Surveys the research literature on the influence of curricula on attitudes toward science. Research includes teacher's perceptions, comparisons among school subjects, curriculum variables, case studies, and instructional effects. (GS)

Article focused on Women's Studies in the curriculum of higher education and examined the field in terms of rationale, program requirements and administration. (Author/RK)

Presents the opinion that the future of physics may well depend on teacher willingness to enable more young people to be successful in their physics studies. (GS)

Explains the terms "naturalistic" and "formalistic" as they apply to mathematics. Outlines the problems involved in deciding what kind of mathematics is appropriate for the average sixth former. Identifies new ideas in the applicability of mathematics and presents a case for teaching mathematics from a naturalistic point of view. (GS)

Presents a rationale for the development of crossdisciplinary courses by outlining the following advantages: relevance to the solution of current social problems, flexibility of focus of study, in depth study at the interfaces of the discipline, and implementation of teaching techniques that bring out relationships between studies. (GS)

Article examined critical evaluation of the interest-centered curriculum, one in which students meet graduation requirements by accumulating a preestablished number of course units required by their school or department. (Author/RK)

Timetabling in large schools is a problem, especially now when there is a growing demand for a wider variety of courses. Can the computer help? (Editor)

Public administration, long considered a poor relation of political science in Australian academic circles, has recently been revitalized by a new concentration in public policy studies. This paper summarizes the efforts of 10 Australian universities to develop public policy degree programs, describes University of New England's new program, and…

No work in social studies has been consistently referred to over the past 75 years as much as has "The Social Studies in Secondary Education," Bulletin No. 28 (1916) of the U.S. Bureau of Education. This volume, the "Report of the Committee on Social Studies of the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education of the…

This paper examines existing and model curriculums from all disciplines offering public relations courses in terms of the philosophical and theoretical developments relevant to public relations. First, the paper outlines the model curriculum derived from the 1987 study cosponsored by the Public Relations Society of America and the Association of…

This paper examines the relationship between pedagogy and subject matter specifically in the context of the instructional planning provided by two alternative route programs. Instructional planning can be and often is taught to teacher candidates as a generic skill, yet in practice it must necessarily occur in the context of a subject. The paper…

Practical strategies for administrative education faculty involved in principal preparation programs are compiled in this guidebook. This unit in an instructional leadership series focuses on curriculum development and implementation, with a secondary focus on curriculum evaluation. Stages of the process include evaluation, planning, development,…

This document suggests a new 1-semester, 1-period secondary education course called "Community Opportunities: Volunteer and Leisure Education" to be located in the social studies department and incorporating proven practices from the vocational education department. The document provides the student objectives, instructional methods to be used, a…

The document is intended to assist educators in Nepal in implementing curriculum reform or improvement by using population education as a means. Procedural designs that can be followed are described. First, the goals of population education must be defined. Second, a decision has to be made as to which body of knowledge or population concepts are…