Describes different methods used to represent learning schemata with an emphasis on the clues for effective instruction that can be found in both the process of representing and the representation produced. It is argued that all representations offer direct or indirect suggestions for organizing instruction and student learning. (RP)

Examines Israeli teacher autonomy in a centrally developed high school curriculum. Describes how teachers view this shift of control and the 50 percent assessment-by-teacher system. Concludes teacher autonomy is not necessarily dependent on the system being noncentralist and that guided freedom increases teacher power and potential effectiveness.…

Discusses significant differences between face-to-face and distance education, considering the characteristics of students in each type of class. Examines the issues of the transfer of content, how content should be structured, what media are used, how the individual needs and motivation should be handled, and the role of evaluation. (GEA)

In developing a gifted education curriculum, the match between learner and curriculum must be considered, and a strategy for preparing the scope-and-sequence curriculum product should be determined. In the curriculum development process in Gary, Indiana, goals and sequential learning objectives were generated for each subject area by grade level…

Describes the success of a Georgia Tech course that integrates science and literature by analyzing the division between these "two cultures." Summarizes course organization and content, including section topics; reading materials from science, philosophy, and literature; and basic issues confronted in the course. (MM)

A program designed for the highly qualified recent high school graduate making a commitment to a dental career provides early student contact with the dental school and its programs, reduces the years required for a dental degree, and combines predental and dental education. The program's first-year results are mixed. (MSE)

Discusses how athleticism was used to imbue qualities of patriotism, manliness, courage, obedience, and physical fitness in British middle- and upper-class boys during the 1870s. Examines the idea of whether the ideology of athleticism contributed to various London schools moving from the inner-city to the suburbs in 1897 and 1902. (GEA)

Nigeria has six pharmacy schools, most offering graduate programs. The undergraduate program is being expanded from four to five years. Although behavioral and clinical sciences are offered, emphasis is on the pharmaceutical sciences. Overall, pharmaceutical education is oriented toward hospice practice. (Author/MSE)

Synthesizes the findings of a case study of teacher-initiated innovation in physical education, discussing issues that Hargreaves raises in relation to the ideology underpinning school-centered innovation and the curricular practice of teachers. Examines the temporal context of innovating, teacher involvement in innovation, and innovating and…

Presents a five-phase model for college reading improvement courses using literature to provide variety and motivation and to aid in developing a vehicle for developing analytic skills. (NH)

The impact of changing health care systems on the content of pharmaceutical education is examined, including the relationship between basic and applied sciences and between the applied sciences and skill and attitude formation, in both academic and clinical education. The role of pharmacy administration in the curriculum is discussed. (MSE)

A good liberal arts education is not a dress rehearsal for anything, but a real experience in maturing--intellectually and personally--and in developing the crucial skills of creativity, confidence, and curiosity. These skills are at least as important as the knowledge accumulated in class. (MSE)

Explains basic components of a report which proposes a curriculum philosophy to unify the education of Scotland's 10-14 age group and to counteract discontinuities between primary and secondary schooling. Presents critiques of the report by six writers whose views range from scepticism to positive endorsement. (JHZ)

Considers aims of masters degrees in education against background of controversy about distance teaching of such courses; examines components of masters course design via distance teaching experience in Australia and United Kingdom; considers design requirements of the advanced project and specifies necessary support facilities; and describes…

Explains the integrated approach implemented by James Madison University, Virginia, in enhancing computer literacy. Reviews the changes in the mathematics courses and provides topical listings and outlines of the courses that emphasize computer applications. (ML)