practice, and the implications for curriculum planning and supervisory interventions. Studies…
Descriptors: Counseling Theories, Counselor Educators, Counselor Training, Counselors
Nisivoccia, Joseph D. – 1995
This document contains a proposal for a district-wide multicultural high school curriculum for the Belleville Public Schools, Edison (New Jersey). The curriculum is designed to promote student bonding for peace and harmony by focusing on the total school environment and raising student, parent and staff consciousness about the many different…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment
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Allen, Katherine R. – Family Relations, 1988
Provides framework for integrating feminist perspective into family studies courses. Presents overview of feminist paradigms, women's studies, and feminist pedagogy. Identifies several values and practices that characterize feminist teaching and suggests specific strategies for integrating feminism into family studies curriculum. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Family Life Education, Feminism, Higher Education
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Airasian, Peter W. – Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 1993
Notes that, beginning in the mid-1970s, role of educational testing and assessment began to expand dramatically in response to reports portraying U.S. schools and students in less than favorable light. Sees the future status of new forms of assessment that are used to influence curricula and motivate teachers and students being related to their…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Motivation
Schneider, Joel – 1982
This paper presents an overview of the Comprehensive School Mathematics Program (CSMP) elementary school mathematics curriculum. The philosophy behind the program, content goals, and teaching strategies are briefly discussed. Then ways in which the program develops facility in mathematics are described in discussions of the language of arrows, in…
Descriptors: Classification, Computation, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
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Wagner, Knud – Comparative Education, 1978
This article highlights findings of a comprehensive plan for the Danish educational system to the year 1990. Two main categories are discussed: the framework and structure of the school system; and the curriculum, teaching methods, and other aspects of the "inner life" of schools and other educational institutions. (KC)
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Foreign Countries
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Zollman, Dean A.; Rebello, N. Sanjay; Hogg, Kirsten – American Journal of Physics, 2002
Explains a hands-on approach to teaching quantum mechanics that challenges the belief shared by many physics instructors that quantum mechanics is a very abstract subject that cannot be understood until students have learned much of the classical physics. (Contains 23 references.) (Author/YDS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Hands on Science, Higher Education, Integrated Curriculum
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Culotta, Elizabeth – Science, 1992
Discusses, analyzes, and provides anecdotes about the calculus reform movement, in general, and the experimental, undergraduate calculus classes at Duke University, in particular. (JJK)
Descriptors: Calculus, Classroom Techniques, College Mathematics, Curriculum Development
Padak, Nancy; Padak, Gary – Lifelong Learning, 1988
The authors review current practices in writing instruction in adult literacy classes. They observe that students spend little time writing. Innovative teaching activities are mentioned. They discuss goals of writing instruction and how to adapt present practices to meet the writing requirements of the General Educational Development Test. (CH)
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Johnstone, David – Vocational Aspect of Education, 1988
The author discusses the evolution of curriculum thinking from a narrow and behaviorist stance through to the present, where it is argued that considerations need to be based on shared understandings among all participants in a learning exchange. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
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Meiring, Lynne; Norman, Nigel – Support for Learning, 2005
In this article Lynne Meiring and Nigel Norman focus on the notion of entitlement and the demands this has made on schools and teachers to cater for the needs of a wide range of pupils previously denied an experience of foreign languages. In order to enable all pupils to realise their potential, facilities and strategies have to be reviewed and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Learning Experience, Educational Needs, Curriculum Development
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Parry, James D.; And Others – Educational Research Quarterly, 1986
This article presents teaching strategies based on research findings in the area of computer-based instruction (CBI). Research conclusions are presented in terms of five CBI characteristics in tabular form. CBI examples, derived from research conclusions, include: short reviews and age level and availability for specific software packages. (LMO)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Managed Instruction, Computer Software, Curriculum Development
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Sabar, Naama; Miron, Mordechai – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1979
Because workloads frequently do not permit teachers to develop curriculum themselves, their participation in its formative evaluation (field testing) is a productive alternative. A seventh-grade biology program was evaluated by 14 teachers. (CP)
Descriptors: Biology, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Evaluation Methods
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Li, Guangzhou – Physics Education, 1997
Describes the evolution of the seven major physics syllabi used in all secondary schools in China and analyzes the shifts of these syllabi in terms of objectives, content, instructional hours and teaching methods. Suggests changes for China's future secondary-physics education, including the need for modern experimental equipment such as computers…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
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