Two forums on the collegiate-level basic health course were held at the annual American School Health Association convention to discuss basic criteria (e.g., time schedules, teaching staff, grading, instructional strategies) and course content as taught at various universities. (MJB)

While the need for environmental education is now widely recognized, there is still a need for a clearer definition of a conceptual framework. Biological aspects of man's relationship with his environment are reviewed, and areas of stress identified, ecological, physiological, and behavioral, which environmental education may help to counteract.…

A community college photography teacher discusses his teaching methods and the content of his curriculum. (DC)

Discusses what to teach in the primary music curriculum and how to teach it. (RK)

Examines the rationale behind the speech faculty's successful service role at Ferris State College in Michigan. (MH)

The processes of curriculum policymaking and program development in teacher education are outlined. Tasks and decisions related to the processes are described. The significance of design criteria and the use of a unifying concept in curriculum planning in teacher education are explored. (Author/MT)

Uses an allegory involving prehistoric educators to examine how goals and objectives are developed and how they become entrenched and resistant to change. (JC)

To help educators design a balanced curriculum giving students opportunities to master knowledge and use it appropriately, this article explains curriculum design components and framework and provides advice concerning selecting the design, exploring sources, working with the committee, and developing guiding statements. Includes eight references.…

A statewide Oregon study shows educators making kindergarten more academic, against their better judgment. Findings imply the need for (1) principal support for kindergarten-specific training; (2) principal and teacher cooperation in developing appropriate educational experiences; and (3) discussion and resolution of differing goals and…

Commenting on Boskin's article "Observations on the Use of Textbooks in the Teaching of Principles of Economics," Case discusses the debate surrounding the sequence of principles courses and the content deemed necessary for corresponding textbooks. Case agrees with Boskin that key concepts should have more emphasis and concludes that…

Argues that the hermeneutic tradition, used as an interpretive framework can be used as a powerful tool which allows curriculum theorists to reshape educational thought and practice. By placing educational experiences within an interpretive framework, curriculum theory can be reframed in terms of practice, deliberation, and choice. (GEA)

A survey of the design, emphases, and content of predoctoral curriculum in orthodontics shows wide variation in the amount and timing of didactic and clinical instruction. (MSE)

This 421-item bibliography of works published in 1986 in the field of library and information science education and training is international in scope, although the majority of items are in English. Items are listed in 50 subject categories, and a more detailed subject index is provided at the end as well as a name index. (MES)

Describes a course that bridged the disciplines of clinical and experimental psychology and the law. The course included discussion of issues such as the reliability of confessions, victimization, and child custody. Course objectives, requirements, and teaching aids are outlined, and thoughts on integrating these diverse topics are included.…

This article provides a brief history of the development of the 1984 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) scope and sequence document and introduces the series of articles in this issue. (JDH)