The far-reaching implications of curriculum change for educational reform and renewal was the subject of a CERI workshop, June 29-July 4, 1970. Reprinted from The Nature of the Curriculum for the Eighties and Onwards,'' Paris, CERI, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 1972. (Editor)

Improvement of primary school education in Indonesia has been sought since a national standardized curriculum was established in 1976. Curriculum reform centered on requirements for teaching and learning materials, libraries and library books, and other learning equipment. School management and teacher performance have also been emphasized. The…

Education in Norway's far northlands is wonderfully diverse, even though local schools are governed by a national ministry of education. This article should shatter the myth that central control means bland homogenization. (Editor)

Author reviewed the evolution of comprehensives in Scotland. (Editor/RK)

The principal should be responsible for the administrative leadership of the school, including leadership of the supervisory program. (Author)

This report of the Basic Studies National Field Task Force is one of six reports by as many task forces on the improvement and reform of American education. The report begins with an introduction and alternative definitions of "basic studies." In section 3, the history of basic studies in American culture and education is traced as a…

Herein are discussed the relationship of Brunerian methodology to teacher training models; some attempts to implement Bruner's model of the relationship of school tasks to cognitive levels, grade placement of material, inquiry learning, motivation, and audiovisual efforts; and the preparation of teachers for the new curricula, including…

This document contains progress reports on some of the ongoing activities of the Regional Educational Laboratories, whose primary objective is to create and demonstrate a variety of tested alternatives to existing educational practice. In each instance the address and region served are given, together with information on the governing board and…

Following the general conference theme of "Education for Solidarity," this report describes the educational principle and framework within the Kibbutz. The "Mossad" or Community School shelters the Kibbutz child and supervises his development from 12 to 18. The great formative factors, as seen by the Kibbutz, are communal…

The present document presents a review of the proceedings of a workshop held in May 1971 on "Teaching University Biological Sciences." The major papers dealt with in the report are: (1) "Application of the Systems Approach to Teaching and Learning"; (2) "Biology and Social Change"; (3) "Biology for Biology Majors"; (4) "Design of a Short…

This monograph is concerned with changes, innovations, and reforms in graduate education in the arts and sciences. It was written as an aid to faculty and administrators who must plan graduate programs in the future. While it does make suggestions and recommendations, it is chiefly intended to raise questions and to suggest ways by which graduate…

This report considers the efforts of the Michigan State University (MSU) faculty to improve undergraduate education. The report is organized into 4 parts. Part 1 describes the function, organization, and operation of the Educational Development Program (EDP). Part 2 is a collection of summaries of educational development projects conducted by the…

This report is one in a collection of summaries of instructional development efforts by faculty at Michigan State University (MSU) to improve undergraduate education. Most of these exploratory efforts are aimed at improving the conditions for learning in a specific course or subject matter area, and were conducted by individual faculty under the…

A collection of activities is presented for teachers to help students explore the schooling process, from the overall organization of the school district to the daily aspects of learning in the classroom. (CB)