The American legislation of No Child Left Behind resulted in a boom in scripted, prepackaged curricula for improving student outcomes. At the same time, greater attention to the needs of diverse populations also took prominence, resulting in a new area of study, culturally relevant/responsive pedagogy. The current view is that scripted curriculum…

Sketches the theoretical notions which began the Curriculum Research and Development Group and discusses the practical import of those notions. (Editor/RK)

Presented is a case study intended to describe one of the projects, developed by the Curriculum Research and Development Group (CRDG) of the University of Hawaii, through several stages of its evolution. Some 80% of the intermediate schools in Hawaii use part or all of this science curriculum program. Described is a multidisciplinary environmental…

Reviewed in this document are the University of Hawaii's reorganization of its Laboratory School and the resulting program which focuses on curriculum research and development rather than preservice teacher training. The history behind the change, and specific changes in school organization, size and composition of school population, faculty…

This second of a two-part study designed to develop a hospitality education program model for Hawaii's community colleges is based on the primary data gathered in a survey of the hospitality industry characteristics, manpower requirements, and employment demands. (Survey data is reported in volume 1 of the study.) The introductory section of this…