Describes the basic features of three different models of "innovation policy": (1) a model of explicit and institutionalized policy in Europe; (2) one of apparently limited policy affecting mainly the climate of innovation in the United States; and (3) one of implicit action imbedded in other policies in Japan. (Author/JN)

Detailed are the critical aspects of competency-based education, the development of appropriate curricula to support it, and the systems model of a professional competency network. A sample curriculum is presented. (RE)

Based on the premise that technology can assist teachers in bringing about student learning about the past, this paper contends that technology must be integrated into the curriculum (in this case, the history curriculum) as a whole and it must complement the philosophy and the practice of the teacher. The paper is divided into sections: (1)…

Discusses challenges that business education can address by curriculum redesign. States that the needs are (1) employment skills, (2) elective opportunities, (3) changing the clerical image, (4) management training, (5) computer instruction planning, (6) microcomputers replacing typewriters, (7) public awareness, (8) business courses in middle…

Changes in skill requirements, training needs, the industrial and occupational mix of employment, and the spatial location of jobs are 'natural' consequences of a dynamic economy. These changes, in turn, influence employers' hiring and staffing patterns, workers' career paths, and economic growth and development. However, the evolving nature of…

The aims of the 1970 Environmental Education Act are examined and the resultant developments of this legislation are reviewed. Detailed are various methods for fulfilling the aims of environmental education. (SB)