The acceptance of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) as a legitimate form of scholarly investigation and the shape that it takes in post-secondary education are inherently discipline-specific. This paper examines how the character and heritage of public administration influence the acceptance of SoTL, and the form that it takes. It…

Contemporary propaganda is ubiquitous in our culture today as public relations and marketing efforts have become core dimensions of the contemporary communication system, affecting all forms of personal, social and public expression. To examine the origins of teaching and learning about propaganda, we examine some instructional materials produced…

This study examined the efficacy of a curriculum-based intervention for high school science students. Specifically, the intervention was two years of research-based, multidisciplinary curriculum materials for science supported by comprehensive professional development for teachers that focused on those materials. A modest positive effect was…

Article offers a critical look at the current research base supporting the use of research models. (Author)

The Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) is a research unit of the College of Education at the University of Hawai'i. Part of its mission is to develop curriculum materials for students in grades K-12. The social studies section of CRDG has been developing curriculum materials on Asia since the early 1990s. As part of a project…

The production and sale of instructional materials are now big business in this country. Hence it is desirable, and probably necessary, to establish standards for such materials. Research in the area of curriculum materials is basically virgin territory. The evaluation of different types of curriculum materials will require the application of…

Questionnaires completed by 126 instructors of handicapped students in North Dakota were analyzed to examine the use of curriculum materials in special education. Teachers were asked to list at least 10 curriculum materials presently used by the students. Of the 536 materials named, 255 were classified through the use of the Annehurst Curriculum…

Describes the history of the development of the Curriculum Research and Development Group and makes some general conclusions on the Group's progress. (RK)

Describes and illustrates a project (IACP) to develop instructional materials for use in junior high schools to improve student ability to evaluate the opportunities and requirements for a career in industry. Article contains sample teaching guides, conceptual schemes, and photographs. (GR)

Studies of teachers' use of mathematics curriculum materials are particularly timely given the current availability of reform-inspired curriculum materials and the increasingly widespread practice of mandating the use of a single curriculum to regulate mathematics teaching. A review of the research on mathematics curriculum use over the last 25…

Explores the concept of curriculum potential and argues for its utility as a construct in curriculum theory. Discusses the limitations of viewing curriculum materials strictly in accordance with their developers' objectives, and examines the concept of curriculum potential as an alternative approach to curriculum implementation and evaluation.…

This report presents the results of field testing of 26 environmental education units designed for use at the secondary level. Field testing was intended to determine the merit of the units. About 50 school districts, 170 teachers, and 900 students took part in the field test. The report includes a description of the units, design of the…