Three approaches to defining curriculum balance are examined: the imposed "a priori" model, the social utility model, and the phenomenological model. Contends that the current social utilitarian approaches to reform the school curriculum may produce an unbalanced curriculum that ignores the socialization process and aesthetic qualities.…

Presents the results of a survey of differences between perceived academic needs of scholars from the People's Republic of China preparing to go abroad and those who have been in their host country for at least six months. Discusses the implications of these differences for curriculum planners of language training programs. (SED)

Problems with funding in public schools have caused career education programs to flounder. A brief historical outlook on career education is offered. Suggestions to help preserve this concept are presented, which may be helpful to school management personnel. (DF)

Argues that anthologists and examiners have exerted a precise and limiting influence over both the range of contemporary poetry available for study in British schools and the terms on which that poetry is open for discussion. (MM)

Classroom teachers should depart from the accepted practice of placing the field trip at the end of a unit of social studies instruction and, instead, plan the field experience for the first week of activities. Reasons are discussed, and a sample unit on state government for the middle grades is described. (RM)

To make thinking skills programs in social studies effective, teachers must attend to three essential components of effective teaching: (1) a supportive classroom climate; (2) the methods used to provide instruction; and (3) the provisions for coordinating and structuring the skill teaching that goes throughout the entire social studies…

Describes an approach to the development of an integrated science curriculum which involves the adaptation of existing separate science courses by school staff. Presents viewpoints which advocate the integration of the sciences, describes the associated organizational changes, and outlines the advantages of a team teaching approach. (GS)

Ohio State's traditional graduate program is discussed in terms of student requirements, including competence in research strategy and experimental design, manipulative technique, and oral and written communication. Methods for meeting these requirements are reviewed briefly. (LBH)

Urges black counselor educators to make peer counseling a part of the counselor education curriculum. (Author)

A formal education plan with two admission steps is outlined. Animal agriculture and the basic sciences are combined in a two-year middle stage. The medical education (third stage) that specifically addresses pathology and the clinical sciences encompasses three years. (Author/LBH)

The impact of the NACOME report for curriculum design is examined. The logical approach vs. the intuitive approach for teaching mathematics is discussed and recommendations for further curriculum reform are made. (DT)

Described is the science course syllabus utilized for secondary science education in Queensland, Australia. Included are educational aims, course design, and assessment procedures. (SL)

The purpose of this document is to provide useful information for teachers and school systems engaged in the process of examining and choosing science curriculum materials appropriate for their settings. The curriculum profiles include summaries of selected programs available for K?12 science curriculum programs. Each profile describes a number of…

Research suggests that more than half of high school graduates are not academically prepared for college, yet they do not have significant learning disabilities preventing them from succeeding in a traditional classroom setting. This timeless bestseller, now in its third edition and updated with new data, recommendations, and observations explores…

The main purpose of this article is to introduce a critical curriculum design approach for bringing curriculum change for Blended Learning in higher education. Furthermore, the strategies, principles and challenges of this approach are also presented. This paper provides a perspective on such serious concerns as whether curriculum change should…