Discusses some of the benefits of talent searches and how they are helpful when planning curricula for mathematically talented students. Contains 17 references. (Author/ASK)

The Mississippi Competency Model defines nurses' roles as provider (caregiver, teacher, counselor, advocate), professional (scholar, collaborator, ethicist, researcher), and manager (leader, facilitator, intrapreneur, decision maker, technology user) for four levels of nursing: licensed practical nurse, associate degree, bachelor's degree, and…

National standards show that environmental education can fit into the curriculum and help meet requirements for student learning. Believes that environmental education must play an integral role throughout the educational system at the state and national levels and in each and every classroom. (CCM)

Evaluation of effects of the W.K.Kellogg Foundation's five-year (1991-1996) primary care curricular change initiative involving 27 medical schools found 199 courses were revised or developed, involving 141 interdisciplinary faculty. There were significant increases in the number of students choosing to specialize in primary care. Results support…

Suggests incorporating a sociological perspective into transcultural nursing to enhance its anthropological approach. Discusses assimilation, acculturation, and ethnicity. Considers transcultural health care from the point of view of the user of health care services, rather than the provider. (SK)

Offers a criticism of journalism as a professional practice of "doing" rather than "thinking," and suggests a higher standard through the notion of reflective judgment. Makes specific recommendations for curriculum additions to increase undergraduates' performance as critical thinkers and creators of reflective judgments that…

Describes the planning, implementation, and evaluation of a distance learning course in pathomechanics for professional master's degree students at the University of Kentucky. Discusses special activities and problem solving as well as evaluating and comparing course outcomes. (JOW)

A curriculum designed to facilitate leadership development for women in undergraduate programs in family and consumer sciences was subject to two formative evaluations. Compared to a control group, 12 students in the leadership program reported changing their career plans to include leadership roles. (JOW)

Points out the difficulties of the evolution to a sustainable agriculture curriculum, specifically at college level. Lists contrasting concepts of agricultural models. (Contains 18 references.) (YDS)

Describes a model curriculum project funded by the Connecticut Department of Education to develop a standards-based model curriculum using the national Standards for Technological Literacy: Content for the Study of Technology. (JOW)

Reviews key features of the changing health care landscape, describes a Centers for Disease Control funded prototypical social work practice model designed to fit the contours of that landscape, and suggests five fundamental principles to guide successful adaptation of social work health care practice and educational preparation. Also discusses…

Suggests that in the current highly competitive, global business environment, training on the Internet is rapidly becoming a survival tool. Looks at the benefits and costs of using the Internet as a part of the training package. (JOW)

Considerations for technology teacher education include renewed emphasis on teaching and learning; focus on program vision, purposes, goals, and objectives; the means for achieving purposes; content and form of the curriculum; and mission. (SK)

A school lab program established in a youth correctional facility was conceptualized using a general systems model that includes input, process, output, environment, and feedback. (JOW)

Pays tribute to Barbara Reed, a leader in both children's drama and storytelling. Notes Barbara Reed's life accomplishments and many contributions to the field of theatre and performing arts education. (SC)