Proposes a framework to conceptualize and define the curriculum and instructional components of education and discusses some of the implications that the use of such a framework has for evaluators. (Author)

RESEARCH EXAMPLES ARE REVIEWED AS ILLUSTRATIVE OF SOUND PROCEDURE AND RECOMMENDED TECHNIQUE. BASIC ASSUMPTIONS AND PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS ARE SUGGESTED WITH RESPECT TO DESIGN, A VARIETY OF PROCEDURES, AND EVALUATION OF DATA. SPECIFIC GUIDELINES FOR ENGAGING IN RESEARCH AS WELL AS PROPER INTERPRETATION OF COMPLETED RESEARCH ARE LISTED. RESEARCH…

THE AUTHOR STATES THAT INFORMATION LOSS IN CURRICULUM EVALUATION IS RELATED TO THE ASSUMPTION THAT GROUP MEASURES AND AVERAGES OF INDIVIDUAL MEASURES ARE INTERCHANGEABLE IN YIELDING IDENTICAL INFORMATION. TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GROUP AND INDIVIDUAL MEASURES ARE LISTED. THE AUTHOR DISCUSSES ONE OF THESE TYPES OF RELATIONSHIPS, SPECIFICALLY,…

"PROGRAMING" IN THIS DISCUSSION REFERS TO THE PROCESS OF PLANNING AND ORGANIZING LEARNING ACTIVITIES, REGARDLESS OF THE MEDIUM TO BE USED. RESEARCH IN PROGRAMING INSTRUCTION SUGGESTS THAT TEACHERS SHOULD (1) AVOID OVERLOADING HIGH ABILITY STUDENTS, (2) AVOID UNDERLOADING AVERAGE AND LOW ABILITY STUDENTS, (3) PLAN THEIR TEACHING AROUND THE EXPECTED…

The purpose of this project was to develop and test a series of programed mathematics textbooks for students who plan to enter clerical, retailing, construction, electronics, food service, child care, or agricultural occupations. Behavioral objectives were derived from an earlier analysis of tasks in these occupational clusters. From these, three…

The intent of this paper is to examine several dimensions of knowledge production and utilization in curriculum. Attention is given to what sorts of knowledge the field requires, the form it must take to be effectively utilized, and the processes by which the required knowledge is created and put into appropriate form. The paper draws upon work by…

THE REPORT IS AN EXTENSION AND CONTINUATION OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION CONSORTIUM WHICH EXPLORED WAYS OF OBTAINING GREATER COOPERATION AND COMMUNICATION AMONG THE VARIOUS EDUCATORS WHO ARE CONCERNED WITH CREATIVE INNOVATION IN SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION. THE FOUR PARTS OF THIS REPORT CONTAIN (1) CONTENT FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION--A…

Describes early childhood education practices in India, Singapore, and Thailand. (SKC)

Existing physical education curricula in five schools were investigated for the presence of movement purpose concepts. Formal, perceived, experiential, and operational curricula were studied. Twenty-one of 22 purpose concepts were documented. Results are discussed. (Author/MT)

Sets out a complete theory of curriculum, examines the constraints on the theory, and suggests several points at which curriculum research might be distinguished from learning and instruction. (Author/DE)

Reviews new American research on the sociology of curriculum characterized by intellectual and methodological pluralism, theory that is integrated with empirical research, and a view that educational interventions can contribute to social change. Research on school texts, the hidden curriculum, and the curriculum-in-use can stimulate British…

Explores the historiography of the social studies curriculum in the United States since the depression as presented by three educators who were most responsible for establishing a widely accepted social studies framework--Henry Johnson, Rolla Tryon, and Edgar Wesley. Topics discussed include characteristics of their view of the development of the…

Curriculum is a perennially elusive and multifaceted concept. After the frustrating results of curriculum reform efforts in the 1960s and their dismantling and reversal in the 1980s, arguments for historical study are considerable. As Great Britain's example shows, we must rehabilitate the historical study of school subjects. Includes 23…

Surveys the state of curriculum research and scholarship in the 1970s. Reviews debates over the scope of the field, the revolt against scientism and rationality, and a conservative backlash. (Contains 43 references.) (SK)