Mindfulness-based curricula are being implemented in K-12 schools across the nation. Many of these programs, although well considered and implemented, have little or no research support for their effectiveness. Recognizing the paucity of published research in this area, a sampling of school-based programs currently being implemented in the schools…

Two years ago, the then North American Council for Online Learning released the initial "Snapshot State of the Nation: K-12 Online Learning in Canada" report. This study was the first systematic examination of K-12 distance education policies and activities in each of the thirteen Canadian provinces and territories. One year ago, the…

As an educational media, radio has a long and complex history in the United States, but its most extensive and important use in education took place during the School of the Air (SOA) movement. From approximately 1929 to 1975, commercial broadcast networks, state universities and departments or colleges of education, and local school boards…

Four articles address school programs for gifted students. Topics covered include a curriculum based on the Structure of Intellect model, a realistic program for gifted students; an Illinois program entitled "Project Impact"; and Saturday seminars for students in the Catskill area. (SB)

Before discussing the problems confronting middle schools, the author examines some characteristics of effective middle schools. Successful middle schools possess certain common elements in the areas of climate or learning atmosphere, instruction balance, teaching strategies, emphasis on achievement, guidance orientation, organization, teachers,…

Briefly discusses summer programs in districts across the country. (IRT)

Project Heroes is a humanities program for learning disabled children which is designed to maximize four principles--appreciation of process, acknowledgement of independence, development of a sense of worth, and skill acquisition. (SB)

There is a great deal of confusion over the proper relationship of religion to education, and many people believe that Supreme Court decisions have forbidden any mention of God or religion in schools. However, court opinions and other legal statements make it clear that it is legal and desirable to teach about religion in the schools and that the…

Examines the critical issues in health education from the perspective of the professional, parents, and students. Concern for adolescent development should be at the core of an integrated health curriculum. (Author/IRT)

Briefly described is "The Art of Successful Inventing," a program which teaches gifted children to invent a step by step methodological fashion. (DB)

A parent education group focuses on the learning disabled child and provides parents with a survey of specific learning disabilities. (Author)

This collection of essays is taken from a 20-year span of "The Journal of Curriculum Theorizing." The volume contains 31 articles: "Living Metaphors: The Real Curriculum in Environmental Education," F. Krall; "Dialectics and the Development of Curriculum Theory," H. Giroux; "Autobiography and Reconceptualization," M. Grumet; "Women," J. Miller;…

The Woodhaven Center (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) classroom prevocational program for its severely handicapped population is described. Based on proven instructional techniques and a theoretical hierarchy of learning, the program offers guidelines for teaching initial skill acquisition of vocational tasks and procedures for maintaining acceptable…

Describes and argues for the California Initiative for Family Choice, a voucher plan proposed for the state of California. (IRT)

Provides a rationale for art in the curriculum and describes programs sponsored by the JDR 3rd Fund. (IRT)