The paper reports on a study of social studies tests and their relationship to National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) curriculum guidelines. The study had two objectives: (1) derive learning objectives based upon the NCSS Curriculum Guidelines (1971) and the NCSS Curriculum Guidelines for Multiethnic Education (1976), and (2) acquire a…

This monograph is a progress report on efforts to develop curriculum theory for physical education. It focuses on the development of individual human motor performance and the utilization of selected movement learning media to achieve specified educational outcomes in relational perception and orientation in space. Concerned essentially with the…

A study determined the opinions of industrial arts teachers relative to the curriculum content reflected in the state plan, A Guide for Industrial Arts Education in Oklahoma. Data were gathered by a mail opinionnaire sent to all full-time industrial arts teachers from the elementary through university level. They were analyzed by (1) chi-square…

After a summary of accomplishments of phases I and II of the Methods and Materials for Entrepreneurship Education Project (identification of entrepreneurship skills and development of curriculum materials designed to develop these skills in community college level courses), this phase III report describes field testing, revision, and publication…

THIS BULLETIN REPORTS ON CURRENT AND COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS, BOTH IN PROGRESS AND COMPLETED, OF THE ILLINOIS-STATE-WIDE CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER IN THE PREPARATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL ENGLISH TEACHERS (ISCPET). FOLLOWING AN INTRODUCTION WHICH EXPLAINS ISCPET AND ITS CONCERNS, THE SPECIAL RESEARCH STUDIES PRESENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION ARE…

The report investigates current practices and attitudes toward social education in twenty schools in Australia. Three different aspects of the curriculum--the ideal, the planned, and the operative--are reflected from viewpoints of the teacher, the student, and the outside observer. Particular attention is paid to the implications of the curriculum…

The 106 community colleges in California were surveyed by questionnaire to determine their current level of commitment to the aged in terms of programs and courses available, adult participation, and methods used to conduct programs. Eighty-three questionnaires (78%) were returned. Of the responding colleges, 43% were currently offering classes or…

THE COMPLETE TEXTS OF "RESEARCH VISIBILITY" SECTIONS PUBLISHED IN THE NINE ISSUES OF "AMERICAN VOCATIONAL JOURNAL," SEPTEMBER 1967 THROUGH MAY 1968 ARE PRESENTED. THE INITIAL SOURCE OF DIRECTION IN DETERMINING APPROPRIATE THEMES AND SUBTOPICS FOR EACH ISSUE WAS THE PANEL OF CONSULTANTS' REPORT, "VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR A CHANGING WORLD OF WORK."…

The focus of this study was to determine which type of curriculum--child adaptive or book oriented--would be most successful in raising the scores of low-income inner-city black children on the language arts sections of standardized achievement tests. Eight teachers, four using a book-oriented curriculum and four the other, were selected from a…

A brief overview of high school and community college programs for distributive occupations is presented, along with a discussion of the general problem of articulation and coordination of competencies that should be developed at the secondary and post secondary levels. A discussion of the scope and development of distribution precedes the…

This study involved all distributive education state supervisory and teacher education personnel in the United States, 48 distributive education teacher coordinators and 400 distributive workers at the entry, supervisory and management levels. Specific objectives were to determine: (1) basic beliefs concerning distributive education, (2) critical…

The two-fold role of the content area secondary school teacher in teaching content and in teaching learning process is investigated. A research model, called the Structured Overview, showing the relationships among basic elements of the study of the secondary school curriculum is presented, and assumptions clarifying the perspective of the nature…

The primary purpose of the study was to develop, test, revise, and publish instructional materials which would aid in the implementations of "The Wisconsin Guide to Local Curriculum Improvement in Industrial Education, K-12". A major task was the development of illustrative instructional materials which would make the classroom teachers'…

Implementation of a program designed to prepare researchers in social science education, the Research Training Program at the University of Michigan, is reported. The research focus was given to problems relating to the teaching of the social sciences and history and to such topics as curriculum construction, controversial issues, the conduct of…

This selection of social studies articles and books includes many references stressing the value o appropriate elementary grade instruction and emphasizing the need to move away from the traditional academic discipline boundaries. This annotated bibliography is one of a series of 18. Others are: SO 002 222 and SO 002 223. (Author/DJB)