Basic education is universal education, which aims to improve the basic quality of a nation's people. In the three decades since reform and opening up, earth-shaking changes have taken place in the quality of China's basic education. This article describes the path of development and changes in China's basic education over the past thirty years…

The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the analysis of the Early Childhood Education (ECE) curriculum in six countries involved in the UPDATE-project, and on that basis, propose a conceptual foundation for technology education in ECE that aims to enhance gender sensitive technology education in the continuum from early years to…

The importance of including the development of prosocial behavior as an integral goal of the school curriculum is discussed and illustrated through the case of the Susquehanna School--a small, privately run elementary school in Binghamton, New York. (MP)

A curriculum model for grades K-5 presently in use in the state of Florida is described. Criteria for the program, modular format, content, adaptability, evaluation, and cost are examined. (MJB)

Describes the results of an effort to introduce elective courses in English to students in form three. (RB)

Describes efforts of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus Department of Educational Services to promote the integration of circus themes and activities into elementary school curricula. (CMV)

The Radio Mathematics Project is being undertaken in Masaya, Nicaragua, to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of radio as the medium of instruction for primary school mathematics in the developing nations. The curriculum is based upon a series of segments, each of which contains several conceptual or topical strands. Thus, for example, one…

Describes "World Studies 8-13," a curriculum project of the United Kingdom concerned with four themes relating to the global village, spaceship earth, or world society. Themes include getting on with others, learning about other peoples, understanding the news, and the world tomorrow. (RH)

Briefly describes an instructional program based on the individual needs of students that was designed for grades K-8. (EB)

The Westminster Project Social Studies is an elementary level teacher-developed social studies program. A critical analysis of the development process, objectives, content, teaching strategies, evaluation procedures, and a comparison of the project with other materials is provided. (DE)

Described are the design, adaptation and evaluation of a special, four year program in laboratory science, art, and music for elementary school blind children. (Author/GW)

A group of teachers at a large, urban Texas district participated in a project to develop and teach study units based on E.D. Hirsch's Core Knowledge Curriculum. Drawing on their deliberations and university coursework, teachers selected topics, built units, and devised literacy strategies to teach core knowledge content. (Contains 34 references.)…

States that real problem solving must become an effective and integral part of education at all levels. Describes the relationship of real problem solving to the USMES class, interdisciplinary education, and the total school program. (GS)