Early childhood education has always been considered important in Korea, with the education of the child valued highly, regardless of the parent's educational background or socioeconomic status. The main social facility for early childhood education outside home in Korea is called "Yoo Chee Won," which means kindergarten. This paper…

Article presented three examples of an informal humanities approach attempted at the elementary level, specifically, at the Brookside School, a coeducational day school at the Cranbrook educational community in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. (Author/RK)

Explains the terms "naturalistic" and "formalistic" as they apply to mathematics. Outlines the problems involved in deciding what kind of mathematics is appropriate for the average sixth former. Identifies new ideas in the applicability of mathematics and presents a case for teaching mathematics from a naturalistic point of view. (GS)

Article examined critical evaluation of the interest-centered curriculum, one in which students meet graduation requirements by accumulating a preestablished number of course units required by their school or department. (Author/RK)

Examined are the rationale, methods and results of using social issues in high school biology as exemplified in the biology program at Parkway West Senior High School, Ballwin, Missouri. Criteria for selecting content to be used in the course are given. (PEB)

Condensed from "School Shop, Volume 28 (November 1968), 33-35.

This document describes the reasoning behind the: (a) selection and ordering of objectives, (b) choice of commercial materials, and (c) preparation of materials for an individually prescribed mathematics curriculum. General considerations and objective selection for individualization are reviewed for the selection of objectives. General…

Outlines a plan for teaching science in the elementary school. Includes nature study, mathematical activities, and processes of science. (MA)

This article describes the historical, empirical, and theoretical aspects of a series of one-credit student development courses offered at a multicampus community college. The courses, ranging from "The Emerging Woman" to "Study Skills," were specifically designed to meet a variety of developmental needs for a diverse student…

At Greenesfield Remedial Centre, Gateshead, students participated in projects designed to help them understand themselves while developing their talents and learning to cope with life's everyday problems. (Author/RK)

This paper documents the background of a curriculum framework, the Foundation Areas of Learning, for children from birth to age 3 in South Australia. The paper examines some of the dilemmas in creating such a framework and some of the rewards as the system coped with the challenge of including its youngest learners in a clearly articulated…

Describes a one-semester course which consists of undergraduate-oriented talks by faculty members and industrial scientists, reading assignments concerning human elements, and an introduction to chemical literature. Indicates that the course has the flexibility to change as other areas of need are identified. (CC)

Briefly describes the characteristics of process, topic, thematic, applied science, environmental, project, and concept approaches to science curriculum development, and explains why a patterns" approach was used in this project. Sketches the content, teaching, and evaluation of the course. (AL)