A study to estimate the degree of influence over what is taught in the English Primary School'' revealed that influences internal to the school--head teacher, class teacher, pupils--are stronger than those external.'' (Author)

Highly specialized education is no longer relevant to the needs of our diversified society. A return to a broad, general education curriculum is needed. (HS)

In response to various pressures for change, the university will have to adopt a new purpose that may be recognized as a means of increasing the capability of society for continuous self-renewal. (Author/HS)

Study of the relationship between performance and such characteristics as: grade point average; sex; major field; background in economics, mathematics, and statistics; and, graduate or undergraduate status. (Author/SE)

The survey described here identified suitable consumer topics which can be infused into industrial courses at all grade levels. The survey reinforced the development of sound consumer skills as an important objective of industrial arts education. (SK)

Presents a general description of curriculum studies made in the sociology of education and comparative education in the past decade. Discusses structural/functional studies, studies in the "new" sociology of education, and ethnomethodological studies. Argues that ethnomethodology provides the most heuristic approach to curriculum…

Since education is both a science and an art, it is difficult for curriculum theorists to develop rules and principles which apply to both aspects. Practical uses of curriculum theory include the application of existing models to specific situations, and practitioners using their own practical experiences and relating them to curriculum models.…

The hermeneutic circle uses theory-practice interaction in three methods--science, critical theory, and poetics--in an effort to contribute to the continual search for greater understanding. (JN)

The Integrative-Interactive Conceptual Model for Curriculum Development calls for curriculum reform and innovation to be cybernetic so that all aspects of curriculum planning get adequate attention. (CJ)

Curriculum planning is presented as an ideological theory which is both a contributor to and instrument of social policy. A statement of theory is essential for discussions of core curriculum, and, more importantly, for clarifying the purpose of education within society (f=fiche number). (CP)

The purpose of this paper is to open lines of thinking about discovery learning not tried before. This effort is a strident attempt to establish new insights and outlooks that will improve the language, theory, and practices connected with this teaching method. (Author/MK)

Outlines the nature and benefits of curricular reforms designed to facilitate the development of students prepared for lifelong learning and responsible citizenship. States that these ends may be achieved via the integration, into existing curricula, of a comprehensive overview of the phenomena of interest to scholars, the types of theory and…

Carries out a survey of schools and colleges on problems associated with the new Advanced Subsidiary (AS) award introduced in 2000. Reports on teachers' views of the content of the specifications and examinations, entry patterns, changes that teachers want to see to the current system, progression to A2, and the benefits/disadvantages of the…