The "Development and Complementary Analyses of a Curriculum" (EBAC-PS Project) deals with curriculum reform of the German speaking schools in Fribourg, Switzerland. An outline of the evaluative steps in this project is presented along with selected results. (Author/DEP)

Creator of the Roy Adaptation Model, Sister Callista Roy, provides her reaction to two articles which deal with using this model, and points to further research directions. (TA)

The band director can use many teaching procedures to incorporate content into rehearsals. The characteristics, values, and limitations of six are discussed here. (Author/RK)

Emphasizes the importance of developing a public relations curriculum which provides students with a firm knowledge of theory. (See CS 710 194) (RB)

Several models of curriculum processes are described and evaluated. It is suggested that evaluation should serve two purposes, the first concerning the nature and extent of changes in the behavior of individuals and groups, and the second with the choices made in all phases of the curriculum process. (LBH)

The topic area, "Health Education and the Science Teacher" is reviewed and surveyed by members of the Australian Science Education Association. The emphasis is on new initiatives in health education. (BT)

Discusses implementation problems of the proposed N and F chemistry curriculum into British comprehensive schools. (MLH)

Factors to be considered in selecting a text for a foreign language classroom are divided into five categories--student/text relationship, curriculum/text relationship, class size/text relationship, teacher/text relationship, and internal construction of the text--are discussed. (RM)

The fall of communism in eastern and central Europe inspired the call for curriculum development in citizenship education throughout the growing democratic world. Many programs between U.S. institutions and newly developing democracies continue to produce curricula for democratic citizenship suited to local needs. This digest discusses: (1)…

A large body of literature exists in which scientists describe their field as beautiful and the work they do as inspired and passionate. Science teaching should strive to foster learning of substantive and powerful science ideas in ways that connect to the beauty inherent in those ideas. The conception of learning science in the study, that of…

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the nation's only ongoing representative sample survey of student achievement in core subject areas. This report presents the results of the NAEP 2000 national science assessment of 4th, 8th, and 12th grade students, and state-level results at the 4th and 8th grades within participating…

With increased support for educational standards, teachers need resources to help them engage in standards-based reform. The International Technology Education Association (ITEA) is publishing a series of addenda for this purpose. "Planning Learning: Developing Technology Curricula" offers teachers and other curriculum developers suggestions and…

The belief that university faculty own the curriculum is held widely throughout American institutions of higher education, both public and private. The 1990s saw the first significant challenge to that belief. Using the Marxist and Foucualtian understanding of power and using a paradigm for understanding the functions of faculty senates in the…

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) convened a multidisciplinary group of experts to share their insights about the learning objectives and educational experiences that they would recommend for the training of future physicians about bioterrorism. The expert panel broadened the scope of their discussion beyond bioterrorism to…

As an outline of school educational activities, curriculum has been the focus of educational reforms in the past several decades (e.g., National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1980, 2000). In contrast, there are very limited research efforts given to examine the nature of mathematics curriculum and its roles in teaching and learning…