A traditional approach centred on weekly lectures, perhaps supported by tutorials, still predominates in modern legal education in Australia. This approach tends to focus on the transmission of knowledge about legal rules and doctrine to students, who adopt a largely passive role. Criticisms of the traditional approach have led to law schools…

In response to the challenges created by the implementation of a new medical school curriculum at the University of Otago in 2008, we aimed to develop a blended learning course for teaching rheumatology within the existing musculoskeletal course. We developed a multimedia online learning resource structured to support class based problem-based…

Condensed from "Jorunal of Home Economics, Volume 60 (December 1968), 767-73.

Paper presented at the Curriculum Committee Workshop, American Society for Information Science, University of Pittsburgh, September, 1968.

The most important prerequisite to group creativity in curriculum development is a climate of free inquiry, free expression, and objective criticism. An atmosphere such as this develops from the personal security, active participation, and creativity of each team member. A period of negative feelings caused by frustration and failure when the…

A curriculum development program for Santa Ana College is presented. There are two types of projects. One group involves developing new or revising existing courses, i.e., Mathematics 50, Chemistry D. Another group focused on totally new programs, particularly these related to cultural awareness and community needs. From these projects, various…

Evaluates the articles in this volume dealing with the role of educational institutions in curriculum development. Discusses the variety of public and private educational institutions with regard to size, range of activities, relation to government and universities, and the implementation of curricula. (RB)

Advocates a new approach to dance education which relates it to society and so offers the student a better relationship with his environment. Also proposes an emphasis on the interrelationships of all the arts in school aesthetic education. (JA)

Simulation combines the values of cooperative education and the project method for providing a greater number of the facets of learning. The three basic types of simulation are: physical, social, and environmental. All can be applied to distributive education. Research is being conducted to determine when to use which type. (AG)

A review of state legislation relating to health education is presented. (BY)

In order for curriculum workers to plan and organize in an orderly, rational manner, an operating model is described which identifies the necessary components of the system and clearly states relationships between such components. (Author/CB)

Efforts are now beginning to focus on interdisciplinary approaches to the solution of problems. The author's theme is that ideas'' provide the key to those interdisciplinary approaches. In other words, the focal point of our educational program - i.e., our school and college curriculum - should be ideas. (Author/NH)

Author traces the life and career of Ralph W. Tyler who wrote The Basic Principles of Curriculum and Instruction." (MB)