Numerous facets of curriculum evaluation are discussed. Recent developments in evaluation, characteristics of evaluation and evaluators, and specific characteristics of curriculum evaluation are examined. Several curriculum evaluation models are studied. (DG)

This research note combines three papers that suggest roles for the National Institute of Education (NIE). The first paper concludes that the work sponsored by the NIE should depart from past educational research in two ways: (1) educational issues should be examined in the context of broad societal issues and problems and (2) exploration of those…

The main goals of this course are to have the student illustrate the relationship between food and the cultural, religious, and economic structure of various countries of the world; demonstrate how food habits of various peoples are influenced by locale, income, supplies, and seasons; and demonstrate skill in preparation of foods typical of…

This journal issue discusses the relevancy of K-12 social studies education and examines its future. The first of 12 articles examines several views of values education and presents a rationale for using values as a focus for studying alternative futures. The second article discusses objections raised to teaching about work in social studies and…

A study concerned with the validity of using test data as predictors of student success in various vocational education programs focused on description of the student group in terms of selected variables and on an investigation of the similarities and differences of the groups. Subjects were 519 students representing 12 programs of study (with…

This book contains many general and specific suggestions on how schools might deal with moral education. School personnel need to be aware and knowledgeable of the dimensions of moral education--helping people to deal with questions of right and wrong in the ways they treat each other. Most of the theoretical issues presented in the book are…

The nations of the capitalistic world devote a high percentage of their exports to trade with other nations in that group, while the underdeveloped nations send most of their exports to the capitalistic nations. The low wages in underdeveloped countries are critical for the maintenance of their position as dominated, for these low wages allow the…

The bulletin provides information on the position of the Catholic Church on population issues. The purpose is to help responsible thinkers and world organizations understand the Catholic perspective. The booklet focuses on religious, human, and ethical dimensions of the demographic situation and is presented in seven chapters. The first chapter…

The development of the student as person and as group or community member became a major theme of educational innovation during the 1960s. Previously, most educators had sought to make a sharp distinction between intellectual and personal/social development, assigning the first to the schools, the latter to home and community. This distinction has…

Using the book "Fostering Intellectual Development in Young Children" by Kenneth D. Wann and the book's impact on education as a point of departure, this paper presents a way of looking at the early childhood curriculum that goes beyond the book but is in keeping with its concerns for the education of young children. The book was a…

The opinions of 533 Tennesseans were gathered in a survey conducted in late 1974. It was found that Tennesseans have somewhat more confidence in higher education than do Americans generally, with 43.7 percent saying they have great confidence, 46.5 percent saying they have some confidence, and 4.5 percent saying they have no confidence. The…

In a sample of 100 children, aged 8-14, there was a clear association between consolidated concrete operational thinking and Kohlberg's Stage 2 moral reasoning, and some evidence that, in order of development, logical thinking precedes role-taking, which precedes moral reasoning, at corresponding levels of conceptual complexity. (Author/SJL)

This article discusses the effects of tracking on student self esteem. From a study of 650 Israeli students, the author concludes that low self esteem of non college-bound students results only when they use academic track students as a reference group. (GC)

This is a review of the recent Report of the National Commission of the Reform of Secondary Education sponsored by the Charles F. Kettering Foundation. (JD)

An overview and criticism of trends in American education is followed by a suggested framework for reorganization of American schools. (MM)