On-campus and distance nursing students conducted research projects and presented student posters (Year 1) and research papers (Year 2). Evaluations by on-site (n=55) and off-site students (n=93) indicated that students valued their active participation in the research process and the opportunity to present their work. There was a clear preference…

Focuses on changes in instructional approaches in the schools following the adoption of block scheduling that may influence student learning. Examines a number of student outcomes, including student grades, honor roll and failure rates, the numbers of students successfully completing Advanced Placement courses, and achievement test scores from the…

Examines why, despite research and opinion that favors the utilization of popular texts to teach literacy, teachers in a research and development project still have an aversion to embracing children's interest in popular culture. Finds teachers who did not wish to use popular culture in their classrooms shared similar traditional conceptions of…

Attempts to strengthen the connection between theory and practice in the inquiry discussion. Presents three curricular perspectives prevalent today and situates inquiry curriculum among these perspectives. Addresses several critiques of inquiry curriculum. Provides scenarios and identifies the beliefs underlying these opposing perspectives in an…

Considers how writing personal and professional narratives together has taught the author the complicated ways in which he uses his early childhood skills in caring for his parents--the importance of routines, transitions, relationship building--and they in turn have prompted him to rethink the early years of life, including the learning of…

Explains the effects of globalization on education and unsuccessful attempts to develop a curriculum representing the desired ideas of integrated science. Describes how to develop and implement an integrated science curriculum and discusses the structure of a system with supportive instruction and pedagogy. (Contains 74 references.) (Author/YDS)

Suggests an alternative proof by analytic methods, which is more accessible than rigorous proof based on Euclid's Elements, in which students need only apply standard methods of trigonometry to the data without introducing new points or lines. (KHR)

Shares the thoughts of two teachers on what they consider to be losses to the English curriculum in recent years: phase-elective English and the thematic unit. (MG)

For perspective on the interdisciplinary challenge in higher education, it is important to understand the concept and origins of the "discipline." Disciplines are convenient but artificial constructs, and while academia may be divided into them, the world is not. A sense of the balance and connection between them is vital. (MSE)

Looks at the planning and implementation of the art curriculum in Virginia Beach City (VA) Public Schools. Lists the goals of the art education program and the components that serve as the organizational framework. Provides a brief description of elementary and secondary curricula. Discusses problems and solutions involved with the implementation…

The interest in making science and technology more relevant and more accessible to all secondary students in Australia is discussed, focusing on some of the difficulties anticipated in taking such an approach. (MSE)

While the study of minority literatures has gained acceptance in college classrooms, graduate programs, and scholarly journals, its place in the discipline of literary studies is far from assured, and its success raises questions about definition and direction. (MSE)

A graduate level core course in curriculum and program design is described. Designed as a comprehensive introduction to curriculum studies, course content has three basic dimensions: perspective, paradigm, and possibility. Reading, pedagogic strategies and evaluation mechanisms are discussed. (IAH)

Presents guidelines designed to encourage children to focus on the message rather than the word as they write. Offers strategies and ideas designed to help children explore writing in ways they see as relevant. (NH)

Surveys the history of library education and publishing from 1876 to the present in order to examine the relationship between the curriculum in library science schools and library literature. The emphasis is on how publishing for library education is influenced by changes in curriculum and how practice in librarianship influences both. (58…