Offers ideas on how to develop a course on popular music. Notes the importance of obtaining prior administrative support. Identifies materials, techniques, books, films, and community resources. Suggests several classroom projects, incorporating popular music history and music activities. Lists books, periodicals, and videotaped materials for…

Community colleges need to adopt a broad conceptual definition of a continuing student in the design and evaluation of their retention strategies, recognizing nondegree goals as legitimate educational achievements and intermittent but persistent attendance as a valid method of pursuing educational goals. (MSE)

Examines the relationship of seven sociocultural, institutional, and psychological factors to college attendance and persistence in Hispanic women. Uses data taken from high school seniors in the 1982 first-year followup to the "High School and Beyond" survey. Educational aspiration, choosing nontraditional sex roles, college…

Maintains that geography occupies a prominent position in the Chinese secondary curriculum. Describes the current course content, which includes both physical and human geography. Concludes by discussing barriers to further development, including lack of qualified staff and poor textbooks. (CFR)

Contends that education for work means more than simply a worker with a diploma; it requires a person who thinks creatively and is economically literate. Argues that students in the United States, by participating in the economy through part-time jobs, are prepared for life in a free enterprise economy. (CFR)

Contends that an integrated curriculum approach increases student motivation and makes learning easier because lessons have wider applications. Suggests that discipline-based art education promotes an interdisciplinary approach, particularly with social studies and language arts. Provides an example of an instructional unit combining social…

Black high school seniors and white high school seniors were surveyed regarding the influence of school counseling, parental agreement with educational goals, and curriculum choice on college aspirations. Black students used counseling more frequently. Though the races differed significantly in high school programs, there were no significant…

Since 1976, Facing History and Ourselves, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit organization, has devoted itself to guiding middle school and high school teachers in forming their own understandings of the Holocaust to teach their students to do the same. Goals and achievements of the organization are described. (SLD)

Samples teacher networks for common purposes and shared projects, focusing on the role and accomplishments of the National Coalition of Education Activists; the National Writing Project; Rethinking Schools; and Educators for Social Responsibility. Throughout the country, teachers express their needs for professional community. (SLD)

Contends that curriculum theorists often distinguish between the formal or official curriculum from the actual or hidden curriculum. Argues that the hidden curriculum always has a normative, or moral, component and that educators have a responsibility to make the hidden curriculum as explicit as possible. (CFR)

Explores the complexity of developing and identifying national curriculum content standards. This article introduces other articles on developing standards for studies in mathematics, social studies, English, the sciences, and advanced placement studies. The challenges for national standards are examined with awareness of the importance of these…

The aim of Taiwanese education, based on Sun Yat-Sen's principles, is to improve living standards; support a decent existence in society; and prolong the nation's life to achieve national independence, implement democracy, and advance the national livelihood. Deregulation, equal educational opportunities, smaller schools and classes, and…

Asserts that the Model of Institutions of Excellence (MIE) program encourages institutions of higher education to increase the quantity and quality of students who have been traditionally under-represented in the fields of science, engineering, and math. Includes student perceptions of how technology and federal aid have helped improve their lives…

Reviews the history of Cheyenne River Community College from 1973-1998. Depicts the college in terms of its mission: studying and preserving the Lakota language, culture, thought, and philosophy. (JDI)

Describes early childhood and youth education in Denmark, including types of day care, enrollment figures, legislation and regulations, and program objectives. Discusses the integration of early childhood education within Denmark's social welfare system, educational approaches taken, and typical educational activities. Also discusses parent…