Article is a criticism of the document "Guidelines" published by the Aesthetic Education Curriculum program. The need for standardization of language and definition of concepts in aesthetic education is emphasized. (RW)

The study describes a curriculum developed to train teachers to teach data processing at the high school, technical/vocational institute, or community college level, and to develop courses for undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of business administration, education, psychology, sociology, and science. A 20-page introduction deals…

A General Education Task Force (GETF) was formally constituted at George Brown College (GBC) in June 1992 as one of four task forces created to develop an academic plan for the college. The charge of the GETF was to develop a philosophy statement on general education, a set of post-secondary general education curriculum guidelines, a general…

Five nationally recognized high school band directors conducted a study to investigate the problems and determine the feasibility of developing and publishing a comprehensive curriculum guide for school band programs. A review of materials relevant to the study included the examination of state and city music curriculum guides, of publications…

The purpose of this report is to identify changes that need to be made in the Saskatchewan mathematics curriculum and to provide the curriculum writers and advisory committee with sufficient background information to develop a revised program and to evaluate teaching materials currently available. The purpose of Part 1 of the guide is to examine…

This final report summarizes a nationwide effort to determine appropriate health and behavioral sciences curricula components for graduate programs in health administration. Chapters 1 through 3 summarize the background, methodology, and findings of the project. Chapter 4 presents an analysis of health sciences and behavioral/social science…

Adapted from military service training materials, this publication contains course materials for teaching roofing, both in the classroom and through practical experience. Students completing this short course will be able to use common tools for laying out, building and maintaining wood and composition shingles, roll roof coverings, and built-up…

Adapted from military service training materials, this publication contains course materials for teaching finish carpentry, both in the classroom and through practical experience. Students completing this short course will be able to finish carpentry projects involving wallboard, plywood panel, composition floor tile, and acoustical ceiling tile.…

This publication is a curriculum guide for the installation of solar equipment. It is divided into the three major areas of general knowledge, technical design, and installation/maintenance. Associated is a list of relevant and prerequisite competencies identified as appropriate toward student interest groups of technician, installer,…

A study was undertaken to determine whether the curriculum guides presently being used in drafting courses have changed due to the technological developments that have occurred in industry. In addition, the survey was concerned with the extent that knowledge of geometric dimensioning and tolerancing are needed by drafters, the extent that the…

Educational research on the social studies since the 1960's, indicating that many changes have occurred yet implying that there is still a further need for research and improvement, is summarized in this booklet. Because the vast amount of research on social studies makes it impractical to report a great deal of it, many of the findings reported…

A project was conducted in Pennsylvania to develop a stable and competent pool of Alternative Living Arrangement (ALA) direct service personnel to serve all developmentally disabled individuals in need of such services. This goal was to be accomplished through meeting the following process objectives: (1) conducting a comprehensive inventory of…

This curriculum guide is intended to aid community colleges, area vocational technical schools, and other institutions that provide mid-management educational programs in the state of Kansas to eliminate duplication between various institutions and to provide standard titles and standard content from institution to institution. Following an…

A total of 122 state and 147 school district curriculum guides were obtained and analyzed for their coverage of specific subject areas in elementary and secondary schools. The dates of the guides ranged from 1961 to 1978. Analysis is provided of the state and district guides across all subject areas as well as within each subject area. The subject…

The handling of this survey was intrusted to Dr. Leonard V. Koos, of the University of Chicago. With great skill he has, working on a full-time basis during his free quarters from the University of Chicago and part time during other quarters, brought it to a conclusion. This manuscript was prepared by Helen M. Eddy, associate professor of romance…