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Bussard, Ellen – 1982
A 3-year project was designed to increase students' abilities to perform competently as professional engineers. The project sought to infuse into existing courses concern for, practice with, and development of three competencies critical to professional success: problem-solving, communication, and value clarification. Eight elementary and advanced…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Competence, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Wiles, Jon W.; Bondi, Joseph W. – 1986
Over the past 20 years, the middle school has been a major innovative movement changing the face of intermediate education. While hard to define exactly, middle schools have different priorities and purposes than junior high schools. The former serve preadolescents (ages 10 to 14) through a balanced, comprehensive program. Middle school programs…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Intermediate Grades
Holden, Leonard W. – 1980
The objectives of the Tacoma (Washington) Public Schools' 5 year, K-12 values education program were to familiarize teachers with the theories of moral/ethical education, develop or identify appropriate curriculum materials, train teachers to use these materials, and evaluate the program. Participating were 244 language arts, social studies,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction, Health Education
Cowperthwaite, Gordon – 1981
At Sinclair Community College (SCC) in Dayton, Ohio, a series of holistic education courses, called Education for Work/Life Actualization, was designed to offer students new skills for the development of self-esteem, empathy, creativity, intuition, centeredness, clarity of values, communication, nutrition, and preventative self-help health care.…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Colleges, Courses, Creative Development
Aoki, Ted; Harrison, Edward – 1979
The British Columbia Social Studies program approaches the study of man-in-his-world from three perspectives: scientific; situational; and critically reflective knowing. Through each method, students are exposed to various interpretations of how the social world has been constructed. The program, however, emphasizes scientific knowledge. Through…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education
Pasch, Marvin; Gallagher, John – 1983
The revised edition of "The New Model Me" is an affective curriculum based on Ojemann's "Causal Approach to Behavior" that assists youngsters to understand how needs and personal resources interact within a particular immediate physical setting to produce behavior. In addition, the curriculum attempts to teach key concepts and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitude Change, Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Development