The teaching of ethics or controversial issues in health education must meet two criteria: (1) The controversy must be addressed from various viewpoints; and (2) The issues must involve questions of right and wrong. Examples of values clarification activities are given. (JN)

A controversial new curriculum unveiled this month at one of the nation's leading journalism schools is sparking heated debate over the role that marketing and technology should play in the education of future reporters and broadcasters. The most controversial change, though, is the increased emphasis on "audience understanding." Some praise the…

This paper argues that issues of peace and war and related environmental and social questions ought to form part of the curriculum of a truly democratic education system. The aim of these studies is not to indoctrinate young people into predetermined positions with respect to controversial questions, but, quite the opposite, to help them develop…

Questions who has the right and responsibility to determine the content of foreign affairs education. Discusses the University of Denver's Center for Teaching International Relations and the controversy aroused by the curriculum materials which it developed. Acknowledges the need for better global education but expresses concern that government…

Concepts which represent the minimal conceptual essentials for the study of nuclear weapons in secondary level social studies classes are discussed, and issues and controversies which may rise during such a study are examined. (RM)

The evolution of the consumer economics course at Hobart and William Smith College demonstrates its mainstreaming in the liberal arts curriculum. The course uses principles of economics to address broad and often controversial consumer issues. (SK)

The inclusion of controversial issues in science curriculum development is discussed with special emphasis on the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). Guidelines for the responsible development and use of potentially controversial materials are included. (MA)

Presents guidelines to help school personnel plan, implement, and evaluate educational efforts to prevent unnecessary morbidity and mortality associated with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other human immunodeficiency virus-related illnesses. Offers evaluative questions and outlines curriculum content for various school levels.…

Traces the development of "The Lessons of the Vietnam War," a set of units which cover legal, cultural, and historical questions of the war in greater depth than do survey textbooks. Examples of the 12 topics are "Introduction to Vietnam: Land, Culture, and History" and "Taking Sides: The War at Home." (GEA)

Explores the concept of "null curriculum"--what schools do not teach. Attempts to define the term, focusing on possible uses in theory, research, and practice. While hard to define and limited as a research concept, "null curriculum" can inform cosiderations of curriculum goals, content, and selection criteria. Lists eight…

Shares the responses of children to an initial exploration of books with gay and lesbian characters. Intends to learn from this experience in order to plan future curriculum engagements that encourage conversation around such a critical and controversial issue, and to use differences to take some sort of action against discrimination. (SG)

Mikhail Gorbachev's "glasnost" seeks to transform a large, multiethnic nation ruled for decades by an aging, entrenched, and stagnant bureaucracy. Educators will be challenged to provide students with accurate, objective information about the Soviet Union and to emphasize U.S.-U.S.S.R. similarities without minimizing differences.…

Arguably, performance assessment is an integral element of all human educative endeavors. It is the centerpiece of the standards-based reforms movement of the 1990s and continues to be a dominant feature of curriculum planning today. Using performance assessment as a lens, this article addresses the concerns and cautions offered by seminal…

A newspaper's reporting and documenting of a local issue is used as a curricular starting point in many subject areas. (Author/KM)

One article describes Boston (Massachusetts) City Schools' efforts to train school nurses and health and science teachers as AIDS educators while developing a factual program for students. Another article offers steps for implementing an effective AIDS curriculum. An inset provides information on practices and procedures used by certain school…