This article by the Council of Europe shows that government decree organized courses of instruction and revised schedules in the lycee. Tables of the required courses and hours are included. (AM)

This article explores some of the current research regarding the hemispheric specialization of the brain and indicates some implications of the theory for educators in the teaching-learning process. (Author)

Since computers are universally accepted in business today, the accounting classroom is the appropriate place to teach their use. A California high school accounting committee's recommendation led to the school's development of a computer processing program within the accounting department. The program's curriculum is described. (CT)

A call for a curricular renaissance wherein certain strategies will encourage good curriculum development. (Editor)

The author describes how the project concept forms the basis for total instructional modules in many vocational programs. (HD)

The Berkeley Model teaches health via the understanding of specific body systems and eliminates the stereotyped directive-authoritarian role of the teacher. (MM)

Defines heuristics as cognitive "rules of thumb" that can help problem solvers work more efficiently and effectively. Professors can use a heuristic model of problem solving to guide students in all disciplines through the steps of problem-solving. (SWM)

Explores four questions: Should nursing education models reflect a feminist orientation? What are the characteristics of a feminist model? How would it succeed? and What would be its limitations? (SK)

Describes authentic education, seeing it as distinguished from curriculum intents in that it combines motives of learners and educational purposes into meaningful learning that enables the learner to deal with increasing amounts of the surrounding world. Asserts that process and content are not opposing dimensions but are two facets of the same…

Over the past few years, we have worked with teachers to help them better integrate technology into their classrooms, and we have come to realize that more attention needs to be paid to this during the planning process if it is to be the result of good curriculum design. As we designed professional development workshops to address this need, we…

Change in general education is changing, and there are lessons to be learned in reenvisioning the curriculum.

In this article, the author discusses how teachers and students can find opportunities in aligning their purposes to raise the curriculum from the mundane to the spiritual. The author believes that curriculum workers have the opportunity to facilitate and enhance the spiritual dimensions of the curriculum if they can facilitate liberating…