The "latchkey" child who spends time at home alone is vulnerable to a variety of crisis situations. Suggestions are offered to help this child become more self-reliant and better able to deal with fears, boredom, and danger. (DF)

Recent research on fitness levels and physical education are reviewed. Six curriculum models are briefly noted, and a personal fitness model is proposed. The primary objective of the personal fitness model is lifetime fitness. (MT)

Forty hospital pharmacists participated in a 2 week pilot of a postgraduate clinical pharmacy clerkship, using different hospital services as teaching sites at the University of Illinois and Cook County hospitals in Chicago. The clerkship experience broadened participants' conceptions of the depth and scope of the clinical pharmacist's role.…

Twenty-three female students, enrolled in the Apparel Construction and Fitting course at West Virginia University, were evaluated to determine whether the ability of the students to perform basic mathematical skills is related to performance in a clothing construction course. Educational implications of the results are discussed. (CT)

The focus of discipline-based art instruction is on art within general education and within the context of aesthetic education. Four disciplines--aesthetics, studio art, art history, and art criticism--are taught by means of a formal, continuous, sequential, written curriculum across grade levels, in the same way as other subjects. (Author/RM)

Discusses a project developed to help vocational trade and industrial teachers in the Indiana State service region work more effectively with special learners. (JOW)

Curricular designs for social studies are reviewed and the fundamental differences in their treatment of citizenship noted. There is a need for a base of knowledge about citizenship. The establishment of a scholarly discipline of citizenship is proposed. (Author/RM)

Introduces and defines strategic planning in organizational training, describes four current schools of curriculum theory--subject-centered, experience-centered, objectives-centered, and opportunity-centered--and illustrates how each theory can be modified to make training anticipate as well as react to organizational needs. (MBR)

The doctor of nursing program at Case Western Reserve University is explored. The article discusses characteristics of the program's candidates, the concept of professional nursing science, professional socialization of the program's students, the program's three-phase curriculum, curriculum evaluation, program graduates' evaluation of the…

One of the major educational reforms being undertaken in the USSR today is that of improving student reading ability at the elementary and secondary levels. The proposed system for teaching reading is discussed. (RM)

A graphic approach to defining a teacher training program is described in this article. This process allows teacher trainers to mentally walk through the structure of a program and portray this structure visually. Roles of involved individuals, program design, and developmental functions are explored. (DF)

The development of a universitywide general education requirement for undergraduates at the University of California at Davis is outlined, and the lessons learned in the process are discussed. (MSE)

General education programs need not be circuitous or formless. They should: stress development of the intellect; focus on problem-solving skills; integrate general objectives and professional competencies; and foster interdisciplinary studies. (MSE)

Proposes five principles that build toward a research and curriculum development model of teacher training, in which reflection on curricular problems and practical "know-how" for developing and presenting language learning experiences are goals. The principles deal with the following inquiry and problem solving: a supportive environment,…

The United Nations International School developed a conservation curriculum involving all disciplines and all levels of education, K-12. The purpose of the program is discussed, and its design, scope, and structure are examined. (RM)