Purpose: Taking the form of a report, the presented text aims to map the curricular changes in civic education and social science learning in basic and upper secondary schools after 1989. It seeks to identify the key features of undergraduate teacher training at universities, with an emphasis on field-specific didactics, and to provide a brief…

For many years computing in New Zealand schools was focused on teaching students how to use computers, and there was little opportunity for students to learn about programming and computer science as formal subjects. In this article we review a series of initiatives that occurred from 2007 to 2009 that led to programming and computer science being…

A national movement seeks to strengthen family life by encouraging the schools to educate students for good parenthood. (Editor)

The Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) is a research unit of the College of Education at the University of Hawai'i. Part of its mission is to develop curriculum materials for students in grades K-12. The social studies section of CRDG has been developing curriculum materials on Asia since the early 1990s. As part of a project…

This article proposes to simplify scientific sociology for teaching at the precollege level in order to bring the discipline to bear on real social problems that affect the everyday life and human development of the high school student and is within the student's intellectual capability. (Author/DE)

Two individually-adaptive mathematics courses for urban high school youth were developed by a Commonwealth CAI Consortium to help satisfy the ninth grade requirement for general mathematics and algebra in Pennsylvania. A description of the courses and of the computer system, and an analysis of the effectiveness of the CAI-mediated mathematics…

One of a series of implementation documents prepared in conjunction with the revised minimum standards adopted in 1983 by the Ohio State Board of Education, this document suggests ways to develop economic education programs in Ohio high schools and identifies issues certain to be encountered in developing such a program. Each of the five sections…

NOW CONSISTING OF 17 SCHOOLS, THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE SEVENTIES (ES '70) NETWORK WAS FORMED IN MAY 1967 TO DEVISE AND EXECUTE A PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING A NEW COMPREHENSIVE SECONDARY SCHOOL CURRICULUM AND ORGANIZATION WHICH (1) PROVIDES AN INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION FOR EACH STUDENT, (2) IS HIGHLY RELEVANT TO THE ADULT ROLES WHICH HE WILL PLAY,…

Information on institutional programs offering independent study by correspondence was studied in 1983, with attention to enrollments, staff size, fees, services, the use of computer grading, and compensation paid to staff for grading and course development in college, high school, and noncredit programs. The survey population consisted of 73…

A study was undertaken to determine how driver education courses in Texas schools can be designed to reach maximum effectiveness for a maximum number of eligible new drivers. The two-phased, classroom instruction plus an "in-car" practicum were found to be the type of driver education commonly offered. A consensus description of a quality driver…

A semester elective program in English, established as a 2-year course of study for juniors and seniors at Tempe, Arizona, High School, attempts through flexible programming to stimulate teenage interest in English. Adapted from the Trenton, Michigan, study on Appropriate Placement for Excellence in English, the Tempe program is ungraded,…

To develop a high school practical nursing curriculum, a survey was made of six hospitals, four nursing homes, and one public health agency to investigate current and expected content of the occupation and to determine attributes and personal characteristics employers look for in practical nurses. Analysis of data revealed that employers assess…

The author explores where the education system of England and Wales stands on three topics: the place and nature of vocational studies in the secondary school curriculum; the need for development work in methods, curricula, and examinations in further education; and the philosophical question of the relationship between liberal education and…

IN A JULY 1967 MEETING, THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM FOR THE SEVENTIES (ES '70) EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (1) REVIEWED THE PLANS FOR THE SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL ES '70 PROGRAM COORDINATORS TO BE HELD IN AUGUST 1967, (2) REVIEWED THE LIST OF 15 PARTICIPATING SCHOOL SYSTEMS--BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICHIGAN, MINEOLA, NEW YORK, SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA, MONROE,…

Outlines support systems for use in design, implementation, and management of course-integrated library instruction program: planning group (system and building level); organizational information file; curriculum database; library media/information skills curriculum; time management study; feasibility analysis; the plan. Curriculum mapping…