Described is the experience in two schools with the adoption of two science curricula, The Man-Made World and The Technology-People-Environment. The success and difficulties with the programs are discussed. (MP)

Describes key features of the Nuffield Working with Science Project, designed for students remaining in school past the age of 16 but not following A-level courses. Features include programmed units; student choice; emphasis on skills, methods and attitudes of scientists; decision making; and community involvement. History to date of project is…

Describes eight innovative programs. Programs were selected by a committee appointed in 1967 in the Industrial Arts Division of the American Vocational Association. (GR)

Describes an "environmental biology" syllabus offered to third year students at Ounsdale Comprehensive School. Six project areas are described: an individual investigation, a plant project, human biology, rural science, habitat surveys, interdependence. (CS)

The purpose of this final report is to provide a description and evaluation to the Camp Fire Greater Arizona Council of the results of Teens in Action: In Pursuit of Peace Curriculum delinquency prevention program. A total of 94 youths in grades 6 through 12 participated in the program in the spring of 2002 at four sites in Chandler. The Student…

A proposed career education program for learning disabled adolescents in the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District (New York) is described. The program is to include the following curriculum areas: motivation for work, school and the working world, self awareness, occupational knowledge, choosing a field, job selection, securing a job, job…

Agricultural Education in the Netherlands is categorized as Scientific, Higher Secondary, Middle Secondary, and Lower Secondary. Scientific education is given at the agricultural university which has a 6- or 7-year curriculum. Higher secondary education is given at agricultural and horticultural colleges with a 3- to 4-year curriculum. Middle…

Learning-teaching philosophies basic to open education are presented, and classroom processes which grow out of these philosophies are described in this booklet. Contents include a summary of the Environmental Studies Project in North Carolina and discussions of several aspects of open education (including interpersonal relationships, individual…

The reorganization of the traditionally separated branches of mathematics into a unified single study is discussed in this report. First, significant events from 1800 to 1950 in the field of creative mathematics that led to the contemporary view of the nature of mathematics are highlighted. This review is followed by a discussion of significant…

The coordinator of an integrated program for hearing impaired students in a public high school discusses key components in the program and in the implementation of a curriculum planned to meet the needs of each hearing impaired student. (Author/LS)

The New Zealand Outdoor Pursuits Center is located on the slopes of Mount Ruapehu and is the country's first permanent institution for the training of leaders in outdoor and survival skills at the secondary level. Among the courses offered by the Center are general mountaineering, mountaineering, teaching outdoor activities, canoeing, mountain…

The steps involved in producing a course of study for students in years 11 and 12 are traced. General goals for education are discussed, and curriculum development efforts are described. Selected mathematics courses are described in detail. (DT)

Describes the rationale and objectives which define the relationship between content and skills of the Civic Education Social Studies Curriculum. The curriculum is a project of the Carnegie-Mellon Education Center in cooperation with five Pittsburgh and two Bakersfield, California high schools. (KC)

Describes the experience of teachers and administrators at a middle school in Georgia as they faced the challenge of developing a curriculum for a character education program. Looks at how character education has been viewed across the century. Discusses the development by parents and educators of this character education program, its…

Describes various teaching programs in year 11 science at Para Hills High School in Australia, including a system which allows the students to use half of their science time in individually programmed studies. (MLH)