This manual, prepared by a distributive education (DE) class at Delaware State College, was designed for use by DE teacher-coordinators who teach communication skills. Included are lessons, activities, and resource materials relating to the following communication skills: functional speaking, written communication, telephone etiquette, customer…

The purpose of this curriculum guide is to provide the teacher with essential cancer information and suggested learning experiences for fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-grade students. The suggested activities are intended as a beginning point from which the pupils can begin to acquire the intellectual skills needed for making appropriate health…

These curriculum guidelines for tenth-, eleventh-, and twelfth-grade students discuss the prevention, early detection and treatment, and control of cancer. The nature of cancer, the epidemiological factors related to it, the types of treatments available, and rehabilitation of cancer victims are discussed. Finally, the unit discusses personal and…

This self-contained home economics miniunit on housing is part of a set of 21 designed to provide middle school/junior high boys and girls opportunities to explore several areas of study within a 6-, 9-, or 12-week period of instruction. Each unit is designed to be free of sex-role stereotyping and is identified as level I (suggested for grades…

Provided is an overview of the St. Lucie County (Florida) curriculum for school-aged handicapped children. The basic curriculum is broken down by grade levels for the following subject areas: reading, language arts, spelling, handwriting, mathematics, social studies, science, and gross and fine motor development. (SBH)

A review of the Agricultural Careers curriculum developed by the Agricultural Education Department at Oklahoma State University is presented. (LH)

Study of education in history and sociology courses for nonacademic students from grades 11 and 12. A chart shows related units in a sociology course and a classical Greek history course. Main goals of both courses are to widen understanding of education and to clarify students' values about education. Suggestions for textbooks are given. (BC)

Death and dying courses have experienced very rapid proliferation. Such growth suggests the value of a pause to examine strengths and weaknesses of such courses. This article contributes to an ongoing dialog on this subject by outlining a model syllabus for a broad-scale, introductory course on death and dying. (Author)

Analyzes the historical context of mass communication curricula, proposes a philosophical mode to which mass communication education ought to adhere, and suggests a particular definition and teaching methodology for the practical production course. (ED.)

An economic educator writes about the compatibility of economics with the business curriculum and describes a new multi-volume curriculum guide in economics, recently published by his organization, the Joint Council on Economic Education, that should be helpful to business teachers. (MF)

Outlines the goals and content of the syllabus aimed at developing reading and listening comprehension in a beginners' course in German. Types of written and spoken texts; language register used; language structure patterns desired; lexis and vocabulary; and language function are discussed as they are included in the syllabus. (CHK)

Outlines a planning strategy for an early childhood developmental curriculum that provides for the education of children, and makes allowance for the values and goals of their teachers and parents. (BB)

Highlights recent efforts to create a national social studies curriculum and briefly discusses the new California state curriculum guide. Reports on the efforts of ERIC/ChESS to include state and local curriculum guides in the database, identifies several available resources, and encourages readers to contribute guides for consideration. (GEA)

This editorial calls on NCTM to establish a broadly representative committee of teachers, editors from textbook publishing companies, and mathematics educators to serve as a guiding force in evaluating curricular decisions and stimulating curriculum change. (MNS)

Describes an experimental biochemistry course designed to teach basic biochemical techniques using an unstudied enzyme as the experimental material. Explains the schedule of experiments designed for the course and lists the sources used. (GS)