Identifies three major areas of concern for environmental education programs in Australia. Advocates that an emphasis in educational programs be placed on conservation of the natural environment, regulation of resource use, and human population needs. The inappropriate use of environmentally related terms is also discussed. (ML)

The characteristics of current U.S. society and the roles assigned to teachers suggest the need for more comprehensive teacher education programs, including breadth in the liberal arts, depth in content fields, and field experience. (MSE)

High school and college curricula have operated in isolation from each other for too long, and more effort should be put into understanding the curricular and instructional continuities between them. (MSE)

Describes a B.A. degree program in English at the Federal Univesity of Santa Catarina in Brazil. Discusses specific problems relating to the students, the materials, course objectives, timetable, and staffing. Identifies some continuing sources of difficulty and recent developments in the design of the program. (SED)

The requirement that curriculum planners should first state objectives (behavioral or instructional) as guides to selection of content--the teaching of the content being the means by which the objectives are achieved--is unjustified. There are better approaches to curriculum planning. The abandonment of objectives is necessary for improved…

Discusses issues in functional approaches to language teaching and describes two experiments on the social factors involved in the language functions of requesting, thanking, greeting, and taking leave. Considers what the data from the experiments mean for second-language learning and teaching in terms of syllabus design and teaching techniques.…

The special function of curriculum development is to select and organize the content so that the desired goals of the curriculum are most effectively achieved. Various curriculum development models are examined, and issues that should be emphasized in the development and implementation of a science-technology-society curriculum are discussed. (RM)

Argues that recent research on women challenges long-held generalizations that are taught to future teachers. Examines the implications of feminist research and theory for teacher education, focusing on: foundations of education, educational psychology, and curriculum and methods courses. Proposes various changes to correct for current imbalances.…

A tendency in liberal arts to organize the disciplines into a common, core curriculum and to evangelize this common learning in a puritanical way is examined and criticized. It is recommended that the liberal education mission must not be imposed on those who do not seek it. (MSE)

Describes two approaches to teaching vocational English as a second language: (1) describing work activities in terms of processes and procedures and (2) describing work activities in terms of specific human behaviors. Suggests a goal analysis as an initial step before deciding which approach to take in any training project. (SED)

Methods and curriculum used to train teachers at the Irvine (California) Unified School District in computer literacy are described. A cadre of teachers already familiar with computers conducted training for colleagues. (PP)

The purpose of this study was to determine whether participation in a school setting in sessions in which scripts portraying a debate over features of various program designs were read would lead to schema development for faculty members with respect to program design. (PN)

This article is an attempt to present some of the implications and ramifications of year-round school upon the high school. (Author)

Mainstreaming is appropriate to home economics, where independent living skills are taught. Handicapped students can be integrated successfully into an already full and busy classroom. Suggestions to help teachers inexperienced in special education grow in acceptance and specific special education concept guidelines for necessary curriculum design…

The making of a minute, color videocassette tape on winemaking is described. The tape is bilingual with Spanish and English on separate audio tracks and is accompanied by a complete script. Pedagogical and production considerations in the making of the tape are discussed. (RM)