The Paideia Proposal is a plan for large-scale educational reform to achieve qualitative equality in education by providing the same kind of basic schooling, which would be general and liberal and would eliminate all electives except a second language. (Author/MJL)

Choice of content, teaching methods, and program coordination are discussed. The role of the program coordinator is seen as seeking out relevant resources and ensuring that they are used rather than glossed over. (MSE)

Presents a theoretical and practical exploration of issues in teaching psychology of women. The eight articles in this special issue deal with the faculty, issues, courses, teaching methods and resources in the field, values and tensions in teaching psychology of women, related research, and the women's movement. (JAC)

The National Writing Project's widespread summer institutes bring teachers together to experience writing techniques directly and to develop their own curricular approaches to teaching writing. The project owes its success to involving teachers in the problem-solving process rather than having them depend on externally developed curricular…

A sample of bachelors and masters social work program curricula was examined. Great variation in quantity and content in each major curriculum area within and across levels, internal lack of integration, and inconsistency in approach were found. Discontinuity existed between bachelors and masters levels. Curriculum options are discussed.…

Outlines the Max Planck Institute's exhaustive report on West German educational trends since World War II. An analysis of the effects of changing social values and demographic factors on educational policy, school organization, enrollment trends, curriculum design, and teaching methods is included. (AM)

The use of the Interpersonal Communication Inventory (ICI) with urban undergraduate social work students is described. ICI measures the patterns, characteristics, and styles of communication along the dimensions of: self-concept, listening, clarity of expression, coping with angry feelings, and self-disclosure. (Author/MLW)

Discusses when the writing of chemical formula and equations can be introduced in the school science curriculum. Also presents ways in which formulae and equations learning can be aided and some examples for balancing and interpreting equations. (HM)

Discusses developments in biological education in Israel during the last 15 years. Trends include the change from descriptive biology to the inquiry-centered teaching of concepts and the move toward a modular approach. (Author/MA)

Proposes the inclusion in teacher education programs of a required sociological foundations course that teaches about the public school in American society and that requires frequent writing. Describes possible components of such a course and indicates teaching procedures that might be used. (GT)

Discusses resources for initiating culturally pluralistic perspectives in English classrooms, and for using multiethnic materials in the English curriculum. (JT)

This study investigated the best current instructional practices and viewpoints of instructors in architecture and construction-related educational programs as they pertain to barrier-free access. These findings were used to recommend development of curricular materials and instructional strategies to strengthen barrier-free access information in…

Mastery learning is a philosophically based approach to teaching and learning which focuses on effective individualized instruction in the group oriented classroom setting. This article discusses the development and application of mastery learning theory and its implications for teachers. (JN)

Discusses case studies that assessed the effectiveness of a performance-based teacher education curriculum on vocational teacher education programs. (WD)

Identified are common features of the present implementation of new school physics teaching in Southeast Asia. Implementation aids, methods, and teacher comprehension, student cognitive levels, learning styles, and a more functional physics curriculum are discussed. (DS)