Reported are the results of a study designed to (1) conceptualize the role of a superintendent, (2) describe the author's experience in developing curriculum as a superintendent, (3) evaluate pupil progress in mathematics and science by comparing standardized test scores over a four-year period, and (4) evaluate teacher professional growth by self…

This appendices reports on the definition phase activities of planning for the Fort Lincoln New Town education system. Included are complete reports on the community resources survey and the demographic survey. The General Learning Corporation planning documents are presented in tabular format. A community planning timetable is outlined and the…

Additional insight into the High School Geography Project (HSGP) is provided by this retrospective view of the critical decisions which influenced its nature and scope. A commitment was made to materials at the expense of teacher education and other changes in the educational system. Successive choices focused on a complete but frugal package of…

This journal issue summarizes teacher education trends which are related to curriculum development in Asia and other foreign countries. The tendency in Asia to unite all types and levels of teacher education under a single authority has the potential either for a cooperative state board with representatives from the universities, teaching…

The author postulates that insufficient and inefficient diffusion and evaluation rather than lack of research and development are responsible for slow educational change. Breakdown points are discussed. Adoption or change efforts should be based on principles supported by research to maximize diffusion and make early adopters aware of a program or…

A need exists for a more clear-cut description of how the taxonomy of educational objectives can be implemented in the school setting. In answer to that need, a way is shown to formulate specific behavioral objectives within the hierarchy of the major levels and sublevels of the taxonomies as set forth by Bloom (1956) and Krathwohl (1964). To…

This is a report on a survey to determine the feasibility of establishing aviation training programs at a New York community college. It examines existing sources, and present and future needs for commercial pilots, aviation mechanics, and airline stewardesses. Among the conclusions are the discovery that the aviation industry is on the threshold…

Reading is viewed as an integral part of the total language and thinking development of the individual and as an important skill employed for the acquisition of knowledge and self-growth. The teacher is seen as one who clears the lines of communication between pupil and author by carefully assessing the pupil's capacity and the level of the…

While the impact of technology has been considerable on those sectors of the American economy whose output consists of volume production (e.g., agriculture, manufacture, and mining), it has been relatively small on the service sector, where two-thirds of all Americans make their living. Trends which should be taken into account by curriculum…

Reported is the construction of a primary mathematics curriculum on two kinds of data: the structure of mathematics itself, and the developmental realities of the child. Principles which have been assumed in this development are (1) since mathematics is abstract, the process of abstracting mathematics must be well prepared, (2) since mathematics…

This pilot study was concerned with developing instructional materials for a single conceptual scheme that pervades all of science -- the principle of energy conservation. Some of the objectives of the project were to (1) determine whether a sequence of learning activities could be developed which would enable elementary school children to obtain…

The Foreign Language Innovative Curricula Studies (FLICS) was a three-year curriculum development project sponsored by Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The emphasis of Title III was upon innovative and exemplary programs which could be used to develop and demonstrate curriculum constructs most needed in various areas of the…

The report represents initial findings of a study involving information science curricula as offered by various educational institutions in the United States and Canada. The objectives of the study are to examine the present state of information science as an instructional area; to identify the relationships that might exist between this and…

These materials were written with the aim of reflecting the thinking of The Cambridge Conference on School Mathematics (CCSM) regarding the goals and objectives for school mathematics. Presented are plans for teaching 15 inequality lessons for above average first grade students. The discovery approach is utilized by the teacher in order to involve…

This report gives information regarding the mathematical classroom activities for the first six grades at Estabrook School from March 1964 to June 1965. A brief progress report is given regarding the instruction provided to teach such concepts as addition and subtraction, symmetry transformations of squares, open sentences and graphing,…