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| Bednarz, Sarah W. | 1 |
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| Dunn, Ross E. | 1 |
| Hamblen, Karen A. | 1 |
| Marran, James F. | 1 |
| Nash, Gary B. | 1 |
| Salter, Cathy | 1 |
| Salter, Kit | 1 |
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| Reports - Descriptive | 7 |
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Peer reviewedSalter, Kit; Salter, Cathy – Journal of Geography, 1995
Presents an allegory based on the development and dissemination of the National Geography Standards. Uses the allegory to introduce a series of articles dealing with the Standards. Suggests that geography teachers acquire and use the Standards, entitled "Geography for Life: National Geography Standards." (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedHamblen, Karen A. – Arts Education Policy Review, 1995
Asserts that this is a frenetic time for arts education. Discusses the formation and implementation of public policy regarding arts education. Concludes that the most responsible policies emerge when broad-based input from professionals and lay persons is solicited and acted upon. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Peer reviewedNash, Gary B.; Dunn, Ross E. – Social Studies Review, 1995
Discusses the controversy surrounding the National Standards for World History and the National Standards for United States History. Maintains that people are finding out how unjust the criticism of the History Standards is. Includes supportive quotes about the standards from teachers and historians. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, History
Peer reviewedBednarz, Sarah W.; Bednarz, Robert S. – Journal of Geography, 1995
Maintains that improving preservice geography teacher education is difficult because few geography faculty understand the teacher education process and many education professors are not well-educated geographically. Discusses 13 recommendations to improve preservice geography teacher education. (CFR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography
Peer reviewedColwell, Richard J. – Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, 1995
Maintains that the effort to develop and implement national standards in the arts is politically correct but not free of psychological or pedagogical viewpoints. Asserts that educators must formulate the right questions and assess objectively the potential outcomes of an arts education program in reformed schools. (CFR)
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Cognitive Processes, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Peer reviewedMarran, James F. – Journal of Geography, 1995
Asserts that the National Geography Standards identify what students should know and be able to do as a result of geography instruction. Identifies the action verbs used in the Standards' activity statements. Discusses these verbs in the context of Blooms cognitive taxonomy. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Trends
Peer reviewedZimmerman, Enid – Visual Arts Research, 1994
Discusses issues related to standardized testing and a national art curriculum. Maintains that cultural diversity among students makes valid and fair assessment difficult. Argues that teachers should be trained in the use of authentic assessment methods. (CFR)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Teachers, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Fair Tests
