The survival of business education depends on how well we predict the future in developing a curriculum and how well we promote it on national, state, and local levels. (Author)

Describes the "Resources in Technology" materials that were reproduced in earlier issues of Man/Society/Technology. They were selected from materials developed by the Technology Education Program of West Virginia University. Describes how they were created and how they can be used by teachers, teacher educators, and supervisors. (JOW)

Meeting the needs of gifted students requires a diversity of educational offerings, with three basic modifications of the regular curriculum (more information, higher level material, and faster pace). (CL)

Presents alternative educational principles from the point of view of a "social educator" which should be considered by the New York State Education Department as it revises the secondary social studies program. The primary function of a "social educator" is also discussed. (RM)

A phonetics course in which hearing impaired teacher education students participated with hearing students overcame problems caused by method of class lecture, listening tasks in the laboratory sessions, scaling arrangements, and transcription quizzes and final examination. (CL)

The most critical elements of any nursing curriculum are the philosophy, objectives, conceptual framework, and level objectives. All aspects of each of these elements need to be systematically organized and carefully articulated to provide a firm foundation upon which a curriculum can be developed. (Author)

Underlying the philosophy of industrial arts education are untenable dualisms that need to be resolved. Curriculum development should reconcile or synthesize the three sources of curriculum: individual, society, and subject matter. (SK)

Holmes, et al., in 1979 compiled a bibliography of behavioral science in undergraduate and graduate education. Since 1979, 75 additional studies of behavioral science in medical education have been identified. The current updated bibliography contains 200 entries. Reference sources used were foreign medical journals, Index Medicus, and…

Discusses need for anomalistic psychology courses (the occult, astrology, ESP, or those phenomena inexplicable in terms of orthodox science) in the college psychology curriculum. A study of an anomalistics course indicates that student belief in the paranormal was associated with greater learning which was then followed by significant reductions…

Through law-related education, students learn how society faces the need for legal structure. The law-related curricula of many schools share certain aims: to provide knowledge and a positive attitude toward the law, to improve analytical thinking, and to examine the fundamental values of our society. (Author/MLF)

Word processing can be integrated into business courses, even if the school system doesn't have funds for word processing equipment. The basics of word processing have always been taught by business education teachers; however, it is now time to integrate more specifics regarding word processing skills, terminology, and concepts. (CT)

Offers suggestions for types and content of curriculum guides as well as for curriculum use and evaluation. (Author/WD)

Analyzes courses offered in various educational technology programs in terms of the focus of each on one of five organizational elements, and recommends an expansion of current curricula to include not only input, process, and product-oriented learning experiences, but also to include outcome related experiences. (MER)

Great diversity exists in nutrition education in higher education. Faculties must maintain a sound curriculum in terms of basic nutrition principles and the sciences upon which they are based. (JOW)

Argues for a "zero-base" revision of school curricula in order to weed out poorly functioning components. Outlines procedures for carrying out such a revision at both the district and building levels. (WD)