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)

Missing from current literature are serious attempts to design a broad knowledge-centered curriculum framework to aid the teacher for the gifted to select and develop content material. Reorganizing traditional disciplines in a more contemporary fashion, in which the instructional content is relevant to today's needs, can provide structure for the…

To meet the needs of the target market and provide excellence in education, curriculum revision must be ongoing. (JOW)

This report offers guidance for those shaping policy and designing high school mathematics courses that prepare students to be lifelong users of mathematical ideas. We have reviewed programs designed to improve high school students' understanding of mathematics by incorporating instructional technology effectively into the curriculum. Using…

Article describes the Curriculum Inquiry Center of the Teacher Education Laboratory in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Los Angeles and its purposes and functions. (GB)

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

The author details the essential components of an instructional package and suggests possible methods for using them. (AK)

Pressure exerted by the Federal Government to modify the educational programs of schools that accept federal aid gives rise to some conflicts. (CK)

The author discusses the need to establish lines of communication between instructional researcher and curriculum developer" in order to improve the statement of educational priorities." (Authors/AK)