Virginia reel, Hora, Tarantella - folk dancing is an exciting way to explore other cultures. (Editor)

In 1987 U.S. Secretary of Education, William J. Bennett, published "James Madison High School: A Curriculum for American Students" that proposed a core curriculum for high schools. In response to that publication, this paper examines the core curriculum as it affects social studies. The social studies sequence emphasized history (ninth…

The paper asserts that a scientifically structured curriculum is the basis of successful teaching of gifted pupils and that guidelines for teaching strategies within this curriculum should be set out. A self-study approach is considered as one effective way to help gifted learners master basic knowledge. Contributions of such components as group…

The activities of the Canadian Studies Foundation to encourage the development of teaching/learning materials and strategies which would interpret specifically Canadian concerns that are part of a unique and identifiable civic culture are described in this history of the foundation since its inception in 1970. (JH)

This annotated bibliography, covering 48 countries, surveys the field of curriculum research and development, selecting items principally for their contribution to the improvement of theory. It includes selected resource centers and an analysis of trends and developments illustrated by the entries in the major bibliographic sections of general…

The author presents the third framework for social sciences curriculum to circulate in California since 1968. Goals are presented for a K-12 social science program which utilizes an interdisciplinary approach and a process-oriented curriculum. (HMD)

This paper sets out three criteria for identifying good retrospective accounts of curriculum development projects. A "retrospective account" is a history. Such histories of curriculum development projects help in making sense of the course of deliberation that has produced a curriculum. Making the deliberation intelligible is, in turn, necessary…

Presents some specific suggestions for improving curriculum at the university level. (PG)

Why and how the first institution to employ learning contracts introduced the idea, from the perspective of three years' experience.