The president-elect of the National Council of Teachers of English, provides an overview of the various trends in English instruction during the last 30 years. (Author)

Instructional packages written in a special format have been shown to be effective in teaching the duties of coordinator jobs to untrained members of the Experimental Living Project. Programed instruction appears to be a valuable technology for the development of a community whose members are maximally involved with its management. (Author/JEG)

Several examples of how alcohol education can be integrated into social studies, English, foreign language, and art classes are offered along with a discussion of the interdisciplinary approach to alcohol education. (MM)

States the reasons for introducing the study of foreign languages as early as possible in the scholastic curriculum. (CFM)

Discusses the nature of history and presents a rationale for teaching history at the secondary school level. (BH)

Human and material resources are available for the promotion of affective learning. Identifies many of these sources and delineates their uses. (Editor/RK)

Explores possibilities for adapting BSCS materials for use in Hong Kong schools, including discussion of major areas for revision, i.e., selection of local flora and fauna and establishment of a resource supply center for living materials and chemicals. (CS)

That the high school social norms and the psychological egocentrism of the teacher are the major causal factors in a no-growth curriculum is a reasonable assumption. (Author)

Describes an alternative approach to environmental education with secondary students outside the timetabled curriculum, which uses school buildings and outside grounds as a model for responsible environmental management and behavior. Emphasis was on adopting criteria which were thought to lead to long-term attitude and behavior change. (AIM)

Describes the National 4-H Council's Environmental Stewardship Program. This program aims to enable youth and adults to develop community-based solutions to environmental problems. Activity guides and software products have been designed for ages 5 to 18 around such topics as basic ecology and energy. The program also offers technical assistance…

Aviation education institutions (75 of 105 surveyed) expressed their preferences for the elements of a Ph.D. program in aeronology (nonengineering aerospace/aeronautical sciences). A research/practitioner model, core curriculum, and second area of specialization were supported. (SK)

The "Curriculum Integrator" designed to give teachers a framework for integrating vocational and academic curricula. Steps include: (1) establish a design team, (2) identify career clusters, (3) identify standards, (4) apply standards, (5) apply assessment strategies, (6) use standards for redesign, (7) develop an implementation plan, and (8)…

Premier FastTrac, from the Entrepreneurial Education Foundation, is a two-part curriculum for training budding entrepreneurs as well as those who already have established businesses. It is an integral component of the marketing education curriculum in many postsecondary institutions. (Author)

This article on mathematics in the curriculum describes how students learn the characteristics of conic section equations by entering them into graphing calculators to make happy faces in a high school or college algebra class. A sample worksheet page is included. (Author/LRW)

Discusses the influence of James Finn on the curriculum of instructional technology, including a connection with related disciplines, expansion of the literature, the introduction of new courses dealing with new technologies, the importance of media and machines, and the impact of technology on educational institutions. (LRW)