The publication "Bootstraps, Part III" serves as a starter for working committees which are formulating a language arts curriculum (kindergarten through grade 12); it allows for additions and changes appropriate for individual schools, contains identifiable strands (such as "speaking") extending through the 13 grade levels, and gives long-range…

This article reports on a study which examines open corridor structures and processes for teachers' curricular decision-making. Discussions of sample interviews and classroom observations are included. (Author/EB)

This document describes the efforts of program administrators to implement an organic curriculum in the elementary and secondary schools of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The chief program administrator coordinated curriculum design and implementation under the continuous progress plan, selected and evaluated instructional materials, and established…

School restructuring movements have gained a great deal of national attention. This guidebook addresses the multi-age classroom movement, in which a mixed-age group of children stays with a given teacher for a number of years. The work provides a complete design for the mixed-age primary classroom, from philosophy and rationale to sample lesson…