Although hip hop culture has been one of the most significant urban youth movements over the last three decades, it has only recently gained attention within the educational literature as a force to be reckoned with. And even then, much of the literature seeks to understand how hip hop can be used to engage students in the official school…

Government agencies and members of the educational research community have petitioned for research-based curricula. The ambiguity of the phrase "research-based", however, undermines attempts to create a shared research foundation for the development of, and informed choices about, classroom curricula. This article presents a framework…

Article offers a critical look at the current research base supporting the use of research models. (Author)

The case for the behavioral objectives approach to educational planning and evaluation has rested largely on a conceptual critique of nonbehavioral objectives. The argument against nonbehavioral objectives has been that when educators use such objectives, they cannot know what they are trying to achieve, and, even if they could know, they would…

THE PROJECT IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE AND DIRECT TEACHERS IN THE USE OF UNCOMPLICATED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, RELATED TO CLASSWORK, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING INSTRUCTION. TEACHERS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY SECONDARY SCHOOLS WERE SELECTED AT RANDOM TO CONSTITUTE AN EXPERIMENTAL GROUP. THEY PLANNED INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH THE AID OF THE…

PRESENTED IS A WIDERANGING DISCUSSION OF RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS CONCERED WITH IMPROVING INTERGROUP-RELATIONS EDUCATION. AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS ARE AVAILABLE AS WELL AS RECORDINGS AND FILMSTRIPS. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION TECHNIQUES SUCH AS ROLE-PLAYING OR THE "RUMOR CLINIC" ARE DESCRIBED. BOOKS AVAILABLE FOR ADMINISTRATORS AND…

THE PURPOSE OF THE REPORT IS--(1) TO PRESENT A RATIONALE AND A PLAN OF ACTION FOR A LONG-TERM PROGRAM OF RESEARCH AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR AESTHETIC EDUCATION IN THE CONTEXT OF GENERAL EDUCATION, (2) TO IDENTIFY THE DECISIONS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING CURRICULA FOR AESTHETIC EDUCATION, (3) TO REFLECT THE ISSUES, PROBLEMS, AND IMPLICATIONS…

A questionnaire was sent to 100 school districts (97 public and three parochial) in southeastern Michigan in an attempt to determine to what extent sex education, black studies, and drug abuse have been included in the curriculum and to provide data to help in establishing new programs. Ninety-six replies were received and the data was categorized…

The study of curriculum may be characterized as an inquiry into the range of ways in which the subject matters of teacher, student, subject, and milieu can be seen. A review of the literature indicates that curriculum theory has been under development for several years. However, considerable research and conceptual formulation must be done to…

This volume provides a supplement to The Urban Institute's final evaluation of health education materials currently in use in the Head Start program. The curriculum, "Healthy, That's Me," is being evaluated in the second year. Section I includes the research instruments used for data collection in the fall of 1972; Section II includes…

It is recommended that more opportunities be afforded in the classroom for undergraduate students to study the area of art and sport. (MM)

Discusses definitional disorientation in the field of curriculum. (Author/MLF)

Argues that present work on the hidden curriculum is theoretically limited by a one-factor "theory of redundancy." Suggests a revised theory with (a) "Hot Curriculum"--which is largely based on the reward principle and (b) "Cold Curriculum"--based on the redundancy principle. (BR)

Rapid change and the interdisciplinary nature of health promotion and disease prevention necessitate constant curricular updating. This requires knowledge of curriculum development, curricular models, and faculty development. (CH)

Curriculum is an event which goes beyond the curriculum guide because of the many interactions involved. It is situated in a classroom, personal, social, historical, and political context. The implications of the definition for curriculum developers and researchers are discussed. (MT)