This research explored the extent to which secondary school history teachers in England willingly engaged with a series of concurrent curriculum reforms, and the factors that shaped their level of agency in the process. The curriculum has been the target of sustained reform by many governments, and accountability measures are frequently used to…

Implementation of professional knowledge in school settings is process involving deep, substantive philosophical considerations. Philosophical leanings are central in shaping school's mission and overall program direction. Summarizes results of study examining Texas secondary school principals' philosophical leanings in areas of curricular…

Political science education guidelines based on the writings of political scientists offer little aid in developing specific curriculum content. (KM)

Emphasizing the need to develop curricula that both maintains loyalty to the Athabascan's cultural heritage and provides needed technical training, this article briefly describes some of the problems of initiating high school programs for Athabascan youth in the rurally isolated areas of Alaska. (JC)

Discusses the relevance of Social Biology's inclusion in the high school curriculum as being able to make a significant contribution to the development of the individual's intellectual skills and to the development of a social, political and moral man. (BR)

Implicit in this article are the beliefs that teachers should (1) be aware of what they value, (2) be sensitive of how their values relate to their teaching, and (3) be less uncomfortable the next time someone asks, Where does values education end and indoctrination begin? (Author)

Designed for use at the senior high school level, this career decision making mini course is based on Peter Blau's Model of Occuational Choice. The course has been pilot-tested with college bound and non-college bound students. It may be offered as an elective unit for one-half to one full semester in one to three class periods per week or it may…

Describes the moral discussion approach and the deliberate psychological education approach to morals education. Reports the impact of a values course, nine weeks of psychological awareness followed by nine weeks of moral discourse, on the moral development of eleventh grade students. (JK)

Cites examples from medical research, medical ethics and genetic counseling to point for the need of a secondary school course in values clarification in bioethics. (CP)

The problem in teaching introductory sociology is to determine what can be extracted from the sociological tradition and the current crisis in sociology that will help students lead more meaningful lives. The answer lies in kindling the sociological imagination by the development of a sociology curriculum based upon the study of contemporary youth…

In June, 1980, 38 secondary school science teachers and 10 specialists met at Phillips Exeter Academy to discuss the state of science education. Conference participants agreed that a crisis in science education exists. Events appear to indicate that the public is telling science teachers that what they are offering in the name of science education…

This multidisciplinary multi-period community-based environmental curriculum blends the academic traditions of the humanities and the sciences, namely: social sciences, language art skills, and the physical and life sciences. The centralizing theme of the program is directed toward defining environmentally related problems utilizing the community…

There has been considerable interest in identifying content and structure for secondary core curriculum based on common values in Australia and other countries. The beginnings of a core curriculum not tied to traditional subjects exist in Australia, but a major obstacle is in providing local school support. (MSE)

Current societal problems and increasing pressures on youth has prompted school systems to infuse values education into the curriculum. Information pertaining to the development and hierarchy of values in students is highly sought after. A random sample of 2,342 students in grades 4-12 were administered the Survey of Values addressing six domains:…

James Macdonald introduces six papers on various aspects of language and meaning in the development of educational curricula. Dwayne Huebner discusses traditional tasks and educational realities and points out value systems affecting curricula. He concludes that educators should free themselves from present methodologies and find new ways to…