Special educators and horticultural staff in rural Cherokee County, Alabama, collaborated on a curriculum guide intended to promote independent functioning at the job entry level. The guide, which covers such areas as work related skills, adapted equipment, and sales, has been used by mildly handicapped and nonhandicapped students as well. (CL)

Presented are the curricular guidelines for Neuroanatomy developed by the Section on Anatomical Sciences of the American Association of Dental Schools for use by individual educational institutions as curriculum development aids. Included are recommendations for primary educational goals, prerequisites, scope, content, behavioral objectives,…

Reviews literature syllabuses recommended by eight examining boards in England for in-depth study by high school students. Findings indicated that syllabuses are conservative in nature, do not include much modern literature, and generally include fiction which either portrays women as unimportant or does not portray women at all. (DB)

Reminds us that the concept of World Literature as literary study contributing to the humanistic goal of universal tolerance was first expressed by Goethe, and indicates several ways of teaching German literature with that goal in mind. (Editor)

Educators can combat racism by teaching about the destructive effects of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination and by fostering respect for diverse races and cultures. To help with this task, a dozen relevant organizations, curricular materials, teacher texts, and curriculum guidelines are listed and explained. Most examine roots of racism…

Educators can combat racism by teaching about the destructive effects of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination and by fostering respect for diverse races and cultures. To help with this task, a dozen relevant organizations, curricular materials, teacher texts, and curriculum guidelines are listed and explained. Most examine roots of racism…

The syllabus functions as a major communication device that provides details of how student learning will be assessed and about the roles of both students and instructors in the learning and assessment process. This analysis of actual course syllabi shows the inconsistency of such communication and, therefore, the corruption of the assessment…

The U.S. Department of Education recently published a notice of draft priorities and requirements for applying for "Race to the Top" (RTT) funding--$4.35 billion in competitive federal grants. Even though it constitutes the smallest piece of education stimulus funding in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, "Race to the…

Developed by a committee of working upholstery instructors, this curriculum guide presents the basic skills needed for initial employment in the upholstery business. Introductory material includes an outline of general course objectives and corresponding activities to achieve the objectives, an instructional plan which suggests course length, use…

Presented is a description of a mathematics program for kindergarten through grade six, as recommended by the State Education Department of New York. The curriculum for each grade in elementary school mathematics, in this publication, is organized into five major strands: (1) number and numeration; (2) operations with whole numbers; (3) operations…