This embedded-single case study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the 8th-grade music curriculum through the lens of Eisner's Educational Connoisseurship and Criticism Model. An initial survey involving 146 music teachers was conducted to determine the middle school grade-level music curriculum for evaluation. Subsequently, 15 music teachers, six…

The development of a curriculum review mechanism, the Curriculum Interaction Model (CIM) and how it is being used for academic planning and management purposes at two distinctly different institutions, the State University College of New York at Buffalo and Barnard College of Columbia University, is described. The CIM is a quantitative academic…

Outlines materials and resources that can facilitate the implementation of multicultural education in elementary, middle, secondary, and higher education. Summarizes the underlying philosophy and objectives of six models of multicultural education. (PRA)

The purpose of this study was to determine if Michigan schools can conduct an evaluation of their own programs of vocational education, with emphasis on outcomes and attainment of local objectives, maximizing the use of local personnel and resources, and utilizing consultant leadership and related professional assistance. The study was conducted…

Describes the implementation in one British school district of a model auditing system that takes curriculum as its starting point. Although the model drives the local educational authority funding formula, its educational importance is at the school level. Its implementation in a special secondary school for students with severe, profound, and…

This third edition of a report updates important developments in marketing and distributive education research. Most research studies discussed are from 1968-1978, but several 1979 and 1980 studies are also included. The studies are grouped under the ten main topic areas as follow: philosophy and objectives (historical research, goals and…

The literature pertaining to the processes and methods of curriculum design and evaluation in higher education is widely scattered and not in the form most useful to those designing curriculum. This monograph identifies many of these resources and discusses them in terms of their practical use. Case studies are used to illustrate the use of the…

Policy strategies implemented at the State University of New York in response to enrollment decline and financial cutbacks are considered. The following areas are addressed: institutional mission, administrative organization, enrollment plan, method of reallocating resources, a systematic program for staff development, program evaluation,…