By 2010 all educators in the English lifelong learning sector were expected to embed "education for sustainable development" to support their learners in becoming sustainable citizens. The teacher training team at a college in southwest England used a "cooperative inquiry" approach to develop themselves and their curriculum, to…

This is a dialogue concerning curriculum change to heighten individual development, to teach people to be people and its implications for the counseling field. (KH)

Describes technology integration into the curriculum in a Texas school district. Discusses teacher training and explains measurement techniques, including Concerns Based Adoption Model for changes related to Internet use, the Innovation Configuration (use of the Internet), Stages of Concern Questionnaire for attitude changes, and Levels of Use for…

This document contains abstracts of experimental and descriptive educational research in West Virginia. The stated purposes of the document are to disseminate relevent educational research to West Virginia teacher educators, to encourage ongoing research in all areas and at all levels in education, and to develop professional utilization of…

Special education teachers at the graduate level developed a model noncategorical preschool program for five normal or severely handicapped children which incorporated parent training and behavioral research. The staff assumed such tasks as designing classroom/clinic/observation areas, arranging for materials, training parents, and attending…

Presents examples of appropriate intervention strategies for professionals working with school-based human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention among adolescents. A multidisciplinary approach is advisable because influencing adolescent sexual behavior is a complex matter. Consistent, continuous messages through multiple channels and by multiple…

This book, a collection of articles by early childhood specialists, represents an attempt to identify issues and major concerns in the field, and analyze selected aspects of knowledge pertaining to early childhood education. The articles are: (1) "Introduction: From a Time of Plenty" by Bernard Spodek and Herbert J. Walberg; (2) "Affective and…

In this abridged talk concerning the preparation of behavioral objectives for foreign language learning, the author expounds on procedures considered necessary for curriculum development. The four-step model includes: (1) specification of objectives, (2) pre-assessment of previously acquired skills or knowledge, (3) determination of instructional…