Recommends and explains why case studies are a good way of evaluating curriculum and giving direction and a rationale to policy decisions about curriculum development in schools. Describes and analyzes various descriptive, analytical, and deliberative case studies. (CK)

This is the ninth in a series of general bibliographies which are being developed to disseminate information concerning documents analyzed at the ERIC Information Analysis Center for Science Education. Reported are over 100 citations to selected documents in the areas of (1) evaluation, (2) educational objectives, (3) learning theories and…

This anthropological and sociological study of a Jewish school (the Lubavitcher School) in Victoria, Australia examines the problems of an ethnic group trying to preserve its culture and values within a multicultural society. The study focuses on pressures facing both students and teachers over 15 months. The three major parts of the book discuss…