The paper presents the approach to complex training of managers and faculty staff for system modernisation of Russian engineering education. As a methodological basis of design and implementation of the faculty development programme, the CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) Approach was chosen due to compliance of its concept to the purposes…

In this paper some of the literature on problems in education is reviewed and several of these problems are discussed. These are: (1) educational inequality; (2) coping with the knowledge explosion; (3) dealing with masses of students in the nation's large institutions of higher education; (4) youth dissatisfaction; and (5) the attempt to…

The author describes the process of course development" and discusses its implications in terms of allocation of resources, changing roles, needs for specialist personnel, etc." Appended are 20 references. (Author/AA)

Article describes how objectives were transplanted from one established course to another course, adjusted in accordance to the aim of the new course, and then used as a tool in the planning, teaching and evaluation of the new course. (Author)

This paper describes a systematic approach to composition instruction and provides evidence of that system's successful implementation. The approach is based on Benjamin S. Bloom's Taxonomy and has five stages: presenting the student with reasons for learning the material, listing immediate and long-range instructional objectives, preassessing…

Development of validated terminal performance objectives for provision of oral health in a pharmacy curriculum is described. Following a systems approach to instructional development, an interdisciplinary committee set instructional goals, then wrote performance objectives of sufficient scope and rigor to be useful for design of didactic courses…

Designed to provide a broad introduction to the subject of educational objectives, this booklet discusses an objectives-based approach to course design, highlights the key role played by educational objectives in any systematic approach to course or curriculum design, distinguishes between the terms "aims" and "objectives," and…

A model for course planning that provides a way of looking at college instruction and an approach to preparing effective courses is presented. It is suggested that: teaching is an experimental activity, there is no correct way to teach, a teacher sets up the conditions for learning, and both the course and teacher need to assume part of the…

Ten articles on continuing professional education are presented. Titles and authors are as follows: "Merging Continuing Education and Inservice Teacher Education: A Concept Worth Exploring" (Alvah M. Kilgore); "Ablative Absolute Continuing Education, Ignorance Flees" (Ben J. Wiens); "Humanize! Individualize! Personalize!…

It is proposed that the only technology that has consistently been effective over traditional education approaches is the personalized system of instruction (PSI). An overview is given of the purpose, origin, development, and use of the system. The five critical components are outlined: use of student assistants, emphasis on the written word in…

Aspects of the Total-System Design (TSD) approach to instructional design in medical laboratory science that was implemented at Creighton University are described. In a four-year project, TSD principles were used to produce the uniform, systematic, and complete definition of a medical technology major within a program of study leading to the…

This module on vocational education in the whole school curriculum is 1 in a series of 10 modules written for vocational education teacher education programs. It is designed to help vocational teachers examine the role of vocational education in the whole school. Introductory materials include the following: a listing of competencies/tasks to be…

The present project was designed to continue the preparation of a course of study useful for developing secondary level bookkeeping/accounting instruction. The course of study is intended to (1) derive vocational instruction for students with varying career goals, (2) develop accounting-oriented career exploration units for Introduction to…

This book examines lifelong learning in the Information Age and the role of higher education (HE) in providing the educational services needed by lifelong learners. The following are among the topics discussed in the book's eight chapters: (1) changes in HE (repercussions of globalization in the educational sector; competition in higher learning;…