These activities are designed to teach about ocean exploration. Students are expected to research the development and implementation of a research vessel/vehicle used for deep ocean exploration, calculate the density of objects by determining the mass and volume, and construct a device that exhibits neutral buoyancy. The activity provides learning…

This booklet is part of a series developed by the National Alliance of High Schools Advisory Council to serve as a resource for high school leaders. It targets specific changes for high school curricula and examines three elements of curriculum design: content, skills, and assessment, and how they can be upgraded for high school students. The…

This document establishes the policy of the State Board of Education for assuring that all Nebraska public schools provide equitable opportunities for all students to receive an essential education. This document contains recommendations for: (1) Essential Curriculum; (2) Essential Staffing; (3) Essential Support Services; (4) Essential Facilities…

Considered the curriculum with which art education engaged children throughout the history of art. (RK)

In New York City, youngsters bent on maritime careers check in at Pier 42 to attend classes aboard converted WW II ships. (Editor)

The author reports on a study that assesses a model curriculum designed to promote psychological growth in women. (RP)

This article is a "conceptual experiment' in curriculum theory. The aim is to sketch five idealized theories of knowledge and to estimate how each might plausibly be expected to influence curriculum design. (Author)

Author feels that study in the foundations area should bring the student's previous learnings in the social sciences, history, and philosophy together and bring them to bear on current educational problems. (GB)

This brief model of philosophy of education is designed to allow pupils to develop independent habits of critical inquiry proceeding from a problem centered orientation. (Author)

Author provides some insight into conditions that determine, to a large measure, the perceptions of minority students in predominantly white community colleges. As well, he gives cursory attention to some of the social conditions that have shaped black perceptions of the larger society. (Author/RK)

An interdisciplinary course can offer new dimensions to both teaching and learning, but along with freedom there must be discipline. (Editor)

This article has been an early attempt to draw attention to the creative opportunities afforded by a new paradigm. (Author/RK)

Outlines a physical chemistry course which is designed for civil engineering juniors and seniors to solve environmental problems. (CC)