The Alaska Early Childhood Certification (AECCP) process and a summary of a national survey of early childhood certification processes are provided in this report. The AECCP consists of four stages, three of which are directed toward paraprofessionals. The initial phase of certification may be obtained when early childhood training is begun. The…

This agenda is based upon a detailed analysis of the actual courses teachers take in their baccalaureate programs. A course by course analysis was made of the programs that were completed by more than 3,000 teacher education graduates in 14 Southern states. Recommendations are made on: (1) student recruitment and admissions; (2) core curriculum or…

Reports on the current status of public education in Utah's public schools called for educational reform dealing with curriculum, instruction, student activities, preparation of teachers, inservicing administrators, and modes for improving teacher pay. A series of meetings held by educators, conferences, and visits throughout the state provided…

The Los Angeles Unified School District implemented the"program" approach to the teaching of bookkeeping and accounting in a predominantly Spanish speaking school where there had been a significant decrease in enrollment in bookkeeping classes. (BP)

An investigation of the future direction of the speech communication field toward increased stress on communication theory, the "new" rhetoric, and core courses. (CH)

Looks at the Thomas Report of 1943 and its subsequent outcome, and suggests some of the factors that need to be considered in future attempts to reform the schools. (Published by the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Education House, 178-182 Willis Street, Wellington, New Zealand.) (Author)

During the past few years, a great deal of thought and writing has focused on general education. While there is overall agreement that general education is central to higher learning and in need of rejuvenation and greater institutional commitment, there have been debates as to whether there is a rough equivalence between general education and…

GUIDELINES FOR USE BY TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A K-6 SCIENCE PROGRAM ARE PRESENTED. SECTIONS OF THE MANUAL INCLUDE INFORMATION RELATED TO--(1) RECENT CHANGES IN THE PHILOSOPHY AND TECHNIQUES OF SCIENCE TEACHING, (2) THE NATURE AND NEEDS OF THE LEARNER, (3) EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES, (4) THE INTEGRATION OF EXISTING SUBJECT…

REPRESENTATIVE CONCEPTS AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM RESEARCH LITERATURE WERE SUMMARIZED AND INTEGRATED DURING THIS PROJECT, INVOLVING (1) REVIEW AND INTEGRATION OF RECENT, RELEVANT RESEARCH IN ADULT EDUCATION, (2) REVIEW OF RECENT RESEARCH IN RELATED DISCIPLINES AND APPLIED FIELDS, (3) INTERVIEWS OF LEADING PERSONS IN THESE DISCIPLINES AND APPLIED FIELDS,…

At Bowling Green State University (Ohio), a training program to prepare and develop teaching assistants to handle the basic communication course has been in effect for five years, and has resulted in strong basic course evaluations and effective teaching on the part of the graduate teaching assistants. The preparation begins in midsummer, when the…

Reported are the findings of the Panel on Undergraduate Major Curricula which define the specific content on an undergraduate core curriculum in the biological sciences. In-depth analysis of the detailed information content of the core program is presented. Content descriptions of the core programs at four colleges are provided, and a composite…

This module on instructional strategies is one of a set of three on curriculum design in vocational education and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules intended as a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial education. Following…

This module on the development of a research proposal in vocational education is one of a set of five on evaluation and research and is part of a larger series of thirty-four modules constituting a core curriculum for use in the professional preparation of vocational educators in the areas of agricultural, business, home economics, and industrial…

The document provides a systematic analysis of curriculum in marketing, focusing on the design and evaluation of a vocational course in the distributive education curriculum. The core course, entitled basic marketing, was selected because marketing competencies are essential to every distributive education student. The following areas are…

Preparatory to developing a core curriculum with the possibility of instituting a tracking system, the Committee on Undergraduate Medical Education at the University of Connecticut Health Center appointed a committee that set out to find a systematic way of looking at the curriculum. The committee developed a personal-political approach and…