Describes an instructional model used at the University of North Carolina in an introductory international politics course. This module is designed to promote greater international awareness and a sense of the ways that external forces affect the students' daily lives in their community. Identifies problems confronting the curriculum planner. (KO)

Discusses the current state of arts education and outlines the issues facing arts education in the future. Provides information concerning the Philadelphia Resolution through which 24 national organizations in arts education and the arts set forth agreed upon principles and concepts for teaching the arts. (KO)

Clarifies the theoretical foundations of curriculum plans in industrial education. Introduces curriculum-design patterns as a means of comparing different ideas, relating curriculum plans to past practices, and identifying implications for change. (71 references) (JOW)

States that counselor education programs should provide more opportunities for demonstration and observation. Suggests that counselor educators and counselors-in-training meet in multiple-counseling sessions with clients and that curriculum include comprehensive theory courses and opportunities to have in-depth training in a specific counseling…

Discusses implications of the Cox Report on English instruction in Great Britain. Questions the definitions of aims and responsibilities outlined in the report. Suggests that the magnitude of what teachers are called upon to teach and assess will diffuse rather than concentrate attention on what matters most in English as a distinctive subject.…

The predoctoral dental curriculum cannot provide the depth of experience and knowledge needed for the increasing representation of geriatric patients in family dental practices. A curriculum model designed to enhance knowledge and refine clinical skills in caring for the elderly is proposed. (MSE)

Discusses the topic-based approach for primary classroom curriculum. Focuses on the appropriateness of the approach for the acquisition of language and literary skills by children with learning difficulties. (RJC)

Describes a curriculum for teaching young children about dinosaurs. Activity topics included Diplodocus eggs, sorting dinosaurs, creating terrariums, and extinction. Describes the incorporation of dinosaur activities into other subject areas and resource materials. (RJC)

A medical humanities program emphasizing clinically oriented training is described. The four-year required curriculum, in which students accompany attending physicians on rounds, is taught by faculty representing a wide range of medical and non-medical disciplines. The approach is seen to challenge good teachers and evoke humanities themes from…

Describes a Canadian curriculum development project; analyzes underlying policy assumptions. Advocates involvement of prison educators and inmates in the process if curriculum is to meet the educational needs of inmates. (Author/LAM)

Articles on the literary canon include: "Contingencies of Value" (Barbara Herrnstein Smith); "Canon Fodder, the Cultural Hustle, and the Minotaur" (R. T. Smith); "Curriculum Battles and Global Politics" (Betty Jean Craige); "The Feminist Challenge to the Canon" (Elizabeth Fox-Genovese); and "Education…

Describes the German system of teacher preparation. Suggests ways that it may be of use in helping change the American educational system. (MS)

Offers the following management strategies: (1) enforce appropriate classroom behavior; (2) post classroom rules; (3) stick to a smooth academic routine; (4) organize the classroom environment; (5) develop a self-checking system; and (6) develop filing strategies. The keys to successful classroom management are careful planning, frequent program…

Applied academics is the watchword in several West Virginia secondary schools. Instead of sitting in classrooms, junior high students are measuring floor tiles, estimating stadium seating capacity, or launching models to study acceleration; high school students are creating a complicated model-railroad layout and a computer-controlled system to…

In response to declining enrollment and industry concerns about entry workers' skills and competencies, Drexel University (PA) has revamped its engineering curriculum to create a "technical liberal arts degree" that incorporates elements of other disciplines. Other institutions are experimenting with this and other approaches to…