The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has organized the standards for accomplished teachers of world languages into nine standards, which are presented in this report: (1) Standard I: Knowledge of Students; (2) Standard II: Knowledge of Language; (3) Standard III: Knowledge of Culture; (4) Standard IV: Knowledge of Language…

Confronted with a world that is strikingly different from what it was just a decade ago, the United States faces rapidly shifting economic, political, and national security realities and challenges. To respond to these changes it is essential that our institutions of higher education graduate globally competent students. This article addresses…

The author describes a naturalistic study of technology education curriculum redesign efforts in a suburban midwestern school district. She examines (1) debated ideas and concepts, (2) stages of discussion, and (3) influence of teacher educators. (CH)

Exemplary curriculum designs from the past that have provided models for implementation are reviewed in order to lend perspective to designs for today's and tomorrow's curricula. (MT)

This article by the Council of Europe shows that government decree organized courses of instruction and revised schedules in the lycee. Tables of the required courses and hours are included. (AM)

Detailed are the critical aspects of competency-based education, the development of appropriate curricula to support it, and the systems model of a professional competency network. A sample curriculum is presented. (RE)

A list of truisms concerning adult learning are listed and explained. They cover the areas of (1) motivation to learn, (2) curriculum design, and (3) classroom experience. Also included is an annotated list of resources on adult learning. (CT)

Cultural studies, an amalgam of literature, social history, sociology, anthropology, and media studies, looks at the intersection of culture and politics. The discipline is still evolving and has drawn criticism, but proponents do not want it to become too institutionalized at the risk of losing its critical integrity. (MSE)

Discusses the unique role of the counseling profession. The definition of the profession lies in the association name: American Association for Counseling and Development. Suggests counselors integrate developmental theory systematically into the practice of counseling. Summarizes alternative developmental models along with their implications for…

Researchers surveyed British schools in order to determine the uses of the process and content of science in other areas of the curriculum than science. In the majority of schools, however, little science was found in the curriculum outside science subjects themselves. (Author/RE)

A Manchester, England, high school designed lower school curriculum structures via computer and investigated their feasibility using the Nor Data School Scheduling System. The positive results suggest that the computer system could provide all schools with an invaluable aid to the planning and implementation of their curriculum. (CT)

Presents existing ideas on designing curriculum experiences in consultation and offers suggestions for training and supervising school counselors-in-training. Concludes that, for consultation to be effective as primary intervention within comprehensive developmental school counseling programs, planned instruction through didactic methods,…

Defines challenges faced by counselor educators who teach family therapy courses in academic counselor training program as productive paradox. Stresses importance of acknowledging coexistence of seemingly contradictory treatment approaches when teaching marriage and family therapy to future mental health counselors. Offers framework for…

The author discusses the need of undergraduate nursing students for theory instruction. She describes the nursing program at D'Youville College, which infuses theory into the curriculum. (CH)

Describes aspects of language teaching policy in China, including English curricula, teaching materials, and teaching methodology used at various levels of English instruction. Teacher training and the utilization of foreign experts are also discussed. (Author/CFM)