By 1993, New York City's multicultural and innovative Children of the Rainbow curriculum had been discontinued and the education chancellor fired. This article examines the curriculum's development and implementation and the controversies surrounding it. After-effects linger, as other U.S. districts address various social issues in the school…

Describes a humanities approach to teaching and strategies for implementing a humanities program in the social studies. Discusses implementation strategies in general and provides an example of a grade 7 humanities unit. Concludes by suggesting means for generating support for a humanities approach within the school and community. (DSK)

Argues that the creation of a College Board Advanced Placement examination in geography is an indicator of the resurgence of interest in geographic education. Traces the history of the Advanced Placement Program and the place negotiated for geography within it. Discusses continuing challenges that exist for geography educators. (DSK)

Analyzes a set of undergraduate syllabi for a survey of the history of psychology. Identifies several trends: most instructors rely heavily on textbooks for course organization, three texts accounted for more than 60% of book choices, and newer areas of historical interest did not appear to any substantial degree. (DSK)

For 12 years, the Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) has researched use of technology to expand opportunities for diverse learners. Universal design principles drawn from architecture and product development are useful for developing effective educational tools that can accommodate students' varied recognition, strategic, and affective…

Reviews the history of environmental awareness and environmental education in Bangladesh. Presents a statement of the principal aims and objectives of environmental education at the primary level. (DDR)

Highlights this journal issue's focus on teaching diverse learners, discusses teaching a common curriculum to students who learn in different ways, and notes that standardized instruction must give way to differentiated instruction. Dedicates issue to Donald Eichhorn, pioneer in middle school educational approaches. (DLH)

Suggests a definition of education to guide future Master of Arts (M.A.) in elementary and secondary education curriculum research and development, noting areas of teacher education study from which to draw and examine components of degree curricula (who should be admitted; sequencing the M.A. curriculum; and M.A. curriculum content). M.A. degree…

Describes a model used at Japan's Hokkaido University to integrate general and specialized education. For undergraduate study, the common core curriculum is supported by an interdisciplinary education system offering the essence of each specialized field abstracted and reorganized for non-specialized students. Graduate study is more flexible. (EV)

Describes the history of and interest in integrated curriculum at the middle level. Questions how middle level educators can support and defend integrated curriculum when faced with the demands of the standards-based reform movement. Addresses support, acceptance, and academic standards of an integrated curriculum, asserting that integrated…

Considers that one of the challenges of introductory and sophomore-level college business communication courses lies in coaxing students out of those comfortable academic spaces and showing them the need for differentiating one audience from another and viewing each writing context afresh. Presents findings from (and describes implementation of) a…

Examines the public speaking patterns of Kenya, and compares those findings to the content of American introductory public speaking courses. Finds that most frequently mentioned areas of difference between American and Kenyan public speaking were establishment of speaker credibility, structure of the speech, selection of supporting materials,…

Replicates and updates the only other research that examined the adoption of computer-assisted reporting instruction in journalism schools quantitatively. Compares the different computerized sources being used in newsrooms and classrooms, and elicits the reasons that these sources are being used in each environment. Concludes many programs are…

Reports the results of three studies conducted to determine the efficacy of the Early Literacy Project in improving the reading performances of elementary students with mild disabilities. Results indicate the program has been effective in accelerating literacy learning and can be integrated into the general education curriculum. (Author/CR)

Examined the academic and curriculum implications for social work education of the "Looking After Children" materials as pilot tested at two British universities. Found that the materials provided an excellent tool in preparing students for child welfare practice, offered a structure through which learning could be integrated with…