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Martin, William G. – Teaching Sociology, 1996
Criticizes arguments for providing a global perspective for sociology through greater use of interdisciplinary and international materials. Maintains that these materials simply will be fitted into predetermined categories and approaches. Recommends adopting a world-historical perspective that rejects nationalist comparisons and accepts patterns…
Descriptors: Course Content, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Bikhazi, Cristi; Payne, Linda M.; Barwick, Martha – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2002
Provides four fully developed library media activities that are designed for use with specific curriculum units in reading, language arts, science, and social studies. Library media skills, curriculum objectives, grade levels, instructional roles, procedures, evaluation, and follow-up are described for each activity. (LRW)
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials
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Essex, Christopher – TechTrends, 2002
Describes an online professional development course for K-12 educators in which teachers explore use of the Internet, including Internet communication tools, creating online resources, and curriculum integration. Includes independent research, sharing found resources, developing criteria for Web site evaluation, and creating and publishing their…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Lankford, E. Louis – Art Education, 1990
Outlines an issue-centered approach to teaching aesthetics, where students identify and analyze possible solutions before learning an aesthetician's viewpoint. Suggests that teachers acquire basic aesthetic knowledge but also be willing to accept planned uncertainty as an educational principle. Presents a fictional art forgery scenario to…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Appreciation, Art Criticism, Art Education
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Hicks, Laurie E. – Studies in Art Education, 1990
Examines empowerment as an art education goal from a feminist perspective. Challenges Elliot Eisner's cultural capital theory, arguing that it disempowers students by homogenizing culture. Identifies three goals by which a feminist conception of art education celebrates cultural diversity and empowers students with personal autonomy and critical…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Context Effect, Critical Thinking
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Talley, Robert C. – Academic Medicine, 1990
It is proposed that medical schools recruit students from rural areas, have them choose family practice, and train them in rural settings. Specific recommendations for improving content and context of rural medical care education are made, including merging internal medicine, family practice, and pediatrics as a single primary care specialty.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Aronson, Susan S. – Child Care Information Exchange, 1990
Describes child care programs in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in December 1989 in terms of commitment to children; infant care facilities; program funding; curriculum implementation; staffing practices; incidence, treatment, and control of illnesses; and parent involvement. (BB)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Curriculum Development, Day Care, Day Care Centers
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Wade, Barrie; Sidaway, Sue – Educational Studies, 1990
Reports a survey of British middle-school teachers that supports recent British studies on teacher attitudes acknowledging the importance of poetry instruction and attributing reluctance to teach poetry to teacher lack of confidence and knowledge. Recommends promoting middle-school students' untapped interest in poetry through changes in the…
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Creative Writing, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
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Hickey, M. Gail – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1990
Recognizes the necessity to develop a values curriculum. Advocates using folktales (myths, legends, fables) to teach values to elementary students in a manner nonthreatening to parents. Provides examples of appropriate fables and folktales and their morals. Cites two sources to help teachers guide children in their moral development through folk…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Decision Making Skills
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Kirman, Joseph M. – History and Social Science Teacher, 1990
Argues that geography teachers should help students explore ethical issues in geography, such as questioning where exploitation ends and conservation begins. Outlines guidelines for ethics, considers pedgogical implications, and offers strategies for motivating students and making geography relevant. (DB)
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development, Ecology
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Dash, Samuel – Update on Law-Related Education, 1990
Interviewed 800 police chiefs asking whether the Bill of Rights prevented police and prosecutors from protecting citizens against crime and found the answer was no. Urges more equitable funding for the criminal justice system, more public defenders for the poor, and teaching about justice in a free society. (NL)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
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Cohen, David K.; Ball, Deborah Loewenberg – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1990
Five case studies of implementation of instructional policy changes at the classroom level by elementary-school mathematics teachers are discussed. The case studies focus on California's new Mathematics Framework. The interaction between teacher practice and policy is emphasized. Teachers' inherited beliefs, knowledge, and existing practices are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Educational Policy
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Brooks, Victor D. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1989
Examines British teachers' efforts to revitalize the teaching of British history to primary school students, using field trips and curricular materials that enliven history. Investigates the challenges facing British history teachers to illuminate the recent U.S. efforts at curriculum development. Observes British teaching activities to identify…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment
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Parsons, Michael J. – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1990
Discusses the psychological context of aesthetic literacy in relation to E. D. Hirsch's ideas on cultural literacy. Argues adults should not interpret artworks for children and notes the implications for curriculum planners. Provides examples of childrens' understanding of art works. Maintains that any curriculum is the interaction of content and…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Art History, Cultural Education
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Oliveira, Joao Batista Araujo e – Education and Computing, 1988
Discusses the adoption of computer technology for use in education in developing countries. Topics discussed include criteria for technology adoption; costs; instructional effectiveness; cost effectiveness; the concept of computer literacy; meeting job market demands; educational improvement; computer education policies; hardware and software…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software
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