Designed to help classroom teachers implement the Alabama Course of Study for the social studies, this state curriculum guide covers two areas: the world geography and Alabama history. World geography looks at geographic themes and concepts, physical geography, human geography, the developed world, and the less developed world. Alabama history…

The Indiana State Curriculum Proficiency Guides were developed to provide educators and state decision makers with a framework for evaluating local curriculum and instructional efforts and also to serve as an interactive, self-renewing instrument that would provide the best current thought on student learning needs. This Fall, 1986, Draft of the…

Assessed differential perceptions of the educational aims of school principals, students, and parents. The study population came from Jewish and Arab, urban and rural communities in Israel. (GC)

Described are science objectives for middle schools. Suggested objectives include recognition of student physical and intellectual development; problem solving skills; integration of science, math and social science skills; and development of creative curricula to assist early adolescents to cope in a scientific and technological world. (DS)

This article explores three issues in determining appropriate placements for students with emotional and behavioral disorders: (1) objectives of the full inclusion movement in relation to the education of these students; (2) current court cases focusing on inclusion; and (3) promising practices for educating these students in a general education…

This article comparing the educational systems of various countries contends that, while most countries have clearly articulated educational goals and educators know how to achieve the goals, there is little information on the extent to which students with disabilities are achieving such goals because most accountability assessment efforts do not…

Ways in which bureaucracies can "reinvent" themselves, that is, make fundamental changes so as to increase effectiveness, efficiency, adaptability, and capacity to innovate, are the subject of this book. It advocates replacing bureaucratic systems with entrepreneurial systems, which in turn leads to public organizations and systems that…

This article reviews the changing goals of art education, describes the present status of objectives in the field, and projects some possibilities for the future. (RC)

The author lists the objectives of simulations and briefly mentions the types of games available and how they may be used in the classroom. (AG)

Author defined "moral" and "moral education" with the purpose of clarifying our objectives and practices when attempting to teach value education or moral education. (RK)

This paper describes three investigations conducted by the University of London School Examinations Department into the possible use of stimulus questions, containing original historical material such as cartoons, maps, photographs and statistics, in the 'O' level history examination. (Author)

This paper describes some of the most original and effective forms of non-systematic educational activity in Cuba. (Author)

Considered the influence of unionization upon university staffs and administration. (RK)

Discussed a way to stimulate students toward increasing their interests in writing by use of the short story. (RK)

Most countries have national ministries or offices of education. This article examines alternative mechanisms developed in two countries which had no national governmental authorities in education. (Author)