This paper reports on the second stage of an international study exploring the future of secondary school music education. Within a discursive context that tends to regard music education as failing to meet the needs of many students, we instigated a three-step Delphi study to capture views from educators across the English-speaking world.…

Discusses a parent's expectations of a secondary social studies program. Examined are three main areas: mechanics (standard procedures of outstanding social studies teachers such as good preparation and knowledge), content, and teacher expectations. (RM)

The business education department of Hazelwood High School, St. Louis County, Missouri, has developed a prototype career education program that introduces students to specific jobs in the area of accounting. (LH)

This article discusses a variety of concerns faced by many secondary social studies regarding teacher skills, attitudes, and course content. (Author/RM)

Implementing the basic concepts of career education in the accounting program requires major changes in both content and methodology. (MS)

This curriculum guide for Indio High School (California) describes a phased-elective English curriculum designed to meet the basic needs of high school students with more flexibility than traditional programs offer. The guide contains a list of courses divided to correspond to each of the eight phases in the English program. Each course in the…

Describes a study which tested the reliability and validity of the Barth-Shermis Social Studies Preference Scale as a measure of teaching orientations with respect to Barth and Shermis' three traditions. Subjects were 190 secondary social studies teachers. (AM)

The questions of the range of appropriate offerings for the secondary curriculum is a subject of much debate in Australia. The legitimacy of women's studies is examined, as well as ways in which women's studies might be offered in the secondary school curriculum. (RM)

Describes the rationale and objectives which define the relationship between content and skills of the Civic Education Social Studies Curriculum. The curriculum is a project of the Carnegie-Mellon Education Center in cooperation with five Pittsburgh and two Bakersfield, California high schools. (KC)

Discusses how the upper secondary science curriculum in Japan has been revised, and reasons for this revision. Describes the objectives and content of the new curriculum. (MLH)

This seminar was part of the Council of Europe's work on education for international understanding and it was the third in a series of European teachers' seminars on the links between Europe and other regions and cultures. The aims of the seminar were to: (1) identify what is taught about the United States in secondary schools in a representative…

Aims, subject matter, and reform mechanisms related to technology in the Brazil secondary schools are considered. (Author/KM)

Describes a survey of futures studies programs in 184 secondary schools. Teaching approaches and 19 program goals are identified. A list of 28 curriculum areas identifies program content such as biomedical developments, ecology, food, government, international relations, and transportation. Available from: World Future Society, P.O. Box 30369,…

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…

Identifies the following needs in introducing the concept of global education into the curriculum: the formulation of a philosophy for global education, the implementation of realistic goals and objectives, and the articulation of global problems (e.g., diminishing food supplies and procedural problems in addressing global needs). (DMM)