Examines certain assumptions about social research that guide teaching and give power and authority to curriculum. (Author/RK)

The consequences of presenting graduate education students with a highly structured definition of the concept of curriculum were assessed in terms of the subject's cognitive structure, their attitudes toward the concept, and the nature of discussions which the subjects held with other teachers in their school setting. (Author/NQ)

Kindergarten students were given an instructional unit dealing with environmental problems. At the end of the unit, the students were evaluated by giving four oral questions and taping the answers. The research suggests that many kindergarten children can form concepts concerning issues and citizenship responsibility. (MA)

Students, ranging from 8 years of age to 19 years, were used in an experiment to study understanding of the expression "similar" as it is used in colloquial speech when it is applied to geometrical figures. Results indicated that "similar" is understood in many different ways by students with the Euclidean meaning not being…

The nature of measurement is discussed in this article with respect to science and mathematics. According to the author, "measurement is the assigning of numerals to objects of thought or perception according to rules." Other definitions, and properties of measurement are included. Two activities exploring measurement are given. (MA)

Eight recommendations on how to teach the metric system to both elementary and secondary students are presented in this article: let the students measure; use the word "about"; have students "guesstimate"; make comparisons; don't teach conversions; stress place value concepts; teach measurement as a three-step process; and "relax". (JC)

Attempts to define discrimination from a middle point of view and proposes that discrimination means attitudes and beliefs which foster overt and covert selective practices and behavior toward a person or groups of people. Uses black white relations as examples and shows a model of the various factors tending to influence institutional…

Two experiments investigated the relative efficacy of two conservation training procedures and the transfer of training to another type of conservation. (SB)

Developmental changes in 5- to 7-year-old children's mental representation of addition and subtraction events were examined by means of the response times required to answer more or less questions. (Author/JMB)

Through simple and pleasurable movement experiences a very young child can be led to an understanding of the intricate craft of music and the signs and symbols of the music "language", while developing at the same time an increasing appreciation and perception of music as an artistic expression. (Author)

Uses philosophical inquiry to establish the value of an androgynous model as the basis for conceptual and curriculum models in art education. (Editor)

The fundamentals of sound secondary student discipline are embodied in six concepts. Suggests that recognition of these concepts and an enthusiastic effort to implement them will have a positive impact on the school. (Author/RK)

The CATE (Children's Attitudes Toward the Elderly) was administered to 180 children, 20 at each level from age three to age 11. Results suggest that children at all age levels have limited knowledge of and contact with older people. Children's concepts of age increase in accuracy with increases in age. (Author)

The history of how the 1947 conference devoted to the theme of curriculum theory formulation came about is discussed in this article. (MLF)