The advantages of centralized school systems are presented. (CK)

Describes the need for industrial arts to identify content and method through discipline structures and processes. A recommended research procedure is included. (GR)

Research supported by a grant from the Cooperative Research Branch, U.S. Office of Education.

Proposes that a humanities perspective is one of three distinct themes of a professional education (along with theory and practice). The importance of the humanities perspective is such that the present sequenced pattern should be reconsidered and more attention given to the integration of the three themes throughout training. (JOW)

Responses from small town journalists served to guide Arkansas State University in building a community journalism sequence curriculum. (HOD)

Based on the assumption that self-esteem is essential to student success, this article describes a program, called Quest, that attempts to build self-esteem. Several examples are given of the program's impact in secondary schools across the nation. (WD)

Summarizes efforts to (1) review the undergraduate curricula; (2) design a "model" curriculum for graduate studies; and (3) recommend support courses for public relations students. Reports, among other findings, that a "model" already exists, and elements are shared by top-ranked universities in the field. For journal…

Presents a model for training group counselors in a master's level program which incorporates recommendations in the current literature on group counselor education. (Author)

Giving the historical background of leisure time use and education, the author sketches a leisure education plan for the public school curriculum. The object is to teach people to engage in leisure as an enriching and ennobling experience. (SK)

Since education is both a science and an art, it is difficult for curriculum theorists to develop rules and principles which apply to both aspects. Practical uses of curriculum theory include the application of existing models to specific situations, and practitioners using their own practical experiences and relating them to curriculum models.…

Ways the informational environment has changed, and how it will change in the near future are discussed. Justification of educational funding in the future must come from new notions, in light of changes brought about through new information technology. A crisis over the next decade is predicted. (MP)

Two Akron, Ohio programs which serve urban disadvantaged students are described. Areas examined are curriculum, support services, and staffing. (CT)

Proposes use of target situation analysis (TSA) as means of removing superfluous terminology and establishing different levels of need in order to realize value of needs analysis in ESP. TSA goes into situations, collects and analyzes data to establish the communication that occurs. (Author/BK)

Claims that choral reading of poetry can increase children's appreciation of poetry and extend their interpretive reading skills. Reasons to include such an approach in a curriculum are tied to child development theory. Attention is given to ways to plan such classroom activities. (Author/DB)

Traces development of the problem-based, five-year curriculum of the new medical school at the University of Newcastle (Australia), outlining the events of the three years before it opened and commenting on the experiences of its first year. A timetable of medical problems studied by the students is presented. (Author/JD)