The rationale for proposed changes in school mathematics programs is discussed. Four significant factors which have contributed to the mechanical way in which students currently do mathematics are listed, with comments on why change is essential. (MNS)

Changes in mathematics education from the 1950s to the 1980s are briefly described by the author, who was a leading mathematics educator in Hungary. Illustrations focus on personal experience and small group interaction. (MNS)

Proposes a strategy employing challenge, functionalism, high-order learning, and originality to achieve high-quality individualization in course work. Asserts that individualized instruction better prepares students to solve problems, make decisions, and produce original ideas. (MM)

Single subject design, recommended as applicable with any theoretical or practice perspective, is most often associated with behavioral techniques and task-centered strategies. The course described demonstrates the successful utilization of this method with students trained in psychodynamic treatment approaches. (Author/MH)

Parents should encourage schools serving the gifted to establish a futures studies curriculum and should instill positive attitudes about the future in their children. Exercises to help develop foresight and perspective regarding the environment, technology, and human dignity are provided. (JDD)

Teacher advisors in the Fall River (MA) public schools bridge theory and practice and merge curriculum development with staff development. They have revitalized the writing curriculum, brought freshness and excitement to teaching, and raised the quality of student writing. Their approach is described. (MT)

The authors argue that decisions about curriculum and teaching are not merely technical matters, but require careful thinking. They discuss some of the issues of content and what schools teach different groups about power. (CH)

Technology has been a major factor in the creation of allied health disciplines and continues to shape the future of the field. Predictions are made about the effects of technology in allied health. Suggestions are offered to allied health practitioners and educators for taking an active role in directing the future of the field. (Author)

Adapting science curriculum and materials for hearing impaired students begins with selections of existing curricula and evaluation of curricular goals and themes. A three-phase strategy for translating program goals into learning activities covers introduction, development, and evaluation tasks. (CL)

Discusses the origins of the language across the curriculum movement and its current status in various countries. Includes a bibliography intended to help shift focus from writing across the curriculum to language across the curriculum. (HTH)

Identifies factors linked to the promotion of creativity and outlines their implications for secondary school teachers. (FL)

Roberts discusses his perception that the college introductory curriculum in mathematics is outdated. Reactions are then presented from Lucas, Hamming, Tall, David, Ellis, Thompson, Mason, and Guy, with a response by Roberts. The need to change instructional methods as well as curriculum is noted by most. (MNS)

This article offers criteria to help establish curriculum balance in physical education. Exemplary programs are offered that illustrate balanced physical education curricula. (DF)

Presents a needs assessment questionnaire for school administrators who want to give listening instruction a broader base in their total curriculum. The questionnaire specifically addresses teacher training and teaching methods. (MBR)

The establishment of the "three-dimension-in-one" objectives in the new curriculums has changed the "knowledge-centered" objective model in the traditional teaching syllabuses. This change will cause the transformation of knowledge learning ideology, i.e. from stressing the explicit knowledge acquisition to concerning the value of tacit knowledge.…