Suggests nursing curricula have changed over time due to the influence of prevailing ideologies, such as the current market orientation. Notes that to meet the needs of both students and society, educators must recognize the influence of contexts and their ideological underpinnings. (SK)

Presents an alternative paradigm of curriculum development based on the theory of situated cognition. This approach starts with context rather than concept, gives greater weight to students' interpretative frameworks, and provides for a more holistic development. Presents a grade 1-8 framework that uses archetypal phenomena and technologies as the…

Comments on another article in this issue and supports its approach to curriculum framing. (Author/MM)

Examines African women's cultural knowledge of environmental education within a specific case study in rural Kenya. Indicates that rural women are connected to the land and the environment. Suggests that the knowledge that women have on the environment could be incorporated into teaching environmental education. (Contains 42 references.)…

Describes a sexuality counseling course designed for a master's level counselor preparation program. Course content and process underscores material helpful to counselor preparation programs considering the addition of a sexuality counseling course to their curriculum. Print and video resources are identified to facilitate the acquisition of human…

Describes how business schools are redesigning their curricula, forging closer ties with businesses, and giving students more freedom to customize their degrees. (EV)

Documents the experiences of 25 first-year university students with regard to the kinds of tasks calculus instructors should design in order to engage students in mathematical practices that often require the use of a graphing calculator. (MM)

Discusses the Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM), which integrates electronic learning standards to provide a common ground for course development. Describes the Advanced Distributed Learning Co-Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin- Madison campus. (JOW)

Responses from 82 of 320 Canadian teachers who used a food safety kit (video and educators' guide) for grades 7-9 identified the following successful elements of product development: involvement of teacher focus groups, definition of objectives, promotion through professional associations, and partnerships with other agencies. (Contains 19…

Describes efforts to include the teaching about religion in state and national education standards, shortcomings in teaching about religion in schools, how schools should teach about religion, and teacher training issues. (PKP)

Defines "international mindedness"; proposes standards for teaching international mindedness in schools; describes learning activities linked to standards; offers rationale for the assessment and evaluation of students' international mindedness. (PKP)

If education is to meet the challenged posed by the U.S. productivity crisis and the large number of computer-assisted design (CAD) workstations forecast as necessary in the future, schools must integrate CAD into the drafting curriculum and become aggressive in providing CAD training. Teachers need to maintain close contact with local industries…

Discusses semiotics or sign theory as an alternative framework for understanding language, particularly in regard to teacher education. It is argued that teachers should be introduced to models of language analysis, such as semiotics, which enable them to create classroom opportunities for affirmation of individual cultural identity. (Author/LMO)

Describes the Model Technology Systems Project, funded by the Ohio Department of Education to develop an articulated Industrial Technology Education Program K-12. The success of the pilot led to the expansion of the scope to include the delivery of technology education curriculum. (JOW)

A comprehensive thinking skills scope and sequence plan provides three types of information. It identifies the thinking skills and strategies to be learned throughout the curriculum, locates them in the subject areas where they are to be taught, and arranges them in the proper sequence. This article describes basic principles and guidelines for…