Additional insight into the High School Geography Project (HSGP) is provided by this retrospective view of the critical decisions which influenced its nature and scope. A commitment was made to materials at the expense of teacher education and other changes in the educational system. Successive choices focused on a complete but frugal package of…

The development phase of the project, designed to produce occupational and job cluster curricula for the field of construction in grades 9-12, took place from July 1971 through December 1972. Two exploration-level documents and two sets of preparation-level documents were to be developed. The project staff, assisted by an advisory committee,…

Describes the development of an exemplary procedure that allows for increased effectiveness in working with special needs students in vocational agriculture classes. Discusses a vocational curriculum development process and presents a special needs student instructional package. (JOW)

Discusses a report of a project that aimed to research needs and develop materials for the teaching of physics in vocational high schools. Describes the model that provided the framework and terminology for discussion at all stages of development, evaluation, and revision of materials. (JOW)

This booklet contains a functional system for the development of the vocational education curriculum. It is intended as a quick reference when a brief curriculum overview is needed by those interested in vocational education, such as congressional aides, the National Council of Vocational Education, the U.S. Department of Education, and the…

Reports on course revisions made on the basis of input from discussions with chemistry teachers and pupils, a questionnaire administered to chemistry teachers in 200 schools, and details of the performance of candidates on the Nuffield 0-Level examination. Revised materials include materials for the pupil, for the teacher, and the exam. (GS)

This paper describes the Human Resources Research Organization's (HummRRO) development of teacher preparation guides for driver education (one for secondary school teachers and the other for commercial instructors) through the use of a process that has been commonly utilized by educational technologists in preparing instructional programs and…

The development of curriculum and instructional materials for competency-based education (CBE) is a costly and complex process involving many critical tasks. Failure to carry out any of these tasks can jeopardize the entire instructional development effort. The importance of the process demands that appropriate and effective procedures be used so…

In Taiwan, revised curriculum standards for junior and senior high school technology education were developed to take effect in the 1997 and 1998 school years. A project was undertaken to develop a set of exemplar technology learning activities (TLAs) to assist teachers in developing their school-based course of study for the living technology…

A project was conducted to develop a model vocational marketing plan, strategy, curriculum, and camera-ready products appropriate for use by school districts throughout Washington state. Puget Sound area secondary vocational education directors were interviewed to gather information on the current status of vocational education marketing. Next,…

The goal of the curriculum component of the vocational education improvement project conducted by the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools was to develop articulated scope and sequence instructional guides for each vocational program in the schools. In an effort to strengthen and improve vocational instruction in the schools, an initial step has…

This paper provides practical expression to views contained in previously published papers and explores issues involved in designing a scheme appropriate particularly to formal secondary education in Scotland in the 12-16 age range. Among the areas addressed are core objectives for environmental education, organization of course content, and…