Presents a curriculum revision model maximizing children's learning, and developing a harmonious program to improve the mind, body, and spirit of each child. Cites these positive aspects of the program: increased achievement; teacher satisfaction; happy, motivated children; and enthusiastic, involved parents. (RAE)

Discusses international collaboration between teachers and students through the National Geographic Society's Kids Network and provides examples from various countries. Topics include language barriers and opportunities, cultural differences, differences in teaching styles and curriculum, cost considerations, and preparation time. A sidebar lists…

Argues that curriculum is not a list of objectives but a process of becoming, describing a cathedral museum curriculum project at Cathedral-Carmel Elementary School in Louisiana. Indicates that the project includes French, history, genealogical research, filmmaking, social studies, speech, and theology and offers a guide to understanding conflicts…

Contends that at the level of curriculum construction, futures studies encourage early childhood practitioners to address curriculum concerns and content in relation to the long-term needs and skills of children and, in so doing, lay the foundations for lifelong learning. Questions whether a national curriculum at the early childhood level would…

A recent American Bar Association report (the MacCrate Report), a comprehensive study of lawyers' educational and professional development needs, is discussed. The report strongly supports practical legal skills training as part of legal education. Implications for current law school curriculum and operations are examined. (MSE)

Presents criterion-referenced language test development as a means for linking English-as-a-Second-Language curricula, teacher experience, and language tests. The article concludes with an examination of data from teachers who have used criterion-referenced language test development and discussion of the benefits as a proactive process for…

Evaluates the use of hypermedia in a management training course for Executive Directors of Cities in Schools (CIS) drop-out prevention programs. The course was taught at the National Center for Partnership Development at Lehigh University's College of Education in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. (AEF)

Discusses the loss of the humanistic ideal due to the politicizing of arts and humanities education, recalls what the humanistic ideal is, and provides a definition of the humanities that accommodates the serious study of the arts. The article also sketches a K-12 excellence curriculum that consists of five phases of aesthetic development. (GR)

Principles for the administration and governance of interdisciplinary programs are drawn from several decades of experience in general education and in interdisciplinary centers, colleges, and schools. The principles are discussed in terms of the institutional context and include suggestions for garnering budgetary support, addressing faculty…

Describes how the DeVry Institute of Technology (Illinois), a for-profit educational institution, outperforms the federal government's plan in providing job training by offering quality technical education to working-class students. The author compares total degree costs, explains the school's curriculum and educational practices, and explores the…

Reviews: "How to Get Your Teaching Ideas Published: A Writer's Guide to Educational Publishing" (Stangl); "Early Childhood Curriculum: Developmental Bases for Learning and Teaching" (Wortham); "Investigating Mathematics with Young Children" (Althouse); "When Children Write: Critical Revisions of the Writing Workshop" (Lensmire); and "Cooperative…

Describes the teacher preparation program at Gettysburg College (Pennsylvania), which integrates various disciplines across its academic program and field experiences. Notes the program's major concepts: reflection, collaboration, and conceptual thinking. (HTH)

Discusses the effects of school scheduling practices upon middle school music instruction. Offers recommendations for addressing scheduling difficulties. Describes teaming and block scheduling, curriculum integration, redesigning the "exploratory wheel" scheduling technique, electives, and other scheduling options. Identifies principles of…

Discusses theories of curriculum objectives ranging from mainstream social science to the view of education as an autobiographical experience. Includes initial responses to "currere" and existential and phenomenological foundations of its intellectual framework. Suggests that reconceptualism represents one of the best hopes for keeping…

Use of the global simulation method for second-language teaching, in which an entire community or environment such as a village is created for extended role playing, is discussed. Benefits, considerations, and specific techniques for creating the environment and designing a language curriculum are outlined. (12 references) (MSE)