Outlines the rationale for founding the Radford House, a school in Johannesburg, South Africa, for primary school gifted students. Discusses confusion regarding definitions and identification, reasons for enrollment, and stressors. The development of unique teaching strategies and skills which stretch conventionally trained teachers is also…

Although liberal arts colleges are reputed not to offer business education, a study of 182 nationally known colleges found that most offer business majors. Apart from economics, these programs predominantly operate outside disciplinary mainstreams. Although business education is associated with lower performance and reputation rankings, it is a…

Offers a framework for improving instructional tools in beginning reading with emphasis on their importance for children with diverse learning needs. Bases rationale on current practices and challenges of increasing diversity in classrooms. Identifies critical dimension or big ideas of beginning reading and relates it to curriculum design…

Provides support for using computer games in the English curriculum, as texts of the new technologies, to strengthen links between students' in-school and out-of-school worlds. Claims that far from presenting a threat to accepted literacy practices, the games help students gain an awareness of how texts work and become more reflexive about the…

Describes Cuba's special schools for children talented in mathematics and science with emphasis on Lenin school, a central boarding school that enrolls 2700 gifted students and 14 regional boarding schools that enroll a total of 5000 students. Curriculum and Cuban Olympiad problem examples are included. (DB)

A study of grade 12 curricula in Victoria (Australia) secondary schools showed a positive relationship between school size and number of subjects offered, although many small schools did offer a diverse curriculum. Increase in curriculum diversity relative to school size was uneven across fields, and evidence of actual enrollment in the additional…

Describes the progressive information design programs at Bentley College in Waltham, Massachusetts (both undergraduate and graduate programs) which build on user needs and discourage premature assumptions regarding the best way to design user support. Describes how the concept of knowledge-infused design (which considers support of user and task…

Opines that there are three benefits to incorporating biology and other natural sciences into social studies programs: (1) students are exposed to interdisciplinary thinking; (2) social studies materials are placed on a more secure scientific basis; and (3) a biologized social studies program reveals human nature uncontaminated by recent culture.…

Describes recent developments in science and technology and the materials produced to support teachers in the instruction of science and technology programs. Examines the degree to which multiple world views of knowledge construction in a multicultural society are incorporated into the curriculum. (AIM)

Describes several ways in which to incorporate knowledge and awareness of multicultural issues into the drama curriculum. Notes the importance of: choice of script, social drama, and stories of the past. Discusses how inclusion of multicultural materials can create more positive attitude toward other cultures. Presents an annotated 22-item…

Two models for social work field instruction are presented, both introduced in a university-based laboratory setting. Both models attempt to integrate field practice with content of the holistic practice curriculum. They were derived from a holistic/multimethod assignment and a holistic/generalist orientation. Issues in field teaching are…

Explores the impact of an inquiry project conducted with sixth-grade language arts students. Looks at three aspects of the project in relation to the literature on engagement, critical literacy, and the design of language arts curriculum for adolescents. Concludes that students' intense interest in their projects demonstrates such projects provide…

Urges early childhood teachers to extend the curriculum into their work with children's families to improve parent partnerships and enhance relationships. Details three strategies for assessing how curriculum is integrated: (1) explore questions at the heart of the curriculum; (2) consider the ingredients of thoughtful curriculum planning; and (3)…

Presents survey results from 37 different colleges and universities represented in the 13 years of survey results, as compiled by the Missouri Colloquium on Writing Assessment (CWA). Notes the collected data are unique in that the same cohort of schools responded to the same detailed inquiries related to the assessing, curricular design, delivery,…

Considers how many educators believe that teaching an integrated curriculum should help students develop cross-curricular connections. Notes that students often do not make connections between subject areas even when they are in classrooms with integrated units. Presents a strategy called Brain Surfing that teachers can use to facilitate…