This survey of profession-wide accomplishments and failures in foreign language instruction, characteristic of the last two decades, is complemented by suggestions intended to spur teachers and educational institutions into initiating improvements in curriculum development considered to be vital to the survival of the foreign language profession.…

This document presents a model for preschool-primary teacher education. The first part indicates the rationale for the development and evaluation of teacher education programs emphasizing recruitment and selection procedures, program expectations, and teacher needs. The second part presents program content in relation to certification and…

This booklet is one of five related publications that delineate the program developed by the District of Columbia Public Schools for fulfilling the district's educational mission. The heart of this effort is the design and implementation of a districtwide competency-based curriculum for the prekindergarten level through grade 12, plus the…

This article presents 10 ideas for developing successful interdisciplinary curricula as suggested in the allied health literature. Implementation of the ideas is illustrated by examples from a clinical geriatric course involving physical therapy, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and medical students. (Author/CT)

A career internship program developed at Kalamazoo College is described that combines career development and experiential learning in a liberal arts curriculum. It has had significant positive results in graduates' career and educational success. (MSE)

Differing views of a curriculum project led to ineffective implementation of the program, and subsequent failure to promote desired educational changes. (JB)

Team planning in Kentucky provides the curriculum materials specialist with competent assistance. (Editor)

Of the over 90 percent of 1,078 graduates from the various vocational programs surveyed since 1963, nearly 74 percent have followed a line of work utilizing their education. Data points to the need for further study and possible changes in the secondary programs. (SB)

Describes the implementation of a computer literacy program in the Lyons Township High School in Illinois. Program costs are discussed and an implementation schedule is provided. (JJD)

A 5-stage method using an idealized model to identify roles of school system personnel and assess their level of implementation was developed to examine the roles of those school system employees who were or should have been involved in the innovative Curriculum Resources Information Bank (CRIB) project. (SB)

Deal with one instance in which the Government of Bermuda sought to effect social change. Discusses the author's experiences in introducing a sex education program there as well as the implications of that program's development for five social problems, which Bermuda faces in its struggle to maintain economic survival. (RK)

Four basic considerations of curriculum development for nursing orientation programs are briefly reviewed: goals, learning objectives, learning experiences, and evaluation. A comprehensive individualized program and two of its components, a manual and audiovisual aids are described. Also described are two evaluation instruments developed for the…

Outlined are curriculum issues concerning the development of a master's degree program in Environmental Education at Griffith University during 1990. This paper examines how fundamental considerations, purposes, objectives, course organization schema, and proposed teaching methods have evolved to meet the challenges of professional development…

A University of Dublin (Ireland) curriculum restructuring project in the undergraduate second language program is chronicled, and ongoing curriculum development efforts are described. As a result of curriculum research, the university offered a series of freshman French and German courses in 1994-95 and a series of second-year courses to students…

The District of Columbia Board of Education declared the 1990-1991 school year "The Year of the Young Child." During this year, the district encouraged programs that: (1) responded to the learning patterns of children; (2) involved parents in their children's development; (3) provided a range of services such as health and nutrition…