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English, Fenwick W. – Educational Leadership, 1987
Outlines the inadequacies of conventional curriculum guides. The emerging emphasis on the use of curriculum alignment is presented as a promising alternative with four major advantages: (1) local control of the curriculum, (2) textbook adoption by local needs, (3) better pupil achievement, and (4) simpler curriculum monitoring. Includes a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Ready, Kirk Lewis – 1979
Automotive fuel economy was the topic of a study during which technical and background information was gathered, curriculum materials were sought, and curricula were developed. Technical information came from written materials and actual mileage tests of selected factors. Background came from written materials, field trips, and building and…
Descriptors: Auto Mechanics, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Bucks County Public Schools, Doylestown, PA. – 1970
A general rationale and a specific blueprint for developing curriculum are presented. (See TM 001 363 for description of total project; for other related documents, see TM 001 160, TM 001 364-373.) (MS)
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Blueprints, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Bureau of Curriculum and Staff Development. – 1981
This guide attempts to help local planners develop and implement curricula which will provide each student in Connecticut with equal opportunity for a suitable program in foreign language instruction. With a focus on K-12 programs, the guide provides an overview of current philosophies, objectives, methods, and materials in the foreign language…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, FLES
FUCHS, JOSEPH; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS GUIDE WAS PLANNED PRIMARILY FOR USE IN THE SCHOOLS OF NEW YORK STATE TO FAMILIARIZE AN INSTRUCTOR WITH THE MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING ACT (MDTA) AND TO GIVE HIM KNOWLEDGE OF TEACHING TECHNIQUES FOR MDTA COURSES. THE EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF THE MDTA AND THE PRACTICAL ASPECTS OF TEACHING, RATHER THAN ON DISCUSSIONS…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Media, Inservice Teacher Education, Instructional Materials
Atlanta Public Schools, GA. – 1983
This update is designed to provide information on the conversion in the Atlanta public school system from a quarter to a semester plan. The major tasks, the semester schedule, and the recommended grading system are all outlined. A section on kindergarten provides material on proposed curriculum and support materials, the suggested weekly block of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Change
Kennedy, Dora F.; And Others – 1975
The guide focuses on a rationale for exploratory foreign language courses in middle or junior high school, and on the goals and objectives for such courses. An exploratory course may serve a number of purposes regardless of whether or not a pupil elects a foreign language at a later time. These purposes include: (1) acquainting pupils with a…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Education, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Interrelationships
Porter, M. Roseamonde – 1969
The study reported here was carried on under a Curriculum Research Grant from the U.S. Office of Education to the University of Hawaii from November 1966 to June 1969. The Education Department of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands jointly sponsored the English curriculum research and development. Objectives were to evaluate the current…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Culture Conflict
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Morris, J. W. – 1976
Geography curriculum and examinations in European secondary schools are discussed. Intended as a research tool for use by educational planners and curriculum developers, the report compares geography teaching in 18 European countries by analyzing data from 1971 and 1974 questionnaires completed by educational officials of the Council of Europe.…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Education, Course Content
San Francisco Community Coll. District, CA. – 1976
This plan describes the nature and the extent of the English as a second language (ESL) program in Adult Education in the San Francisco Community College District. The key portion of the Master Plan is the specific-levels component which divides the ESL program into eight distinct levels and gives the scope and limitations of each. At the end of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Audiovisual Aids, Bibliographies
Kirkwood Community Coll., Cedar Rapids, IA. – 1978
A project was undertaken at Kirkwood Community College to develop a full-time and part-time competency based program to educate water and wastewater treatment plant operators. First, a survey was conducted to identify the job tasks performed by the operators, their frequency, importance, and necessity. A questionnaire listing 651 tasks divided…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Portland Public Schools, OR. – 1983
This curriculum guide deals with electrical occupations clusters. The first section of the guide introduces vocational and career education in general, and electrical occupational education in particular; provides definitions of commonly used terms; and lists guidelines for establishing acceptable secondary vocational programs in Oregon. In the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Career Exploration, Cluster Grouping
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. – 1977
The document is the final in a series of four competency-based modules produced for use with inservice teacher education programs in consumer education. The main objective of the program is to assist curriculum developers and elementary and secondary classroom teachers as they plan, develop, implement, and evaluate a multidisciplinary consumer…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Teacher Education, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education
Shahan, Victoria; Arendt, Cynthia K.; Pohl, Deborah – 2000
This handbook is intended to help Missouri school districts develop and implement quality family and consumer sciences programs that will prepare students of all ages to be critical, ethical thinkers and successful family, career, and community leaders. The handbook begins with a bibliography listing 27 resources. The following are among the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Behavioral Objectives, Classroom Techniques, Competence