In response to criticisms of the guidance profession, the American School Counselor Association sponsored a project to identify exemplary guidance programs throughout the United States. The project yielded a set of standards and distinguished the characteristics and functions of effective counselors. (Author/WD)

A study of 270 sophomores taught in either a block scheduling or traditional scheduling format showed significant results for English and biology. Block schedules significantly predicted pretest to posttest differences in Educational Testing Service subject scores over and above those of students following traditional schedules. (Contains 16…

The Conceptual Curriculum Network is a model for curriculum planning that identifies essential aspects of curriculum planning, indicates flow within the planning process, and explains the interrelationship of essential aspects of the planning. (Author/IRT)

Change mythology vs. change reality introduces this summary of program descriptions by several principals and a frank discussion of what's ahead for their schools. (Editor/RB)

The authors discuss the pitfalls of humanities programs and suggest preventative actions that a principal should take when planning and implementing a humanities curriculum. (Editor/AS)

The personal development needs of preadolescents make extended guidance programs for middle school students crucially important. This article describes steps for teacher advisory program development--including a sample curriculum outline and learning activity--and summarizes the program role of the principal, counselor, and teacher. (DCS)

Divides curriculum development into 10 steps to aid administrators at the local level in planning for whole systems or for single courses. (JW)

Curricular change should be a planned process that looks at the needs of students and at the content implications of any course or program. (Author)

Article considered projects for the development of science courses and science curricula for the American high school, junior high/middle school, and elementary school. (Author/RK)

Presents a detailed conceptual model for developing a thinking skills currriculum. Discusses whether it should be done through separate courses or integrated into subject matter courses. Includes four figures (MD)

The supposed gulf between curriculum development as it is practiced, and curriculum theory, may be an imaginary one, this article suggests. Textbook curriculum axioms are used to analyze Mississippi's Accountability and Instructional Management program, and it is found to be consistent with the theory taught in college classrooms. (DCS)

After rejecting the extremes of complete coordination and no coordination in answering the question posed in the title, authors make the case for the middle ground. They then proceed to emphasize some points they consider essential to any educational program. (Editor/RK)

Article sought solutions for helping delinquents overcome their problems by changing their behavior through positive interaction with schools. (RK)

School scheduling can be improved to express many of the intangibles of a school, which give the institution its heart, says this writer. He describes a good master scheduler and makes several recommendations. (Editor)

Proposes a detailed model involving the curricular, instructional/guidance, and assessment dimensions of promoting study skills and test-taking techniques among secondary school principals. Includes extensive references. (Author/MD)