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| Clearing House | 11 |
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| Brady, Laurie | 1 |
| Byrne, John J. | 1 |
| Evans, William | 1 |
| Hilton, Chadwick B. | 1 |
| Hopfengardner, Jerrold D. | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 8 |
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Peer reviewedTroutman, Benjamin I., Jr. – Clearing House, 1977
Outlines the values and merits of interdisciplinary instruction. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Interdisciplinary Approach, Student Centered Curriculum
Peer reviewedBrady, Laurie – Clearing House, 1987
Uses an allegory involving prehistoric educators to examine how goals and objectives are developed and how they become entrenched and resistant to change. (JC)
Descriptors: Allegory, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedEvans, William; Tokarczyk, Jan; Rice, Sheri; McCray, Alison – Clearing House, 2002
Focuses on changes in instructional approaches in the schools following the adoption of block scheduling that may influence student learning. Examines a number of student outcomes, including student grades, honor roll and failure rates, the numbers of students successfully completing Advanced Placement courses, and achievement test scores from the…
Descriptors: Block Scheduling, Class Activities, Curriculum Design, Educational Improvement
Peer reviewedOlmo, Barbara G. – Clearing House, 1976
Article focused on current programs dealing with the future, and the development of students so that they can better understand the problems of today as the challenges of the future. (RK)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Futures (of Society), Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedKolstad, Rosemarie K.; And Others – Clearing House, 1989
Describes the German system of teacher preparation. Suggests ways that it may be of use in helping change the American educational system. (MS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedStewart, William J. – Clearing House, 1975
Author focused on the failures of many middle schools to realize their potential and criticized existing programs designed for middle schools while offering solutions to correct such programs. (RK)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Educational Problems
Peer reviewedByrne, John J. – Clearing House, 1989
Discusses the problems, methodology, and positive results of an 8-week course in cultural literacy for 34 ninth grade students at Brooklyn's John Dewey High School. Provides sample materials in 4 appendixes. (NH)
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Design, Experimental Teaching, Grade 9
Peer reviewedArmstrong, Colin – Clearing House, 1987
Reports on two common views of learning styles, and presents a set of activities to show how curriculum can reflect each learning style. Discusses a method for accommodating all learning styles. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Style, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedHopfengardner, Jerrold D.; O'Dell, Frank L. – Clearing House, 1989
Describes a visit by two educators to a primary school in Auckland, New Zealand. Discusses the development of children, educational goals, traditions, curricula, administration, and facilities of this New Zealand school. Finds the major difference is the New Zealand school's child-centered approach. (MS)
Descriptors: Administration, Child Development, Comparative Analysis, Cultural Differences
Peer reviewedYager, Robert E. – Clearing House, 1989
Substitutes "science attentive" for "cultural literacy" in science education, urging that students (1) have an interest in basic science, (2) know basic science, and (3) be able to deepen such interest and knowledge on their own. Outlines four cluster goals for science teaching from Project Synthesis of 1979-81. (NH)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Course Content, Creativity, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedHilton, Chadwick B. – Clearing House, 1989
Insists that the narrowed focus of cultural literacy makes application possible and outlines three strategies that have proved successful in conveying business-cultural literacy to students: reading (including the keeping of reading journals), interviewing, and listening to guest speakers from the business world. (NH)
Descriptors: Business Education, Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Course Content
