Argues that secondary communication courses are a likely and promising forum for peace education. Offers ideas for content development. (PD)

A study of 488 teachers in six school districts reveals that teachers' self-reported inclination to follow or attend to curriculums formulated for their districts are highest when the district is the locus of decision making, followed by the school and the classroom as the locus of curriculum decisions. (MLF)

Described is a method of writing which could be used in curriculum guides when an emphasis on affective outcomes is desired. (RM)

Discusses cautions for educators, microcomputers in the curriculum, matching children and the curriculum, the role of play, economic issues, teacher education, administrative uses of microcomputers, and future ideas. (BJD)

Presents a procedure for curriculum change and textbook adoption using a step-by-step decision-making process. (MD)

Twenty-four criteria are listed for evaluating curriculum for severely and profoundly retarded students. Criteria cover such aspects as verification, philosophy, functional nature, developmental orientation, age appropriateness, sequencing, long- and short-term goals, and domain specificity. (CL)

Confronts the myth of mindless and irresponsible student participation in curriculum reform movements. Documents student involvement in the Harvard reform of general education. Shows that several student reports anticipated major aspects of the Redbook Plan for general education. Suggests that curricular reform make greater use of responsible…

The author offers suggestions for adapting basal reading series to the needs of students. Among recommendations offered are using workbook pages selectively, changing presentation orders, making one's own worksheets, and increasing the students' actual reading time. (CL)

ADAPT (A Developmental Activities Project Team), a program serving 25 profoundly emotionally handicapped children (3-18 years old) in Hillsborough, Florida, is described in terms of its highly structured curriculum, project personnel, and community agency linkages. (CL)

A teacher, responding to the commission and task force criticism of education, points out that for real educational improvement to take place, critics must communicate with teachers. (MD)

In the rush to purchase computers, some schools have reversed the normal course of curriculum development. First develop the objectives for computer use, then purchase the computers. (MD)

The paper looks critically at schools, outlining ways in which they are guilty of personal and systems abuse of students (such as through academic pressure and poorly trained teachers), and suggests ways in which schools can break the cycle of abuse through a curriculum focusing on children's developmental needs. (Author/CL)

The American Statistical Association's recommendations for statistical instruction in legal education are summarized, including notes on the need for such education, existing programs for law students and practicing attorneys, emphasis on comprehension rather than production of statistical analysis, and statistics training program content. (MSE)

Guidelines developed for educational institutions as curriculum development aids are presented. They are the result of efforts within the American Association of Dental Schools (AADS) by the Section on Oral Radiology. Their use as course development aids is suggested by AADS policy. (MLW)

A coordinated home and school planning process via a transdisciplinary model is designed to serve severely/profoundly handicapped students in functional curriculum areas. Planning begins with identification of needs, constraints, and resources, and formulation of student objectives. (CL)