Discusses the impact of competency-based approaches on curriculum design in the health sciences. Student assessment is viewed as the locus of competency based approaches from which curriculum development will follow. (VT)

Identifies major value bases which have been used to teach values in the classroom and outlines a values education program which stresses teaching about values without indoctrination. Based upon the hierarchy of human needs developed by psychologist Abraham Maslow, the program is based upon universal values, basic human needs, and recognition of…

Examines three models for an introductory natural science course and assesses possible contributions of the models to course planning in sociology. The vocational, inquiry, and humanistic models are discussed. The conclusion is that the inquiry and the humanistic models are most relevant to teaching of sociology. (Author/DB)

This model allows competency statements to be categorized on the basis of a pharmacist's interaction with various persons and organizations, including physicians, patients, nurses, the pharmacy, and the community. (LBH)

Argues against the value of Ralph Tyler's rationale for curriculum development and presents an alternative approach that emphasizes learner participation. (JG)

The part the artistic-aesthetic might play in contemporary curriculum would be providing opportunities for the seizing of a range of meanings by persons open to the world. (Author/MLF)

Directions are projected for future research and curriculum theory-building, including investigation of the Purpose Process Curriculum Framework as a tool for physical education curricular decision making and theory building. (CB)

The article describes one university's health and safety education faculty's use of a framework for evaluating and restructuring curriculum. The revised program focuses on the concept of the generic health educator requiring students to take a variety of courses to enable them to handle a variety of instructional audiences and topics related to…

The implementation of curricula for primary and secondary education in Finland has changed during the 1970s and 1980s. Three phases of development are labelled and described: rationalist model, interpretative model, and teacher's joint planning model. Three principles for the construction of pedagogical-administrative curriculum are presented.…

A discussion of pharmaceutical curriculum design to meet the competency needs of professional pharmacists looks at the nature of competency, anticipates some of the demands of such a curriculum, describes some methods of organizing curriculum elements, and provides a brief bibliography. (MSE)

This article presents an alternative structure for social studies. The structure is based on studying people as grouped by culture rather than by political boundaries. Provides an example of how the cultural grouping might change a standard United States history course. (JDH)

Presents a course design model for secondary level environmental education programs in Scotland. Explains program components, procedural approaches, and assessment strategies. Included are tables with course objectives and topic checklists. Suggestions for modifications and applications of the model are given. (ML)

Provides a model for universities and colleges to follow in organizing demand and supply information for curriculum development. Describes the step-by-step process employed in determining whether a curriculum for a natural resource program should be developed by Athabasca University in Alberta. (ML)

Reports the results of electronic communication systems on office communication and the concepts and competencies that should be stressed to prepare students for this environment. (PD)