The article critiques the Fagen-Long curriculum, an affective education program which provides emotionally disturbed and learning disturbed students with lessons in self-control. (SBH)

Explains how the introduction of Albanian as the language of instruction in Italian schools attended by native speakers of Albanian would help these students overcome their language problems. (CFM)

Education programs for native people have become the target of serious criticism. Describes the perspective of Canadian Indians in terms of educational philosophy and educational objectives. (Author/RK)

The size of modern dairy plant operations has led to extreme specialization in product manufacturing, milk processing, microbiological analysis, chemical and mathematical computations. Morrisville Agricultural and Technical College, New York, has modernized its curricula to meet these changes. (HD)

The framework for the sequential health education curriculum in the Armstrong-Ellis school district is the body's system. An outline is presented of the nutrition education component for grades 1 through 8. (MF)

Many parents and other concerned citizens are calling for a return to "basics". Is music education in that category? Examines this movement and what it means to music educators. (Editor/RK)

The author presents methods and materials to be used in courses on death education at the elementary and secondary level. (HLM)

Consists of a chart that represents a model of integrative planning for cultural curriculum for a 9th- through 12th-grade classroom. The curriculum addresses history, literature, geography, biology, science, art, and music of the Great Civilizations and the Middle Ages and Renaissance Europe, and the vital functions of animals and plants. Includes…

Examines the implementation and adaptation of Kids as Global Scientists (KGS), an inquiry-based, technology-rich middle school environment. Examines three classrooms of urban teachers in high-poverty environments and two classrooms of maverick teachers in middle-class suburban environments. (SOE)

Describes an activity that allows students to investigate families of linear functions and families of quadratic functions. Offers an opportunity for students to conjecture, explain, and justify in an environment based on Euclidean geometry. Includes a teacher's guide, answers, and student worksheets. (KHR)

Suggests that the classical exact formula for the conversion of degrees Celsius and degrees Fahrenheit is not user-friendly. Offers an approximate linear transformation that is easier to remember and use. Investigates both the exact conversion and the approximate conversion and provides interesting and relevant problems for small group…

Emphasizes the importance of children exploring hands-on and minds-on mathematics. Presents a midpoint shape activity for students to explore the midpoint shape of familiar quadrilaterals, such as squares and rectangles. (KHR)

Addresses the use of a project-based approach for designing a one-year graduate level program in applied statistics. Describes the pedagogical approach, academic setting, and learning activities in a multidisciplinary context. Comments on the implementation of such a program based on the results from five successive graduating classes at the…

Discussion of the use of theme cycles in the teaching of students with hearing impairments first compares holistic theme cycles with traditional, reductionist theme units. The development of theme cycle components and issues is then related to locating needed materials, assisting hearing-impaired students in accessing information, managing data,…