The effects of educational philosophy on curriculum content and emphasis, selection of learning experiences, and the determination of learning outcomes are discussed. (Editor/KE)

In the face of the deliberations that have been taking place in England for several years now about the merging of two '16+' examinations, the CSE and GCE Ordinary level, author investigated the French system and the examination, the BEPC, taken at 'intermediate' level by 'average' and 'above average' students. (Author/RK)

One school's experience - the good and the bad, the exciting and the frustrating - with year-round schooling is reported here. (Editor)

The purposes for teaching basic sciences (service courses in which staff and students are drawn from different faculty) as part of a professional curriculum in Australia are examined with the conclusion that their value is not in their immediate usefulness alone but in their contribution to a liberal education. (JT)

Written for educators in New Jersey who need information about curriculum development, improvement, and revision, this paper briefly outlines how to use the ERIC system, its thesaurus, printed indexes, and microfiche collections. Appendices list the addresses, phone numbers, and subject content of the 16 ERIC clearinghouses; the addresses, phone…

This curriculum guide outlines the language arts skills, levels of instruction, and suggested classroom activities for instruction from kindergarten through grade six. The first section of the guide contains course content outlines for each grade level, listing learner objectives, the skills associated with these objectives, and the page numbers…

The lack of a firmly established pattern for managing cases in social services seems to be widespread. This creates a need for a unified and standardized procedure at the individual case level of service delivery. This manual represents a basic variation of the general case management model. It is meant to be used as a rationale and motivation for…

A survey was conducted of schools in 15 states to provide a comprehensive view of the status of speech communication in secondary schools and to compare the current status to that found in earlier surveys. Of the 4,341 schools responding to the survey, 76% indicated that they offered a speech course and of these, 32% indicated that they required…

Certain basic characteristics of a discipline are a particular focus of attention, a unique body of knowledge, and a specific mode of inquiry. Although the field of leisure studies fails to measure up to the standards of a discipline, an interdisciplinary approach can be used to promote integration of knowledge, freedom of inquiry, and…