Results of a study of computing in 46 cities showed that more attention needs to be given to computer literacy and applications in public management education programs. This article discusses the level of training in computers and information systems that needs to be offered and the implications for coursework and faculty. (JOW)

Defines and illustrates curriculum planning according to two basic models--the objectives and interaction approaches. Uses a sample of 20 New South Wales (Australia) primary schools to determine teacher preferences. School and individual scores on both models were not vastly different, suggesting eclectic use of these models. Includes 25…

Presents rationale for education of grandparents and format of innovative program. Discusses these elements of grandparent curriculum: sharing feelings and ideas with peers, listening to perspective of young people, studying life-span personal development, improving family communication skills, and focusing self-evaluation on relevant behavior.…

Discusses curriculum reform in California. Suggests choosing works that have quality and depict what is universal in human nature in order to select literature that is meaningful to all. (MS)

Argues for the participation of theater programs in the development of a gay and lesbian curriculum. Predicts that gay and lesbian studies will soon take its place alongside existing cross-disciplinary programs in women's, African American, Native American, and other area studies. Presents examples of how to introduce gay studies into theater…

Introduces DACUM (a process designed to help colleges develop, update, or evaluate a curriculum or training program) and its resulting national database. Describes how DACUM can be used to justify the study of communication in most academic curricula, to guide speech communication curriculum planning and defining of the basic course, and to…

Claims that there is general agreement of a need to rethink the basic writing course. Posits that there is also a need to rethink the view of literacy on which the course is often based. Questions aspects of academic literacy and suggests ways to reform writing instruction at all levels by looking at literate practices outside the academy. (PA)

The "layer-cake" curriculum of yearlong science courses and the "good science" approach are outdated. A new scope sequence is warranted, in which all sciences are taught every year K-12 and instruction proceeds systematically from concrete through empirical to theoretical. (SK)

A review of recent trends in multidisciplinarity shows some ambivalence about efforts to integrate gerontology education in higher education. Gerontology instruction is in danger of becoming fragmented and specialized. (SK)

Rather than Tyler-style transmission models, process or transaction models are more appropriate for teaching older adults. Whereas Tyler models focus on achieving rigidly defined objectives, process models view education as activities worthwhile in themselves. (SK)

Characterizes a range of approaches taken by technology education teachers in determining curriculum content and teaching methods. Identifies 26 stereotypical answers to the question "How is the curricular content in your technology education program determined?" (Author/JOW)

A Colorado district's high school social studies teachers have collaborated to design curriculum guides that are useful to teachers, challenging for students, and aimed at integrating content outcomes with the district's five learner outcomes. The shift toward outcome-based education has produced guides emphasizing student performance, not content…

Describes a method for writing curriculum for journalism classes and publications courses, using the Outcome-Based Education model combined with a sequential developmental approach such as Bloom's Taxonomy. Includes learning objective examples and a list of journalism learner outcomes. (SR)

In the Air Force's Advanced Communications-Computer Systems Officers Training (ACOT) Course, participants must complete the ACOT Learning Contract to learn more about a specific problem or topic. The group must reach consensus on a topic and grade for the contract, fostering intense teamwork. (JOW)

Looks at school-to-employment transition and suggests that the process can be shortened and made simpler without major curriculum changes. (JOW)