A review of reference literature in curriculum development and a short sample curriculum, "Economic Aspects of the Local Environment," are presented to help guide economics teachers in making curriculum revisions. (JH)

The almost total neglect of philosophical psychology as an area of curricular focus in undergraduate programs for the psychology major is examined. Three perspectives from which philosophical psychology may be addressed are surveyed and include: (1) the philosophy of mind; (2) problems indigenous to both philosophy and psychology; and (3) the…

Conference papers on the state of mathematics in the two-year college are presented. The papers are grouped according to main topic areas and each group of papers is followed by a summary of conference discussions. The topics addressed are: a case for curriculum change, technical mathematics, the influence of new technologies on mathematics…

Several of the major law studies projects are placed on a continuum and briefly analyzed as to conceptual base. At one end of the continuum is the Street Law Model representing projects dealing with real legal problems is the inner city. At the other end of the contiuum are the Conceptual Law Models dealing with legal concepts. (Author/DE)

Among the institutions that are now in the firing line is the sixth form dominated grammar school. Here we give a pen-portrait of Manchester Grammar School. (Editor/RK)

Reports on efforts by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) School Television to supply relevant visual material in the sciences that would not otherwise be available to teachers as an enrichment of their own courses. Describes the developmental stages and end product of two programmes designed to meet this goal. (GS)

THE METHODS, MATERIALS, AND CONTENT FOR A RECOMMENDED EIGHTH GRADE SCIENCE COURSE ARE DESCRIBED. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS INCLUDE DISCUSSIONS OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE EDUCATION, THE RATIONALE FOR AN EARTH SCIENCE COURSE, AND QUALIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR TEACHING THE COURSE. THE EARTH SCIENCE COURSE CONTENT IS DIVIDED INTO SEVEN UNITS. THE FOLLOWING…

REPORTED IS A CONTENT ANALYSIS OF RESPONSES RECEIVED FROM SELECTED INDIVIDUALS IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND RELATED FIELDS ON CHARACTERIZING AN IDEAL BIOLOGY COURSE FOR COLLEGE JUNIOR AND SENIOR NON-MAJOR STUDENTS. INCLUDED ARE (1) SUGGESTED COURSE AIMS AND PHILOSOPHY, (2) SUGGESTED COURSE CONTENT, (3) THE CONSIDERATION OF AN…

This volume is intended for use by biology teachers in universities, teacher-training institutions, and secondary schools. It provides a means of international exchange of information on modern content, approaches, curricula, and techniques in the teaching of the biological sciences. Articles included in this volume are listed under three major…

Determined were aerospace principles for inclusion in fifth or sixth grade science programs and the extent to which current textbooks included these principles. A preliminary list of principles was formulated and submitted to the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the National Bureau of Standards for modification. From this, a revised…

This report of the National Conference on the Humanities includes summaries, with excerpts, of four major addresses--(1) "What the Humanities Programs in Schools Ought to Be" by Harry S. Broudy, (2) "Problems and Advantages of the Culture-Epoch Approach to the Humanities" by John R. Dahl, (3) "Humanities: A Great Ideas Course" by Morris Saxe, and…

The turmoil on college campuses today that centers around the protest demands of black students clearly points to the need for substantive curricular changes. Many students are interested in "relevant" courses which, to them, means moving out of the ivory tower and "into the community." Classroom studies could be linked to ghetto problems in…

This paper constitutes an analysis of "Honey Bee Communication: An Enquiry into Two Concepts of Animal Behavior," a unit of classroom discussion modules developed by the Patterns of Enquiry Project at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. The conceptual framework of the analysis consists of four major items: (1) descriptive…

INFORMATION WAS COLLECTED BY QUESTIONNAIRE FROM SUPERVISORS AND SCIENCE TEACHERS IN 51 SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT IOWA TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF SCIENCE PROGRAMS IN IOWA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. EQUAL NUMBERS OF SMALL-, MEDIUM-, AND LARGE-SIZED SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED. DATA COLLECTED AND ANALYZED INCLUDED (1) THE AVAILABILITY OF EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, BOOKS, AND…