This essay assesses barriers and suggests understandings that can lead to innovative teaching of history. A core design is recommended which emphasizes the continuity and consequences of historical events, to the exclusion of rigid chronology. The community college is seen as a particularly appropriate institution for initiation of educational…

The student planned, student organized, and student evaluated educational psychology courses at Des Moines Community College proceed on democratic principles, with students voting on course content and design, the role of the instructor, course progress, and grading policy. (NHM)

The extended school year can play havoc with traditional music programs, the writer says, because the continuity that is essential is disrupted. He describes how to cope with this problem. (Editor)

Author described how a music program actually functions in one of the various year-round plans. (Editor/RK)

Article described Atlantic College wherein an international community of scholars is at work preparing sixth formers to enter higher education and to contribute to understanding between peoples. (Author/RK)

The authors describe the preservice curriculum for vocational agriculture teachers at Ohio State University, Columbus--Preparation for each taxonomy area, professional features of the curriculum, and internships in agriculture. (EA)

In this article a professor outlined his views as a first-year law student and what the problems are for struggling initiates attempting to understand the morass of confusion found in law instruction. (RK)

A justification, curriculum, and course outline for the study of television. (CH)

Teaching television production for media literacy. (CH)

Describes a self-instructional curriculum design and development course, based on a process model for individualizing instruction, suitedto the complex subject matter of higher education. The course is designed to train educational research and development personnel, teachers, administrators, and training specialists in the design of instructional…

Social studies as taught in many schools is anti-intellectual, formless, and ineffective. History, if properly taught, is at the opposite extreme: challenging to the point of being beyond the comprehension of young students. Social studies at its worst is experimental psychological manipulation. At its best it can be a useful synthesis of concepts…

Since the population of older persons is predominantly female, counselor educators need to incorporate into their curriculum topics related to the unique issues faced by older women. Most counselors in their practice will be encountering at some point the problems of older women. Therefore, the preparation of counselors needs to incorporate…

Curriculum practices of northwest Ohio school districts are described in this exploratory study. Thirty-one out of 33 superintendents responded to a questionnaire that collected information on the following: administrative responsibility for curriculum management; the curriculum review and management process; public relations practices; curriculum…

This document is intended to provide Arizona schools with a framework for literature curriculum design, and to support the good teaching already taking place. The document is in ten sections: (1) Philosophy; (2) Goals of a Literature Program; (3) What's Essential: Elements of a Literature Program; (4) Teaching Literature; (5) Effective…