This article considers the future of STEM education in Singapore, with implications for comparable schooling systems. The Thinking Schools Learning Nation (TSLN) interventions since 1997 brought changes to science education ostensibly for economic competitiveness, the results of which can only become visible in international comparisons in this…

This paper examines how the definition and interpretation of the concept gewu zhizhi ???? (investigating things and extending knowledge), evolved along with Chinese intellectual efforts to construct the framework for Chinese learning which, in turn, had a profound impact on the development of educational curricula in different historical periods.…

This essay is a critical humanist discussion of curriculum; a departure from the technicist view of education [education meant to support a global capitalist economy] and an analysis of curriculum considering critical humanism, political economy and critical race theory among other modes of critical analysis and inquiry. Our discussion supports a…

This paper examines a case of accounting education change in the context of increased interest in ethical, social, and environmental accountability, presenting a reflexive case study of a new university accounting subject incorporating social and critical perspectives. Foundational pedagogical principles and key aspects of curriculum are outlined.…

This paper scrutinizes the contribution of Romulo de Carvalho to the development of the Portuguese science curriculum, arguing that it was critically informed by his lifetime inclination to the humanities. It focuses on a particular historical event: the 1948 chemistry programme for the secondary school "Liceus". The paper briefly…

Two findings of the Study of Change project conducted by the Research Division of the Institute for the Development of Educational Activities in Los Angeles were discussed. This study, designed to investigate humanistic curricula development, concentrated on the principal and the processes used by the school staff as they attempted to solve common…

This critique of a paper by Danny Weil (EC 606 211) argues that movement toward multicultural literacy is already occurring in schools and that the "glass" of multicultural literacy should be perceived as half-full rather than half-empty. Attention now needs to be focused on the "hows" of multicultural education rather than the "shoulds." (JDD)

The emphasis in physical education appears to be changing toward a more humanistic education to counteract a dehumanizing trend with the emphasis on mechanization, efficiency, and technological innovation. This paper includes the results from a small survey of physical educators representing five groups: (1) curriculum theorists, (2) researchers,…

Ernest Boyer, president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, assesses the limits of reform, formulates the substantive questions needed to move reform to a higher level, and proposes a convocation of educators to plan reforms for the 21st century. (TE)

This article describes the back-to-basics and humanistic education movements and concludes that it is crucial to maintain the balance between the two, that both have intrinsic merit. The de-emphasis of either is an abdication of the responsibility schools assume and an injustice to the children they serve. (Author/KC)

This article defines the aims and goals of a humanistic curriculum design. The philosophical foundation and assumptions are integrated into the problems and issues of a real school situation. The achievement of the new curriculum is described as a process of complete overhaul of the current public school structure. (Author/DE)

This article presents a systematic eclectic model for organizational change. It is a proactive model in which the change agent defines goals, assesses needs, and reaches out in an active, purposeful way to intervene in the target system. Paper prepared for the Chicago, 1975 Convention of the American Psychological Association. (Author/BP)

In light of computer technology, the future direction of the teaching profession should be to place humanistic values above the machine. The issues raised by use of microcomputers will move beyond social, political, and economic concerns to the purposes, processes, and problems of education. (JN)

Asserts schools in contemporary society have lost their internal compass and reason for being. Argues primary goal of education is provide young people with common intellectual resources to participate productively, exert intellectual and political leadership, participate actively in democratic society. Argues social studies teachers must…

In this paper, an integrated view is presented of the direction that education must take if it is to become the creative, effective, joyful enterprise that many educators long for. Educational institutions are not humane because they fail to deal with the human condition in all its variety and meaning. They continue to affirm the intellectual part…