Looks at some of the key organizations and activities in the effort to revitalize the humanities at American community colleges. Reviews major projects undertaken by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges with National Endowment for the Humanities support and their success in increasing awareness of the humanities. (AYC)

Describes the two-year "Exploring America's Communities (EAC): In Quest of Common Ground" project undertaken by the American Association of Community Colleges. Indicates that EAC's conferences and mentoring activities were part of a larger effort to determine what it means to be an American today. Discusses EAC's major activities and…

Australia's Curriculum Development Centre was established by statute in 1975 in order to provide assistance at the national level to groups engaged in curriculum formation. The Centre's activities include the design, production, testing, and dissemination of educational materials and techniques; the evaluative study of school practice and…

The aim of the ITMA Project is to establish research and development activities in parallel with the in-service and information services within the regional and national framework of the Microelectronics Education Programme. The major focus of the project is on the potential roles of the microcomputer in educational settings. (Author/JN)

The author suggests the establishment of a Compulsory Canadian Core Program for teachers-in-training, with accompanying curriculum components for grades K-12. The program would emphasize bilingualism, pluralism, regional diversity, social/economic disparity, and global interdependence. (Author/AV)

Provides examples of locally developed programs in Hawaii, describing the K-12 Hawaii English Language Program (HELP) started in 1966 and listing (with brief annotations) 17 other programs. Discusses advantages/disadvantages of locally developed programs and suggests development of programs in such areas as political/cultural studies of the…

As part of the national plan for socio-economic development, the Indonesian adult literacy program established cooperative, informal learning groups in which a literate person was responsible for teaching 10 others to read. Program organization, curriculum development, and evaluation methods are described. (AM)

Describes the development of the Microelectronics Education Programme for England, Northern Ireland and Wales, including funding, aims, and relationships of the national program with local organizations. The program focuses on incorporating uses/effects of microelectronic technology into the total school curriculum and ways of using this…

Because information handling applies to all forms of learning, one Microelectronics Education Programme (MEP) INSET strategy is devoted to a discussion of the generation, storage, retrieval, communication, and use of information in all subject areas. Discusses the nature of information; MEP and the information domain; information gathering, use,…

Assessment and testing associated with implementation of the national curriculum developed by the British Department of Education and Science (London) are reviewed. Topics addressed include: profile components in the assessment framework, assessment and testing methods, bias in assessments, assurance of confidence in national assessment,…

This volume, the first of three produced by a study group of experts from Australia, India, Indonesia, Maldives, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, reviews their experiences in developing distance learning materials. Each country's experience is discussed in the context of problems it faced with special reference to…

Describes the Language Development Project--the first national curriculum project in language education in Australia. (HOD)

The National Center for Career Education (NCCE) received a U.S. Office of Education grant to operate the Career Education Information, Training, and Instructional Materials Systems (CEITAIMS). CEITAIMS' 1976-77 proposal objective was to assist career education practitioners nationwide by facilitating the flow of career education materials and…

A cooperative project to improve the French second-language curriculum in Egyptian schools is described, including the challenges and principles involved in designing a 13-year elementary-secondary curriculum, pilot testing in 2 schools, teacher workshops, networking among participants, results, and lessons learned. (MSE)

Wherever a community school exists, it is devoted to the improvement of the people's quality of living. Its curriculum reflects the problems of the surrounding area Educational activities of both children and adults are often organized around the school. The school program becomes the community program as teachers, administrators, and parents work…