Examines curriculum issues in social work education in relationship to the concepts of ethnicity, minority groups, racism, and institutional racism and discusses social policy and the implementation of change in social work practice and education in relation to the current reality of the profession and the society. (Editor/JT)

Agricultural education is a recent addition to secondary curriculum in Sierra Leone. The author lists (1) justification for teaching it, (2) the Government's educational goals, (3) program planning steps needed, (4) tentative curriculum objectives, (5) central concepts to be transmitted to students, (6) guidelines on content organization, (7)…

The organization and weekly class schedule of the newly reformed French educational system is described. (DE)

Describes a two-phase program in which phase one provides the basic concepts and skills for later science study and phase two provides a real choice of science units to suit the needs of students. (GS)

To provide for curriculum flexibility a block of five courses is available in each department of Pershing College. One example: an in-depth study of a major problem, theory, or person in the discipline. The plan was successful for a small college with limited faculty but diverse, creative, and flexible faculty and student body. (JT)

Author commented on the new type of public institution--the first ones were founded in the 1960s--and on the segment of the American population it is designed to serve. (Editor/RK)

Author focused on the failures of many middle schools to realize their potential and criticized existing programs designed for middle schools while offering solutions to correct such programs. (RK)

Describes an approach which integrates experiential learning with the study of subject matter. The foundation of this program is a systems design called SAM, Self-Actualized Model. Presents design details of the program and an initial evaluation. (GS)

As an alternative to the chronological survey of English literature, an approach emphasizing aspects of the "cultural revolution" that began about 1500 is recommended. (JH)

A wide range of biotechnological and biomedical processes and products involves the design, synthesis, and analysis of biological interfaces. Such biointerfaces mediate interactions between living cells or intracellular species and designed materials or biologics. Incorporating the experiences of a NSF-­sponsored IGERT (Integrative Graduate…

This paper is based on the assumption that each school creates its own culture and that comparisons between a tribal society and a school society might prove profitable as a heuristic device to learn how change might be more effectively approached by change agents. Studies of the impact of western technology on tribal societies have suggested that…

Art education in the United States has constantly sought some degree of reinforcement of purpose throughout its history. By closely examining some of the experiences of the past, insights into the validity of a discipline-based approach to art education should emerge. Such knowledge should enlighten the profession, so that rational and valid…

Data on modern language instruction in each member country of the European Community are presented, largely in tabular form with some narrative. The number of tables provided for each country varies according to educational system, and data are arranged to facilitate comparison between countries. The conclusions of the Council of the European…

The Secondary School Taxonomy (SST) was developed as part of an analysis of the high school course-taking behavior of high school graduates between 1969 and 1987. Based on high school transcripts, it is intended to answer questions about secondary vocational education, such as: (1) who took vocational education and how much did they take?; (2)…

Current National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards for schools of education focus upon the inclusion of broad knowledge bases that are developed from sound theories and scholarly inquiry. By mandating that each accredited unit develop a teacher education program founded upon broad knowledge bases, NCATE is…