Reviews the current status of environmental education in primary and secondary schools in Northern Ireland, identifying issues and concerns, and summarizing recent developments that address these concerns. (DC)

A Minimum Objective System representing the critical skills for success in school and community includes: (1) math skills written in behavioral objective format; (2) mastery tests to measure student progress and retention; (3) a management system; and (4) curriculum materials. (JN)

The paper describes a method for the identification, investigation, evaluation, and replication of successful bilingual instruction. The location of exemplary programs and the classrooms within the program is stressed. Investigation of successful bilingual programs is based on an "interactive model" for applied research which uses sociometric,…

Reports on progress in incorporating equity indicators into curriculum development and program-evaluation design with specific reference to the completed program evaluation of the Hawaii Algebra Learning Project. Contains 18 references. (DDR)

Focuses on the general impact academic and student affairs partnerships have on the climate and culture of an institution where they occur. Provides a series of nine principles that illustrate successful partnerships. States that the more evident these principles are on a given concept, the greater the likelihood that effective partnerships have…

Describes the conceptualization and development of a multiage bookwriting group entitled the Saturday Club for Adopted Kids. Describes the benefits of offering this project-oriented group in which adoptees can tell their stories and share their experiences in an environment that supports their recovery from early trauma. Notes adoptive parents'…

Proposes a theoretical frame for technical communication pedagogy based on six layered literacies: basic, rhetorical, social, technological, ethical, and critical. Suggests how the frame can be applied to a program of study or individual course in order to establish teaching objectives; develop course and lesson activities; and assess pedagogical…

Reports findings from a focus group study of the opinions of 70 teachers in six secondary schools in England and Wales about the future of the compulsory science curriculum. Reports widespread support in principle for the proposed changes with concerns expressed over content and feasibility of implementation. (Author/MM)

This article features the Foreign Language Assistance Program, also known as FLAP, which holds the distinction as the only federally funded program that exclusively targets foreign language instruction in elementary and secondary schools. Funded under Title V of No Child Left Behind, FLAP provides 3-year grants to states and local school districts…

In July 1989, the Tacoma Board of Directors adopted a 5-year strategic educational plan, which included a curriculum strategy and action plan. A 6-year curriculum adoption cycle was proposed during the 1989-90 school year, and an audit of current procedures for developing and implementing curriculum was conducted in 1991. This report describes the…

In 1991, New American Schools (NAS) was established to help schools transform themselves into high-performing organizations. Findings drawn from an implementation analysis of the first 2 years (1995-1997) of a 5-year plan are reported in this book. The plan involved an NAS partnership with 10 jurisdictions, its goal being to increase the number of…

The VOICE (Violence Prevention Outcomes in Civic Education) program is one of a series of efforts to help schools develop curricula that can effectively and positively teach key concepts about government, the Constitution, the courts, and the underlying principles of these institutions. A key element of the VOICE program is that these concepts…

Competent practice in the field of evaluation calls upon many skills, which all can be taught. This paper suggests one perspective on how these evaluation skills could be acquired. A seven-item question-and-answer format is used to respond to a panel discussing structuring a program to prepare professional evaluators. The following questions are…

This collection of conference materials presents papers on the following topics: (1) approaches and targeting; (2) the BABES Substance Abuse Prevention Program for Children; (3) a prekindergarten substance abuse prevention education curriculum; (4) a parent-oriented, pilot Head Start primary prevention, drug education project; (5) evaluation…