Addresses issues involved in the acquisition of English as a foreign language (EFL) outside of the classroom and the conflict this often creates with English learned within the classroom. Some suggestions for development of future EFL syllabi are made to ensure the creation of effective, relevant resources. (Author/CB)

Discusses challenges that business education can address by curriculum redesign. States that the needs are (1) employment skills, (2) elective opportunities, (3) changing the clerical image, (4) management training, (5) computer instruction planning, (6) microcomputers replacing typewriters, (7) public awareness, (8) business courses in middle…

Allan Glatthorn, author of "Curriculum Renewal," makes specific recommendations for the content of the English "mastery curriculum," grades 5 to 12. These include guidelines for the six strands of the English curriculum: literature, language, composition, speaking and listening, critical thinking, and vocabulary development.…

Addresses the problem of how schools should cut their curricula to make room for state-mandated additions, such as AIDS education. Recommends state guidelines for allocating time and assessing the effect that teaching new curricular content will have on an existing curriculum. (TE)

"Galileo," a team-taught interdisciplinary course required of all ninth grade students at Francis Parker, an urban school in Chicago, was based on the life of Galileo and its dramatization in a play by Brecht. The principal theme was the relationship between observation and inference, and the conflict between scientific knowledge and…

A group of school and college administrators, Alliance of Educators, recommends that there be a focus on liberal arts and science instruction in secondary curricula, technology's impact be acknowledged, special attention be given to needs of Blacks and Hispanics, teachers be given more instructional flexibility, and state tests evaluate critical…

The most appropriate literature for study in general education is world literature from antiquity to the present, not limited to English-language works but expanded to include translated readings concerning basic moral and political issues. (MSE)

Discusses the development of a library training program by the University of Juba Library in Southern Sudan, and describes three levels of courses offered to library staff. Details are given of the curriculum, training staff, selection of trainees, and teaching tools, as well as examples of problems encountered. (CLB)

Presents a composite of educators' opinions regarding how law-related education (LRE) fits into the curriculum. States that LRE does not have to be seen as an additional subject for teachers to cover because it may be implemented in a variety of ways as a part of the existing social studies curriculum. (JDH)

Important factors to be considered in the development of new career programs and sources of further guidance and information are reviewed. (MSE)

Recommendations for educating highly able artistically talented students at a proposed Israeli science and art high school include consideration of the following: student identification and characteristics; teacher selection and strategies; curriculum content; educational arrangements and settings; and acceleration and enrichment practices.…

Eight British special schools for students (aged 2-19) with severe learning difficulties were surveyed for information on treatment of various aspects of sex education, teaching methods, and resources used. The findings were applied to the issues of curriculum, resources, staff development, parent involvement, school policy, and local authority…

Describes the introduction of social studies education into Nigeria by the United States in the 1960s and the current lack of trained teachers. Discusses the attitudes of teachers and examines the reasons why those without social studies training present the greatest opposition to social studies education in Nigeria. (GEA)

Discusses the impact of planning on classroom environment, students, motivation, and learning by studying existing research as well as personal experiences and observations. Concludes that effective motivation efforts result in learners spending more time "on task," which should lead to higher levels of achievement. (MM)

Considers the characteristics and benefits of learning communities/clusters/coordinated-studies programs, contrasting the unique features of the programs at LaGuardia Community College, Seattle Central Community College, and Daytona Beach Community College. Learning community characteristics involve 25 to 100 students working with three or four…