In large-scale educational reforms, many actors play their roles. The diversity of contributions and lack of harmonization prove to be frequently found to cause educational reform failures. Many explanations for these failures focus on differences between the actors and on differences in their contributions to the reform process. In this article,…

"Approaches and Strategies in Next Generation Science Learning" examines the challenges involved in the development of modern curriculum models, teaching strategies, and assessments in science education in order to prepare future students in the 21st century economies. This comprehensive collection of research brings together science educators,…

Examines the difficulty which the limited scope of Mary Louise Segeul's history, contained in The Curriculum Field: Its Formative Years, poses for an understanding of the development of the curriculum field and suggests the outlines of a more adequate curriculum history. (Author/RK)

Author describes a design which seeks to formulate curriculum into discrete but interactive spheres. (Author/CB)

In the model presented here, it is proposed that four factors and their interrelationships be considered when planning moral values instruction: the desired values of a society or subculture, learner ability, learner motivation, and theory-based instructional design principles. (Author)

This model is for use by State education agencies, local school districts or individual school staffs. It is designed to assess the degree of understanding and awareness of school board members, staff and students in how and why role stereotyping occurs, and how to go about reducing role stereotyping in the school environment. Compiled of…

The paper describes the rationale and development of a social learning curriculum for secondary level educable mentally retarded (EMR) students. Chapter I provides an historical perspective with a review of research covering such areas as the effectiveness of vocational programs, the employment potential of the mentally retarded, and work…

Ethnic minority content as a substantive curriculum area in social work education is discussed. A curriculum model is proposed utilizing the concepts of socialization, pluralism, and sociocultural dissonance with a focus on the presentation of seminal ideas for the development of more definitive models appropriate for other educational situations.…

This publication presents a planning model for and provides examples of a unit teaching approach for helping middle school students develop social responsibility. The authors believe that if the middle school is to be effective in providing sound educational experiences designed to contribute to the development of the total individual, instruction…

This volume is part of a series of monographs from Australia devoted to outlining an alternative approach, based on neo-Marxist concepts, to educational administration. The introductory essay considers the way in which those making decisions about school curricula are influenced by their administrative and social context. The first part of the…

The objectives of this model program are (1) to develop language competence, (2) to acquire skills necessary in the process of learning, (3) to acquire attitudes and behavioral characteristics related to productive social involvement, and (4) to learn arts and skills associated with social interaction, transmission of information, and scientific…

The primary purpose of the Georgia Anthropology Curriculum Project is to present the organizing concepts of anthropology in curricula suitable for use in elementary and intermediate grades. The philosophic premise of the Project is that a conceptually structured curricula is the most effective means of helping students to acquire a base of…

PLAN Social studies curriculum attempts to assure that each student achieves educational objectives appropriate to his individual needs and interests. The guiding framework is presented in the form of a list of over one hundred long-range objectives (LRO's). The major objective areas are: inquiry, problem-solving and planning, affective…

The goal of educational programs for educable mentally retarded (EMR) children is to progressively develop socially mature individuals who can think critically and act independently. The major focus is a curriculum that encompasses social and occupational concepts, facts, and behaviors that are consonant with social adaptation during maturation…

This paper provides both a preliminary analysis of a survey on media education in India, and reviews of the research on media education in the western world, the limited media education research already done in India, and the more extensive research that has been done on the sociology of Indian youth and the media. The purpose of the survey was to…