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NSF: How Much Responsibility for Course Content, Implementation?
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Walsh, John – Science, 1975
Describes the controversy in the House of Representatives concerning National Science Foundation's (NSF) educational programs in general, and specifically, the NSF-supported behavioral science course for fifth graders called Man: A Course of Study. Describes the political pressure being placed on NSF to assume greater responsibility for…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Responsibility, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Some Thoughts About Curriculum Development.
Mayor, John – 1976
Based on experiences gained through involvement with three curriculum development projects, one relating to an elementary science curriculum and the other two relating to junior high school mathematics, the following recommendations are presented: (1) financial support from an outside agency, public or private, makes boldness more probable in…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs