This document is one in a series of three monographs developed by the National Association of State Boards of Education and designed to acquaint the reader with consumer education issues and how they affect policies. Included in these monographs are articles on what should be taught as part of consumer education, how consumer education programs…

This book addresses issues relevant to the development of a coherent curriculum. A "coherent" curriculum is one whose parts are unified and connected by a sense of the whole. Following the foreword by Arthur W. Steller and the prologue by James A. Beane, the introduction (1) by James A. Beane raises a number of questions related to the search for…

This book presents nearly 50 interdisciplinary strategies to link social studies and English classes around common themes. The book is designed for the changing classrooms of middle school and high school learners. The strategies are designed to offer a continuum of student-centered activities for a one day lesson to a semester's length. Each…

Integrative education is defined as education that promotes learning and teaching in nonfragmented ways that embrace notions of holism, complexity, and interconnection. Furthermore, integrative education embraces the links, rather than the divisions, between the academic disciplines (e.g., arts and sciences) and between various subjective and…

The world's most serious problems involve people's inability to peacefully coexist with other people. The only antidote to prejudice, injustice, murder, and terrorism is to develop an understanding of the many different patterns of human life. However, western civilization and its educational systems have developed into fragmented forms, resulting…

Interdisciplinary education has been considered a key element of middle level education since the 1960s. Interdisciplinary teaching teams and multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary units of study have been frequently found in middle level schools since then. Although changes have been incorporated to support it, actual implementation of…

Differences and similarities between career education and vocational education are explored in the following areas: Definition of terms; individuals served; phases of career education and their relation to vocational education; placement; education and certification of teachers and other personnel; teaching-learning strategies; and advisory…

This monograph is designed for those charged with implementing career education programs. The first four of the nine sections clarify basic concepts. In section 1 career education is defined as an effort to help individuals acquire and utilize knowledge, skills, and attitudes which make work meaningful, productive, and satisfying. In section 2 the…

An examination of the issues surrounding the concept of change is fundamental to curriculum improvement for elementary and middle schools. New beliefs surround an integrative rather than a separate subject isolation approach to curriculum. This report examines past, current, and future curriculum practice and considerations, focusing on a new…

The papers included in this book focus on writing and reading across the curriculum. Beginning with an introduction by Malcolm P. Douglass, the book contains the following 25 titles: "Writing and Reading Across the Curriculum" (Malcolm P. Douglass); "A Deepening Understanding of Reading and Writing" (Walter Loban); "The…

In this analysis of the process of career education, the following topics are discussed: (1) what career education is and why it is necessary, (2) integrating career education into the social studies curriculum, including discussion of career development and career preparation, (3) suggested teaching strategies, including field trips, graphic…

Reflections on a year-long demonstration project infusing the principles and practices of career education throughout the divisions and departments of a major State university are presented in this document for use in institutional renewal in higher education along the lines of the education-work problem. Institutional renewal is discussed in…

Articles presented in this monograph form a work which characterizes career education as a curriculum component that requires a team effort on the part of teachers, counselors, and administrators if it is to work in the public schools. The first article outlines some specific strategies which teachers can use to make career education an integral…

In this monograph, a view of the basic nature of the career education effort is discussed under the following topics: the basis of need for career education; the meaning and goals of career education; the difference between career education and vocational education; career education and basic academic skills; career education and career…

This book contains 12 papers that trace the connections and tensions between the original aims and forms of cultural studies in Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the current settings, goals, and methodologies of cultural studies. The following papers are included: "Introduction" (Nannette Aldred and Martin Ryle); "Marginal…