This paper describes the evolution of a model for expanded teacher education initiated by the Minnesota School Science and Mathematics Teaching Project (MINNEMAST) and later developed as an experimental college-school project (called Project Interface) within the Division of Elementary Education at the University of Minnesota. The report details a…

This report is primarily a statement of needs, which will hopefully be used as a basis for formulating a national policy that places a high priority on population education. It sets forth a definition of population education, its relationship to other parts of the curriculum, general content and objectives, and some observations on the present…

Developed through a study of concepts and subconcepts included in a number of instructional materials and evaluated by state education agency personnel and homemaking teachers, this framework is designed to aid the teacher in planning local homemaking programs and in developing local curriculum guides. Vocational home economics in Texas consists…

Because study of climatology in most college and university geography departments is descriptive, it gives no fundamental insights into geophysical processes. In order to achieve a quantified understanding of atmospheric processes, geographers must have expertise in mathematics, physics, and instrumentation. For journal availability, see 506 593.…

Describes biology curriculum expansion in elementary and secondary schools in terms of textbook and course content, teaching techniques, and pupils' achievement levels. Indicates need for additional textbook revision and alternative teaching approaches. (AV)

The article describes one university's health and safety education faculty's use of a framework for evaluating and restructuring curriculum. The revised program focuses on the concept of the generic health educator requiring students to take a variety of courses to enable them to handle a variety of instructional audiences and topics related to…

Recent advances in French telecommunications, the "telematique" and "minitel" that facilitate data transmission by telephone are described and presented as evidence of a modern French culture that is underrepresented in the French civilization curriculum. (MSE)

The author suggests ways in which teaching methods instructors can integrate equity information into their respective courses by using an inclusionary approach to information sharing. She provides an example of how reading methods professors can adapt their courses to this purpose and offers suggestions for adapting courses. (CH)

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…

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…

The author offers guidelines for vocational teachers who must decide whether or not to teach a certain technological innovation in their classes. (CH)

Curriculum planning for gifted secondary school students consists of various decisions about program goals, content, scope, sequence, integration, articulation and balance, resource use, time, space, and organization. An effective curriculum considers the total learning environment, encompassing general education, specialized education, and…

Guidelines developed by the Section on Physiology of the American Association of Dental Schools for use by educational institutions as curriculum development aids are presented. Primary educational goals, prerequisites, core content, and specific behavioral objectives are discussed. (MLW)

A negotiation course in law schools offers an opportunity to examine negotiation institutions, giving law students a chance not only to participate in the bargaining arenas but also to help design and reform them. Such a course would examine the large world of litigation rather than the small realm of adjudication. (MSE)

Art teachers should view themselves as part of the total organizational structure of schools with art curricula written in the same form and with the same degree of specificity as that of other disciplines. Art teachers must invite scrutiny and use accountability to develop support for their programs. (RM)