The relation of communicative skills to language syllabus planning is discussed. The most important part of the foreign language syllabus is course content. Foreign language teaching is primarily a matter of starting with the world of everyday knowledge which the learner already possesses. The foreign language syllabus should be designed to take…

A delineated philosophy, a written curriculum that reflects that philosophy, and a practiced program that reflects sex equality in its design as well as in its teacher attitudes and behaviors are all crucial ingredients for the development of a nonsexist physical education program. This paper provides concrete suggestions for the most direct…

This chapter is published as the introduction to a six-chapter interim report on an experimental program at Southern Illinois University. 275 graduating high school seniors in the bottom one-third of their class were identified as high potential low achievers and admitted into the University to participate as experimental and control subjects in a…

The first stage of this research project consisted of (1) an in-plant study of electro-mechanical technician operations to determine what skills and knowledge combinations are required, (2) in-depth interviews with administrative and supervisory personnel in 26 selected industrial organizations geographically distributed from New England to…

Assessed was the science achievement of five-and six-year-olds from different socioeconomic backgrounds. Classes included both a middle-class and lower-class pre-school class and a middle-class and a lower-class first grade class. Four additional classes, which were studying a local science curriculum, were chosen to match these same grade-level…

A model curriculum in social planning at the graduate level has been developed and tested as an area of study at Florida State University (FSU). The project, which lasted from early 1967 through the summer of 1968, involved (1) a workshop to review the educational needs that should be met by the proposed curriculum, (2) a second workshop that…

It is necessary to "cultivate problem-solving attitudes and skills as well as relevant direct learnings" in order to maximize transfer of learning. Therefore, the persistent life situations curriculum is best equipped to promote transfer of learning. This view suggests two major guidelines for teacher education programs: (1)…

Intended to serve as either a training program for local educators or as an idea bank for shorter career education training programs, this manual presents a five-day intensive training program based on two major thrusts. The first thrust is team building through human relations experiences. The second thrust is a sequential curriculum design for…

In order to make decisions about the continuation or alteration of different segments of a foreign language program, teachers must know what the student feels he needs and what he thinks he wants. The Edmonds, Washington, School District has, in the past several years, gathered this kind of information by means of surveys and studies of enrollment…

This paper focuses on a discussion of the following questions: (1) Why do American students want to study abroad? (2) What types of programs are available? (3) Is financial assistance offered? (4) What is European university life like? (5) Should a student receive credit for courses taken abroad? (6) How long should a student plan to study abroad?…

This paper considers arguments for and against the value of theory in administrator education programs. In his discussion, the author makes a distinction between two types of theory--"pure" and "process.""Pure" theory provides the administrator with information regarding major organizational components, and "process" theory provides background in…

Discussed is a paradigm for special education diagnostics of Area 1 or cognitive functioning as related to the Structure of Intellect (SOI) model. Research is reviewed and several individual profiles are provided to illustrate the method of curriculum planning from individual SOI profiles. It is concluded that the paradigm offered may help to…

A survey of the literature and three survey instruments were used in designing and assessing a human development course at Sacramento City College (California). The course involves at least two different instructional divisions, corresponds to the personal characteristics of the student body, and includes members of both the counseling staff and…

In order to make a case for the study of political propaganda in the secondary English curriculum, this study details the history of previous attempts to incorporate the issue into the structure of formal education and presents a model unit for use in the contemporary educational system. Designed to move the student through the study of…

This curriculum guide presents a plan to implement an environmental education program. The main objective of the program is to develop environmental literacy including skills of inquiry, problem solving, managing, and communication, knowledge of environmental interrelationships, and positive attitudes and values toward environmental problems and…