Basic assumptions were laid out for developing a humanizing curriculum and competencies needed by those who are in decision-making positions to insure the selection and/or development of such humanizing curricula were identified. (Author/RK)

A priority goal of Iran's present Shah, Mohammad Raza Pahlevic, has been to bring all Iran into this century by means of education. The focus here was on Azarbaiyan, a state in the northwest of the country, and its resistance to all forms of change. The influence of religion as the basis for that resistance was discussed. (Author/RK)

The theme of this paper is the arts' responsiveness to the need for accountability to ourselves, to higher education, and to the outside world in new and more visible ways. (Author/RK)

Content of educational training programs for revolutionary cadres includes: theoretical education, the history of class struggle, basic party knowledge, and revolutionary tradition. Program goals are to strengthen leadership and to plan comprehensively. (Author/AV)

The author (1) presents criteria against which all educational activities should be measured to discern whether they are productive of independent, critical thought; (2) measures "career education" against these criteria; and (3) concludes that this reform effort fails to meet them and is a suspect program upon which to base an educational…

Describes the history of the development of the Curriculum Research and Development Group and makes some general conclusions on the Group's progress. (RK)

Outlines objectives and models of continuous learning programs while acknowledging obstacles to such programs. (IRT)

Performance objectives related to the use of the metric system are suggested. Objectives are stated for third, sixth, and ninth grades. (SD)

Describes the organization and aims of the English curriculum at the University of Iowa. (AA)

Harold H. Kolb, Jr., introduces three historical discussions of graduate education in English. C. Hugh Holman discusses "The Desperate Soldier-Scholars: Graduate Study in English, 1946-1956." Robert Kellogg discusses "The Boom Years: Graduate Education in English, 1955-1968." Fred L. Standley considers "'Living Modernly's Living Quickly': Beyond…

Presents several series of statements that one can use to evaluate such areas as school goals, program characteristics, and performance characteristics of the school. (Author/IRT)

The infrequency of significant personal leadership in U.S. colleges and universities is traced to means/ends substitutions and to external distractions. As a result, administrators' attention is directed away from the purposes of their institutions. (LBH)

Presents experts' and politicians' comments on the type of curriculum which would meet students' vocational education needs in Britain. Based on analysis of these comments, proposes a curriculum framework for vocational education in schools and colleges. (Author/AEM)

This paper offers suggestions for changing high school microeconomics courses so that they might better reflect new thinking and new uncertainties in economics. Included is a section on goals for teaching economics in secondary schools. (JDH)