Surveys National Council of Teachers of English Centers of Excellence to learn how good English curricula develop. Discusses the Center of Excellence's origins and development, curriculum approval process, implementation, evaluation and assessment, funding, and obstacles. Concludes that the Centers of Excellence offer a highly professional,…

Examines the recommendations of the Task Group on Assessment and Testing (TGAT) report, particularly emphasizing the sections on teacher assessment. Reflects upon the actual recommendations contained in the report. Finds the report not to be as progressive as was previously thought. (KO)

"NASSP Bulletin" editor Tom Koerner poses questions about the relative importance of international education to 10 people from several educational fields. Most agree that including an international perspective is not anti-American, but enables students to understand the issues confronting our country and the world. Curriculum development and…

Describes how John Carroll University successfully integrated ethics into existing marketing courses. Provides a summary of the current literature on marketing ethics, discusses the educational goals that are met by integrating ethics into the curriculum, examines available curricular options, and details the design and implementation of a segment…

Describes an expert system (ES) and its uses, outlines the rationale for incorporating ES technology into the business school curriculum, and suggests guidelines for developing an interdisciplinary business ES term project. (JOW)

Elaborates on the Jackson's Mill theory of curriculum development, applies each major element of the resulting model to developing countries, and illustrates the application with examples from countries that are experiencing stages of technological development. (Author/JOW)

Discusses the history of curriculum development in the United States and indicates that an integrative core curriculum requires a new recognition of the interdependence of knowledge and its relevance to the life of the learner in a free society. (JOW)

Proposes that although society is in the "Information Age," humans still must work interdependently with their natural resources. Addresses three question concerning the use of computers and how they relate to society's ecological awareness. (GG)

Provides a brief review of teacher education reform, examines the force behind the current reform movement, and synthesizes the original recommendations of the various reform reports as they relate to teacher education. Discusses major criticisms of the reports. (Author/JOW)

Explores issues relevant to change in the clothing studies curriculum. Includes content specifics, teachers, planning, and recommendations for teacher involvement in curriculum planning. (JOW)

A colleague and former student highlights Caswell's contributions as a leader in curriculum development and administrator of Teachers College Columbia University. He influenced city and state curriculum development programs, led formation of the field's major professional association, and helped shape the theories of outstanding educators who were…

School board members familiar with basic facts concerning the curriculum process are likely to make productive, consistent decisions and to recognize what decisions to delegate. The board's role as adviser takes three forms: counselor, questioner, and community advocate. A sidebar shows how to answer parents' curriculum questions. (MLH)

Conducted analysis of four cases of planned change in student affairs and three cases in curricular reform. Used meta-like procedure to determine strength of association of nine variables of Probability of the Adoption of Change (PAC) model to likelihood of adoption of change, and to estimate ability to generalize PAC model across student and…

Leadership training can be incorporated into the standard high school curriculum by following a 10-step plan including the following: Decide upon the necessity of teaching leadership; Inservice all faculty on program implementation procedures; Decide on Method of Student Selection; Schedule, teach, and analyze the first training session; Publicly…

A six-point rationale for assessing mainstream learning environments in order to facilitate placement of mildly and moderately handicapped students is presented. Indicators of learning environment assessments include substantive modifications, more typical modifications, and curriculum anomalies in the local setting. (Author/DB)