This book is a collection of 11 essays that present the experiences and views of individuals who have played major roles in large-scale curriculum development projects. The opening chapter examines conceptions of curriculum, provides an overview of the curriculum reform movement since 1950, looks at some persistent dilemmas facing the curriculum…

It is important that new methods and techniques be developed that will improve the quality of instruction and, at the same time, make it available to all students, whether advanced, disadvantaged, or removed physically from centers of learning. This report describes a computer-assisted instruction (CAI) laboratory, beginning with an introductory…

Describes Alice Barrow's activities in promoting the platoon school concept and presents a brief description and history of the platoon school movement. (MS)

Traces London, Ontario's community schools from 1968-1984. Describes a system in transition from being centrally controlled by a school board to being increasingly in the control of community volunteers. Reflects on the redevelopment of the community school ideal as responsibility for school operations is placed back in community hands. (BRR)

Discusses the value of loosely structured, cooperative networks for stimulating educational change and aiding the diffusion of educational innovations. Briefly describes several such networks. (JG)

This document describes major examples of trailblazing and pioneering efforts that are playing a role in designing new directions for student support. The work is being carried out at school, district, state, and national levels. The endeavors are grouped into three categories: (1) places where broad-based systemic changes are underway, (2) places…

Describes the concept of year-round schools and examines several programs including the quarter system plan in Atlanta, the 45-15 plan in Illinois, and a Colorado plan entitled Concept 6'', where students alternate 43 days of vacation with 86 days of school. (DN)

Describes an inservice education program designed to help principals translate the general aims of new curricula and innovation into specific objectives that can be implemented and whose implementation can be evaluated. (IRT)

Discusses the establishment of departments of journalism and mass communication at three Greek universities, which represents an attempt by Greek higher education to move toward a more market-responsive educational system to meet the needs of a new Greece--Greece as a member of the European Union. (RS)

Data is presented from a survey of 614 4-year institutions regarding departmental name changes in physical education, health, recreation, and dance. Emerging trends are discussed, and implications regarding the future of the profession are drawn. (IAH)

Describes how the eight-block scheduling plan at North Kansas City High School has, despite difficulties, worked well for publications classes. (SR)

Discusses how the School of Communication at Hong Kong Baptist College attempted to meet the challenge of rapidly expanding communication media in its region. Describes in particular a core of required and elective courses designed for all communication students and in Applied Communication Studies curriculum. (SR)

In the early 1990s, the National Science Foundation funded development of 13 comprehensive curriculum programs based on rigorous standards. Teachers, administrators, and parents should become informed about these curricula's unique characteristics and support structures to help schools adopt them. Sidebars list NSF programs and national…

Describes how, over five years, students and faculty at Brigham Young University created a converged newsroom that brought together student broadcast, print, and online journalism into one organization. Discusses the industry- and technology-driven rationale for converging newsrooms in educational institutions; describes generic changes and the…

Spotlights five colleges included in the 1999 report "Presidential Essays: Success Stories--Strategies That Make a Difference at Thirteen Independent Colleges and Universities" from the Council of Independent Colleges and the USA Group Foundation. The institutions are notable for board of trustee participation in the schools'…