The structure of teacher education programs in Great Britain is reviewed. Emphasis is placed on combining theory courses within the practice oriented curriculum. (DE)

This paper explains the educational changes in the Water Resources Engineering program offered by the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Santa Fe, Argentina, for the last 20 years at the undergraduate level. The need for modernizing the engineering teaching program occurred due to changes in the social system in which the concepts of development…

Four contributors on curriculum development explain philosophic aspects of Nuffield Advanced Science Projects, a course in science and education, a conservation course, and an audiovisual method for self-teaching. (PS)

Origins, philosophy, goals, textbook formulation, guidelines, other publications, and measurement of success for the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study program are discussed. (DF)

The war in Vietnam created a new curriculum on peace education. The new courses, known also as Peace Studies, take an interdisciplinary approach combining sociology, history, philosophy, morality, economics, futuristics, and political science. (DS)

Most students have the competence and the right to make significant decisions concerning their own learning if they are provided appropriate leadership, and high school principals must assume responsibility for initiating that leadership and ensuring its continuity. (Author)

A description of an individualized, local curriculum developed and evaluated through student input. (CP)

Reports on Education For Survival, a project designed to develop curriculum guides for grades K-12. Educating children in terms of their interdependence with the environment as the key to survival is its philosophy. Examples of concepts and activities from the various curriculum units are quoted to show how the theme is implemented. (BL)

Briefly reviews the broad-based first degree programs in British Universities and considers the general problems of such programs. Explains the general approach used at the University of Leeds, including seven combined degree programs with physics as one principle subject. Employment prospects for graduates are considered good. (PR)

Described in this article are curriculum patterns for secretarial practice, clerical practice, business practice, intensified clerical practice, and on-the-job training. (JS)

Describes the development of a high school physics curriculum from a small course to a large program involving general and advanced first year courses and an advanced placement program. Recruiting of students and curriculum revisions are also discussed. (TS)

First of a series of three articles on elementary science programs, this describes the Elementary Science Study (ESS): (1) the nature of the program, (2) instructional materials, (3) implementation and teacher programs, (4) evaluation, and (5) the role of the teacher. (BR)

Describes production of a water pollution curriculum guide by co-operative effort of teachers, students, and the Federal Water Quality Administration, and provides overview of guide's contents. (AL)