Describes British Columbia's government-mandated Career and Personal Planning (CAPP) curriculum in its major implementation stage at two schools during the 1996-97 school year. Suggests that the differing approaches to implementing the CAPP curriculum at the two schools demonstrates how schools can use existing approaches and value systems to…

Article discussed periods of study or experience by American students in a foreign country with emphasis on secondary education. (Author/RK)

Reviews the European experience with standardized education, and discusses the cultural and democratic implications of a curriculum directed by national standards. Argues that national standards in education cannot solve economic problems or inequalities in minority access to educational opportunity. (SR)