The article outlines procedures for the marketing and distributive education teacher to use in guiding students toward career planning and decision making. Resources to aid students and teachers include tests, publications, computerized information systems, and community resources. (MF)

A systematic procedure is described that the teacher of a remedial English-language program at the university preparatory level can follow to identify what learning attitudes, habits, and skills need to be remedied and/or developed. A set of learning objectives are developed to correct these deficits. (SW)

Catalysis is defined and discussed as the process relates to science history, chemical reactions, enzymes, industry, catalytic reactors, and catalyst preparation. (SA)

The societal curriculum is that learned from family, peer groups, neighborhoods, mass media, and other socializing forces. Ways are suggested to use the societal curriculum in the classroom to increase critical awareness and analytical ability. (Author/MLF)

The development of an interdisciplinary curriculum grew out of the conviction that the scope of the preparation of community health educators needs to be expanded to provide experiences that emphasize health as an interdependent global concern and that health educators need to enhance their ability to work with people of many cultures. (JD)

Concentrates on the fit between an educational strategy like nonformal education and a development problem. Explores the thesis that it is important to delineate the character and function of educational strategies both formal and nonformal, in terms of their potential for addressing varying human contexts. (Editor/RK)

Lists Web sites containing information on spiders and offers brief descriptions of the information available at those sites. The 11 sites provide information on taxonomy of spiders, anatomy, different ways spiders use silk, Internet mailing lists, folk literature and art, bibliographies, night collection, and spiders commonly found in the state of…

Examines the initial perceptions of the educational value of science resource materials available on the World Wide Web as gathered from a group of science teachers participating in the West Virginia K-12 RuralNet project summer workshop training. Results and possible solutions are discussed. (Author/DKM)

Illustrates benefits of online class projects and describes different types of projects, including: collaborations, data collection or exchange, mentoring projects, vicarious adventures, and one-time-only events. Discusses where to find such projects and selection criteria, designing projects, and signs of success. (AEF)

Highlights Web sites of math and science resources for the classroom. Discusses mathematics curriculum standards, competitions, projects, and activities for primary, elementary and upper grades. (AEF)

Argues that the positive impact of the Universal Primary Education scheme in Nigeria was that more people went to school, and greater numbers of them are able to read and write and seem better informed, but it also has resulted in a reduced standard of learning. Scheme planners failed to appreciate the importance of the availability of enough…

Describes 48 Web sites, listservs, and search engines for librarians serving children and youth in the following categories: professional topics; networking opportunities; literature; libraries; the "Net"; education and general resources; and resources on children and youth. Lists 11 ways to use the internet as a source of professional…

Describes a program designed to educate and train selected teachers to utilize hands-on activities, provide inservice workshops for their colleagues, and function as resource persons within their school districts. Discusses participant selection, workshops, and final project overview and evaluation. Concludes that the stated goals of the project…

Discusses the textbook as instructional technology; research providing insight on the impact textbooks have on curriculum, teaching approaches, and student learning; the award-winning book "Lies My Teacher Told Me"; research indicating how the textbook can be more dominant in influencing learning than primary sources; advantages and disadvantages;…

Discusses the benefits of using informative trade children's books in elementary science instruction. Presents an annotated bibliography of 15 trade books that have special features that should complement any active science curriculum. (AEF)