This issue of "Educational Comment" is concerned with curriculum courses in pre- or in-service programs for teachers, considered from the perspective of the instructor of these courses, and with general problems of curriculum research and personnel. It contains seven papers originally presented at the Association for Supervision and Curriculum…

This 2-volume document reports on a study to (1) explore the use of network analysis as a means of describing and comparing selected instances of the curriculum change process, (2) compare the selected instances with each other, and (3) compare five conceptualizations of the change process when applied to specific change situations. (Considerable…

This article proposes a new look at an old dispute in the area of curriculum theory, that of logical and psychological organization. First, erroneous assumptions about both of these forms of organization are examined. Unwarranted associations with the immaturity-maturity continuum, the process-product distinction, and the intellectual-practical…

Sketches the theoretical notions which began the Curriculum Research and Development Group and discusses the practical import of those notions. (Editor/RK)

Article provides short descriptions of the impact evaluation of the Schools Council and the Regional Educational Laboratories. The article contends that the way impact evaluation is done depends on key factors, such as the scope of the task, size of the institution, and the methods of government and management. (RB)

The author argues for using alternative concepts and processes, perhaps several in various curriculum conceptions. Using varying designs in each classroom could make the process of schooling more responsive to the individual student and to society. (MT)

Implementation of a new research design may change research on television effectiveness in such a way that a solid basis for program improvement is established and that the understanding of instructional processes may increase. (Author)

Often times educators neglect to theorize when dealing with curriculum development, thereby excluding an essential element. (Author/GB)

Problems related to planning a curriculum that will be effective are discussed. (CK)

Uses social and historical arguments to examine idea of curriculum as institutionalized learning. Discusses institutional categories. Draws implications for theory and research. (Contains 23 references.)(PKP)

Government agencies and members of the educational research community have petitioned for research-based curricula. The ambiguity of the phrase "research-based", however, undermines attempts to create a shared research foundation for the development of, and informed choices about, classroom curricula. This article presents a framework…

Although hip hop culture has been one of the most significant urban youth movements over the last three decades, it has only recently gained attention within the educational literature as a force to be reckoned with. And even then, much of the literature seeks to understand how hip hop can be used to engage students in the official school…

Informal and formal educators are scrutinizing particular representations of the world more often and asking whose voices are being heard and which interpretations concur or challenge learners' life worlds. Curriculum theory has emerged as a significant partner to theorize museum education practice to address ethics, equity, and accountability.…

These abstracts are of the research presentations of the National Art Education Convention of 1997. The New Orleans 1997 Seminar for Research in Art Education (SRAE) Abstracts includes the 61 accepted proposals and the 11 task force and meeting presentations. They reflect an ongoing wide range and expanding mass of interests both traditional and…