This book considers the basic principles and suggested criteria for dealing with educational innovations. Points discussed are a) new forces in curriculum making; b) the impact of federal programs on the curriculum; c) decision making in relationship to grants and negotiations for curriculum change; d) the effect of media, militancy, and protest…

Vocational curriculum is currently being defined as a teaching-learning strategy. Innovations include the cluster concept, widespread use of measurable performance objectives, systems approach, responsible use of evaluation, and early career awareness. The author cautions against fad courses and recommends curriculum tailored to local needs. (AG)

The author outlines the progress to date in achieving the transition to universal secondary education. He identifies the major problem as poor preparation of teachers, especially in rural areas, to work with the new programs. (Author/DE)

This study sought to answer three questions: (1) How do teachers perceive constructivist teaching and learning? (2) What are their perspectives after implementation of a constructivist curriculum? and (3) What are the problems pertaining to a transition to constructivist teaching and learning? The study analyzed the views of six third-grade…

This study examines current problems surrounding curriculum development in the classroom. Part one describes the state of the art in terms of definition, theory and practices, methods, types, and unresolved questions. Part two contains descriptions of the following 12 selected innovative projects: (a) "Learning Objectives for Vocational Schools:…

This document is based on the results of a workshop held at the Reinhardswaldschule, Kassel, Germany in 1970; the workshop was attended by 52 participants from 14 countries who discussed "The Curriculum from the Eighties and Onwards." A framing principle for this report is that in place of the American emphasis on method in teacher education,…

Despite the development of a common mathematics course, and the raising of the school leaving age, Scotland's mathematics curriculum is still designed for specialization. A general education perspective suggests that the curriculum should enable students to relate mathematics to everyday life (f=fiche number). (Author/CP)

The problems of three different approaches to curriculum change are examined. Limitations to and disadvantages of using the dialectic, logistic, and problematic approaches to curriculum change are illustrated through sample programs and models. It is suggested that all personnel involved should attend to the problems of understanding and language…

This report describes the development of the Thirteen-College Curriculum Program that was designed to deal with the special problems of students in predominantly black colleges. The goals of this program are: (1) to produce a learning environment that takes advantage of the nature and background of these black students and that results in lower…

This paper discusses the relationship between the elementary science curriculum and curriculum development, and the actual elementary science program that is taught in the school. The roles of curriculum theory, instruction, curriculum statements, goals, and science program objectives are all reviewed. (SL)

An overview of curriculum reforms implemented in China during the 1980s is provided in this paper. A brief historical sketch of educational policy from early Chinese civilization to the present is offered. Two phases of curriculum reforms occurred in the 1980s: those for restoration of the social order and those for structural adaptation and…

The results of the first year of a three-year longitudinal study of the adoption of a new Practical Action Curriculum by Ohio Vocational Home Economics teachers are reported. The purpose of the study was to investigate (1) the teachers' Stages of Concern about adopting the curriculum; (2) the factors that affected the teachers' degree of adoption…

Discusses distance learning, identifies who distance learners may be, and examines issues involved in establishing distance learning systems. Topics discussed include teacher concerns, including job security and certification; curriculum concerns, including state and local requirements and cross-cultural issues; cooperative development,…

The goals of the Information System for Vocational Decisions (ISVD), a computerized vocational development program which emphasized goal setting and purposeful action, are related to a tentative curriculum context called a Career Development Program. This Program is learner centered with process and subject matter a function of individual…

Describes various projects that are part of a movement to return geography to a central place in the curriculum of America's schools. Focuses on the Geographic Education National Implementation Program (GENIP), sponsored by the National Geographic Society and other geography interest groups. (IW)