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New Things Considered, 1990
"New Things Considered" reports on emerging trends and issues in education to policymakers and participants in SEDL-SCAN, an emerging issues tracking system being pilot tested by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory's Policy Information Service and the State of New Mexico. This issue presents brief summaries of the thinking…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Rousch, Robert – 1990
The project described in this report was designed to: (1) address the lack of adequately trained faculty members needed to introduce geriatrics within colleges of pharmacy, (2) facilitate the use of existing materials within the educational program provided pharmacy students, (3) teach a geriatric pharmacy course twice at each of Texas' three…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Faculty Development
Ragsdale, Ronald G. – 1983
Two problems must be solved before an integrated curriculum, incorporating learning with, from, and about computers can be implemented. The first is the necessity for a design of how the program will function when it has been fully implemented, with all equipment and other associated materials and procedures. The second is a strategy for…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Oriented Programs, Curriculum Development, Electronic Equipment
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Sacramento. – 1990
These guidelines were developed to provide an overview of faculty development issues and concerns. The first section reviews the principles of faculty development, citing the California Postsecondary Education Commission's (CPEC) classification of faculty development activities into the categories of professional, instructional, curriculum, and…
Descriptors: College Governing Councils, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Legislation
Kane, Michael B.; Chase, Cheryl M. – 1983
Research on educational standards and school discipline shows that curriculum reform may also improve discipline by engaging students in a challenging environment. The widespread decline in high school standards seems to have come from diluting both the high school and college liberal arts curricula of the past, with students abandoning careers in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Enrichment, Discipline Policy, Educational Environment
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Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1992
This report identifies major components of the current education reform movement and considers their implications for individuals with learning disabilities. Questions are raised concerning issues of academic standards and student achievement, curriculum and instruction, accountability and evaluation, school and classroom organization, locus of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Curriculum Development, Decision Making
Firestone, William A.; And Others – 1983
Research for Better Schools studied regional educational service agencies (RESA's) to learn how they contribute to school improvement activities. This report outlines the variety of training and assistance services that RESA's provide to local school districts. Identifying two important conditions in the delivery of these services--trust and the…
Descriptors: Administration, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Regulation
Floden, Robert E.; And Others – 1987
The future of academic content reforms relies on the relationship between policies and the decisions of teachers. Because the agreement of teachers with district policies is congruent with teacher autonomy, the dichotomy of district control and teacher autonomy is invalid. Districts execute instructional leadership by providing teacher autonomy or…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Policy, Elementary Education, Instructional Development
Komoski, P. Kenneth – 1987
Faced with the growing concern over educational effectiveness, efficiency, and productivity, many schools are turning to educational technology, especially the computer-based curriculum products known as integrated instructional systems. However, it is vitally important for educators to examine and gain a clearer understanding of technology's…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development, Databases, Educational Change
Nelson, Deborah I. – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2003
This Brief is the third in the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) series reporting on the policy implications of Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data. It summarizes results of recently completed research that explores in greater detail questions raised in initial analyses. Earlier analyses were based…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Educational Change, Academic Achievement, Educational Practices
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Hatfield, Mary M.; Price, Jack – Arithmetic Teacher, 1992
Subsequent to commentary that the most feasible locus for curricular change and instructional reform is the individual school, four models for change that implement the NCTM's Curriculum and Evaluation Standards are presented. These models are not offered as panaceas but rather as examples of efforts currently being utilized which may involve…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Michell, Mick, Comp. – 1987
This publication is one in a series of 12 giving the recommendations that were made for a broad and balanced education program in science for young people. Section one of this guide deals with the factors that were the reason for the implementation of a review process, a listing of financial sponsors and other "in kind" help from…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Roessler, Richard T.; And Others – Academic Therapy, 1990
This paper studied contextual barriers inhibiting implementation of the Life-Centered Career Education/Employability Enhancement Strategies curriculum, which contains career education assessment and instructional materials for high school students with mild disabilities. Barriers included competing administrative commitments, scarcity of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Curriculum Development, Daily Living Skills, Evaluation Methods
Sachsenmeier, Peter – 1983
This training course module on curriculum development is divided into five units: (1) basic curriculum questions; (2) formulation of educational objectives; (3) translating national goals into educational programs; (4) determination of learning needs; and (5) the organization of areas of knowledge in the curriculum. For each unit the learning…
Descriptors: Course Objectives, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Developing Nations
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Curriculum Branch. – 1987
This strategic plan is a synthesis of a number of previous studies on computers in the schools of Alberta, Canada, as well as an assessment of the current situation in the schools, and a recognition of today's difficult fiscal climate. The topics covered include the rationale for integrating microcomputers into school programs; risks and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Software, Curriculum Development
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