Several aspects of the curriculum problem are considered here. The first, Scope of Population Study, attempts to provide a general delimitation of the field by identifying overlapping and related areas of study. A second aspect, Goals of Population Study, identifies three general goals: 1) development of an understanding of the significance of…

This report describes organic curriculum development, the redefinition of goals, and the overhaul of the educational process in the public schools of Quincy, Massachusetts. Superintendent of 15 school districts met in Florida in May 1967 to establish the initial network of the program entitled Educational System for the Seventies (ES '70). The…

The author shows that developments within curriculum have distinct analogues within various branches of the humanities and describes how an acquaintance with events in some of these branches may be most useful in a critical appraisal of the curriculum field itself. (Author/RM)

Teachers, professional health educators, curriculum specialists, and representatives of community health agencies working as a team can produce an effective school health program and develop a sound school health curriculum. (JD)

Describes a program--"Academic Expectations and the Fourth R: Responsibility"--and its major elements. Outlines nine principles on which it is based and how it has affected students. (RK)

Suggestions are given for people working on a summer curriculum writing team. (SK)

The author describes a Pennsylvania State University seminar on the modern international Olympic movement and includes bibliographies for several sections of the course. (GW)

Decision model for instructional and curriculum design. (DAG)

Defines "open education" and "alternative education" in an attempt to clarify the educational philosophy associated with each term. As a result, alternative education will become more realistic to parents, thereby surviving the tide of educational change. (RK)

Reports the results of two surveys designed to determine what courses and in what sequence such courses should be offered after the introductory course in organizational communication. (MH)

A critical element of quality physical education programs is an image of quality, where quality is defined in terms of student achievement of the stated goals of the program, whatever they are. This concept is explained. (MT)

The physical education program at Tilford Middle School (Vinton, IA) emphasizes the development of each student's self-concept through the avenues of mental development, skill awareness and improvement, emotional and social development, and health development. The program is described. (MT)

This article describes the traditional game curriculum and presents strategies for a model that incorporates selected contemporary applications. Discussed are conventional games, low organization games, and cooperative and creative games. (MT)

The use of tests to promote learning, or elaboration, is discussed in the context of the medical school curriculum, and it is concluded that, although tests can facilitate or inhibit learning under some conditions, overall curriculum design is more influential in elaborated learning than the tests alone. (MSE)