A working party of the Schools Council--a central agency funding national curriculum development projects in Great Britain--developed general principles and recommendations for the dissemination of these curriculum projects. The main aspects of dissemination are strategy, teacher involvement, local support, inservice training, use of media, and…

Described is the development of a science curriculum used with approximately 275 educable mentally handicapped children between the ages of 5 and 21 years. The curriculum is explained to have as goals the improvement of logical thinking with an emphasis on child centered activities. A summer workshop is explained to have resulted in the review of…

This document briefly explores the present status of Women's Studies at Cornell University. Emphasis is placed on the historical development of the program at Cornell, goals and objectives, the present status of these courses, and problems encountered by the program. (MJM)

Five of the seven papers presented at conferences to acquaint school administrators with federally supported elementary school programs (COPES-Conceptually Oriented Program with Elementary Science; ESS-Elementary Science Study; MINNEMAST-Minnesota Mathematics and Science Teaching Project; SCIS-Science Curriculum Improvement Study; and Science--A…

The scope and place of population education in our present educational system, together with current organized activities in this field, are summarized in this pamphlet. Population education is defined as the process by which the student investigates and explores the nature and meaning of population processes, population characteristics, the…

This publication is the report of the instructional program, "Measure and Find Out, A Quantitative Approach to Science," designed for grades four, five, and six. The basic rationale of the program is not to present any material which a child can not observe, describe, and measure. The report is divided into five parts, each explaining different…

Information on the model for alternate strategies to prepare teachers of preschool multiply handicapped children is excerpted from the original proposal. The development of the preparation model is noted to depend on successful completion of three processes: needs identification, transformation to a program, and evaluation. The project's second…

Describes a biochemistry program at the University of Lancaster designed to emphasize the need for thinking clearly and persevering through a problem. (GS)

A health education curriculum plan for the Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DODDS) in Bermuda is described and evaluated. (DS)

Describes the dissemination program for the Geography 16-19 Project. Typical conference agenda and list of program objectives are included. One project aim is to involve teachers in reconsidering geography objectives, and by means of this involvement, to help them appreciate their role as curriculum developers. (JN)

Describes how the faculty at one university strengthened the research dimension at their school of nursing. (TA)

The organization of the Caribbean Mathematics Project, general procedures used in developing teaching materials, and teacher inservice training for the project are all discussed. (DT)

Many private colleges, suffering from enrollment problems, are innovating academic programs in an attempt to provide superior alternatives to public education. Describes three such experimental programs at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, and Austin College in Texas. (JR)

Describes a new approach to undergraduate study of the humanities at the University of Denver, how it was developed, how it is working, and what strategies it suggests for curricular change. (Editor/PG)