Social studies documents were collected from teachers in the Tucson, Arizona area and examined using three theories of culture as a way to explore the interrelationships between social studies curriculum and United States society. Malinowski's functionalist position suggests that culture is composed of traits each of which provide a specific…

The relationship between teacher appraisal and educational research in the United Kingdom is illustrated by the personal and professional experiences of an educator. An autobiographical analysis of this relationship, in light of M. Foucault's analysis of the relationship between power and knowledge, is presented. A clear relationship between…

Curriculum research is reviewed. In Part 1, a survey is reported that was designed to: (1) acquire information on action research projects in Ireland (North and South), the United Kingdom, and the United States; (2) determine the principal method of data collection; (3) identify the rank-order priority of constraints on research; (4) classify…

Opportunities for and limits upon diary writing in one second/third-grade classroom are examined with the purpose of stimulating critical thinking about two issues: (1) the diary's potential within the school writing curriculum, and (2) the classroom as an environment for the teaching and learning of writing. Field notes, teacher journal entries,…

This paper was one of two presentations made at a session designed to provide for the field of curriculum and assessment of its methodological and substantive status, as well as an assessment of the implications of that status for practice. The recent history of the field is sketched briefly. The ideas "curricular possibilities" and "improvement"…

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The purpose of this paper is threefold: to describe grounded theory research strategies, to present a summary of several studies in education that have followed this approach, and to explore the potential uses of the grounded theory techniques in curriculum theory generation. The paper is arranged into six parts. In the first and second parts of…

A survey questionnaire was sent to speech instructors at 55 public and private community and junior colleges in Illinois to determine the status of small group discussion instruction and curricula. In addition, careful examination was given to course catalogs and general sources that have a direct relationship to the community and junior colleges…

This document consists of tabulations of the responses from teachers and principals in 225 junior and senior high schools in Minnesota to questions related to speech and theater programs. Questions directed to principals asked for information about school size; grade levels served; support for speech and theater courses from students, faculty, and…

Based on ten years of experience in curriculum research and development, the Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory supports the following principles concerning policy issues in curriculum development: (1) state and local policy makers and practitioners should make decisions about needed curriculum development, and the same persons should make…

In the wake of the failure of many curriculum development projects in recent years it is important not to reject continued support for curriculum development; rather, deeper probing into the presuppositions and practical orientations that have until now dominated such development is needed. Curriculum design in which scope, content, and sequence…

THE RANGE OF OFFERINGS IN INDEPENDENT LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES WAS SURVEYED TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT PRESENT COURSE OFFERINGS BY DEPARTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SERVE THE PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTION. THE INVESTIGATION EMPLOYED IN THIS STUDY INCLUDED SURVEYING CATALOGS AND OTHER PUBLISHED MATERIAL, COMPILING STATISTICS, GATHERING DATA FROM OFFICIAL…