This guide is intended as a source of ideas, procedures and suggestions for curriculum committees and developers wrestling with the planning, implementation, evaluation, and/or revision of kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics programs. It attempts to provide answers to questions which arise during the curriculum development process, and is…

To describe the largest division in the University of California (Los Angeles) writing program, this report focuses on placement and testing procedures, curricular principles, course descriptions and goals, and staffing concerns. The first part of the report discusses the components of the Freshman Writing Program--including the English…

Discussed programs for trainable and mentally retarded children and adults developed by HARC. (RK)

The main purpose of this article is to introduce a critical curriculum design approach for bringing curriculum change for Blended Learning in higher education. Furthermore, the strategies, principles and challenges of this approach are also presented. This paper provides a perspective on such serious concerns as whether curriculum change should…

Concerned about the differences that sometime arise between teachers and administrators in implementing the curriculum, the author clarifies some educational and personal relationships between the two to promote a more effective instructional program for students. (Editor)

Reports on English curriculum in which teachers were given the task of deciding the departmental and organizational design for an open space English studio of 60 by 90 feet. (RB)

A curriculum framework for the study of alternative world futures leads to suggestions for a number of courses derived from a research orientation toward educating about social change and peace. (Author/KM)

Analysis of data from a population of 7,747 upper division university students has shown that the selection of majors in various sequence length categories is disproportionate to the number of programs in each category. The proportion of transfer students selecting majors with longer sequences was significantly smaller than native students.…

Four teaching approaches are discussed. (CH)

To improve dwindling engineering enrollments at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), students studying under the WPI Plan are awarded the B.S. degree on the basis of demonstrated competence rather than the accumulation of a required number of perscribed courses. (Author/PG)

Describes the development of the 'European' schools, a cross-national enterprise in education. Highlights the structural components, curriculum, and administrative organization of the 'European Schools'. (CS)

The purpose of this book is to bring together in one volume the information necessary for a complete gymnastics program for women. It is divided into four major sections. Part one deals with conditioning the body, the importance of dance, and a short history of women's gymnastics. Part two covers the techniques and equipment for modern rhythmic…

Authors analyzed the hidden curriculum of the Open University's teaching system. (Editor/RK)