The author redesigned an undergraduate physiology course using a novel Internet mirror model: parallel lecture and Internet-based sections conducted so that students can move freely from one to the other (or choose both) during the semester. Within the constraints of this paradigm, he used technology to enhance student learning: adding…

Teacher preparation programs are in danger of seriously under-preparing elementary teachers to teach mathematics for understanding if they wait to provide students with evidence of effective mathematics teaching methods in the mathematics methods courses. With strong traditional beliefs about how mathematics ought to be taught and their…

The booklet presents 15 articles describing innovative social studies materials and teaching techniques. It was designed to help classroom teachers develop and implement social studies programs at the elementary school level. The materials were developed by teachers in education programs at the University of North Dakota from 1968-77. The first…

This second of a two-part study designed to develop a hospitality education program model for Hawaii's community colleges is based on the primary data gathered in a survey of the hospitality industry characteristics, manpower requirements, and employment demands. (Survey data is reported in volume 1 of the study.) The introductory section of this…

In this analysis of the process of career education, the following topics are discussed: (1) what career education is and why it is necessary, (2) integrating career education into the social studies curriculum, including discussion of career development and career preparation, (3) suggested teaching strategies, including field trips, graphic…

It is often proposed that high schools are partly to blame for the decline in achievement test scores. Critics of current practices in education cite the decline in Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score averages that has occurred each year since 1963 as evidence. The College Entrance Examination Board Advisory Panel on SAT Score Decline has…

This handbook is designed to assist occupationally skilled individuals to become competent instructors in their field. It covers topics intended to be of interest to new instructors during their first few weeks of teaching. The content is in nine units. Unit 1 presents an overview of the occupational teacher's job and offers some general teaching…

The fact that a relatively large segment of the secondary school population chooses to learn a second language, for reasons other than entrance requirements, has implications for foreign language curriculum planners. As part of an initial step in planning new syllabi, the Curriculum Advisory Committee of the New York State Education Department…

Developed as an outgrowth of a symposium to explore general policy issues in education for work, this book contains abridgements of the contributors' original work. Discussion is organized around three perspectives: (1) the historical and philosophical perspective highlights the issue of agency and the roles that have been and are being played by…

Developed for adult vocational educators in Colorado, this annotated bibliography reviews relevant literature and research concerning job development and placement services for learners in postsecondary adult vocational education institutions. The included references relate to postsecondary job development, career education, and vocational…

Following a narrative introduction and list of project titles, the abstracts are arranged alphabetically by state within each of the following four sections that represent parts of the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 under which funding was obtained: Part C, research (97 projects); Part D, demonstration (66 projects); Part I, curriculum…

The paper discusses the theoretical basis of elementary social studies curriculum. Using a categorization tool developed by Eisner and Vallance, the author examines recent elementary school social studies literature in order to determine the underlying of curriculum philosophies. Five philosophical positions are revealed. The first, academic…

Three areas of concern for those considering competency-based graduation requirements are discussed. First, what is involved in implementing a competency-based graduation requirement? The first tasks are the specification of performance standards and the performance skill areas. Then, appropriate certification procedures can be selected, and their…

This highly selective annotated bibliography is intended for the general K-12 classroom teacher who is unfamiliar with the purposes, methods and techniques of bilingual education. With the influx of Indochinese refugees into our nation's school systems, many teachers found that for the first time in their teaching careers, they had one or more…

Recommendations for strengthening the international perspective of the undergraduate curriculum at colleges and universities are offered, and reasons for internationalizing the curriculum are considered, based on changes throughout the world and America's role in it. Attention is focused on the reform of existing programs and the introduction of…