Multidisciplinary thinking is advocated as a necessary approach to curriculum development in the light of the emergence of a global society, the rate of social change, the information explosion, and new theories about reality. (GW)

Kohlberg's theory of moral development explains some of the moral confusion emerging from the diverse, yet justifiable, reasoning in our complex society. This interview attempts to clarify Kohlberg's moral theory and relate its meaning to educational practice. (Editor/RK)

Examines the issue of providing art instruction to very young children, suggests that there is a need to reappraise the scope of preschool art, and offers suggestions for implementing an extended art curriculum. (SKC)

Examines the Primary Education Project (PEP) which is designed to integrate the separate subjects of geography, history, and civics into one class of "social studies." This study examines differences in classroom instruction between this integrated curriculum and the individual subject areas. Concludes PEP was successful but questions…

A Wisconsin elementary school program for talented and gifted students has provided a receptive atmosphere for curricular innovation that has proven beneficial for the entire school. (JBM)

The supposed gulf between curriculum development as it is practiced, and curriculum theory, may be an imaginary one, this article suggests. Textbook curriculum axioms are used to analyze Mississippi's Accountability and Instructional Management program, and it is found to be consistent with the theory taught in college classrooms. (DCS)

The author updated the historical record of art education since 1955 placing great emphasis on the contribution of educational research to the field. (Author/RK)

Argues that curriculum developers should learn as much as possible about the characteristics and capabilities of their intended student audience and base decisions on curricular design and content in large part on this information. Available from Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1701 K Street, N.W., Suite 1100, Washington,…

Reviews trends in curriculum development and regrets the decline in enrollment and disappearance of classical studies programs. (RL)

Introduces some methodological procedures from psychology that may be useful in curriculum research. Although the notion of construct validity lends itself well to an area as complex as curriculum, the author experienced difficulty finding studies that utilized a multimethod, multitrait matrix approach. (Editor)

Four unexpected patterns of teacher behavior are identified and elaborated: selecting national project curriculums on the basis of pragmatic criteria; visualizing the teaching problems with new materials only after classroom experience with these materials; rejecting abstract analysis of curriculum issues in favor of concrete thinking; and viewing…

This follow-up to a previous article (Orbit 14, pp. 8-11), describes and analyses some present educational applications from Piaget's theories (revised curricula, new assessment procedures, the readiness and self-discovery approach) and some possible future influence in teaching methodology. (JA)

The premise is, that in a society, the study of social patterns and other sociological phenomena have such important consequences that the understanding of these must not be restricted to any particular age groups. (Author)