A curriculum research and development project is described. The project, sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education, is intended to develop and test a curriculum for training energy conservation and use technicians. (BB)

A description of the characteristics of an anonymous community was distributed to a panel of seven educationists who, on the basis of that information, outlined a needs-curriculum for a "proposed" community college. When the theoretical curriculum was compared with an actual curriculum designed by officials of a newly created community college…

The purposes of this study were: (1) to ascertain the relative importance of selected attributes of curriculum development in vocational and technical education in Ethiopia, (2) to ascertain the extent of agreement in opinions among selected specialists in the United States, vocational-technical teachers and secondary school principals in Ethiopia…

Reexamines the recommendations of "A National Action Agenda for Engineering Education." Cites at least one exemplary effort related to each. Covers the overburdened curriculum; practice oriented graduate programs; design, manufacturing, and construction; instructional laboratories; faculty pool, professional development for faculty;…

Compares two engineering education reports which urge the following needs and emphases: attract and retain minorities, retain students already in engineering school, and allow students to enter the engineering program at various levels. Criticizes the Office of Technology Assessment's report and supplies prescriptions for the future. (MVL)

This yearbook presents 12 papers comprising recognized experts' thoughts about the content and organization of the various disciplines within the K-12 curriculum. These papers are as follows: (1) "Introduction: What Should Schools Teach?" by Ronald S. Brandt; (2) "Social Studies: The Study of People in Society" by Donald H.…