Based on a study by Battelle Columbus Laboratories for the Office of Research and Development, Manpower Administrations, U.S. Department of Labor, Manpower Research Visibility is a supplement to the American Vocational Journal. (MU)

Uses the concept of industrial and organizational bureaucracy and applies it systematically to the development of curriculum theory and practice. (Author)

This paper focuses on the nature of academic work contained in the curriculum of elementary and secondary schools, how that work is organized and accomplished in classrooms, and what modifications in academic work are likely to increase student achievement. (Author)

Argues that there is often a variance between the curriculum approved by the school district and that delivered by the classroom teacher. Proposes mastery learning as a means of avoiding this variance. (FL)

Examines the scope and methodologies of future curriculum research in Great Britain. One topic that should be studied is the need for schools to plan their curricula as a whole, not as a collection of separate subjects. (AM)

The University of Montreal's interdisciplinary curriculum policy was studied to (1) determine the range of opportunities given to students to take courses outside their disciplines; (2) assess the students' responsiveness; and (3) measure the ability of departments to attract nonmajor students. Results indicate that over-specialization still…

The curriculum is not a training ground for economic productivity. Curriculum should interact fully with students' world and encourage students' theoretical understanding of their social, emotional, and intellectual encounters. (10 references) (MLF)

Contrasts the epistemological world view of education found in Western industrialized societies with an emerging ecopolitical view which is based in an Aristotelian moral universe. Points out that reforms may affect procedures and practices without altering purposes and values. Suggests that these traditions should be transcended in order to gain…

Identifies curriculum as the pivotal link between theory and practice, noting that all stages of curriculum research and development are characterized by elements of uncertainty. States that this uncertainty principle reflects the reality of practice as it mirrors the contradictory nature of art, the pluralism of schools and society, and the…

Presents the results of a survey of Canada's 10 provincial education ministries regarding the promotion of moral education in their public schools. Compares the results with a similar survey conducted 12 years previously. Concludes that Quebec has made great strides in improving moral education while other provinces have lagged. (SG)

Analyzes literature curricula and the canon represented in literature anthologies. Discusses the embedded power structure, the role of genre, women fiction writers, the role of "people of color" in the textbook canon, and the absence of dissenting voices. Concludes that the textbook canon does not affirm differences of opinion and of…

Discusses a study of global education in 16 Delaware County, Pennsylvania, public high schools. Reports that global education was more widely taught than the written curriculum indicated. Describes factors that promote global education. Offers recommendations for increasing the impact of global education on the curriculum and in the classroom. (SG)

Introduces the IEA's ongoing Second International Science Study, undertaken in 25 countries with students in approximately grades 5, 9, and 12. Discusses research goals; design; emphases on context of science education, curriculum comparisons, teaching practices, and outcomes (science achievement and student attitudes); target populations;…

Criticizes the response by William Pinar as not addressing points raised in Wraga's essay on reconceptualized curriculum studies. Pinar's vision of hopelessness for reforming the curriculum field continues the insulation of curriculum theorists from the complex problems of school practice. (SLD)