Discusses need for ranking content blocks in a hierarchy of importance in the planning of social studies curricula, especially at the departmental level. (DB)

A critical view of mechanical engineering technology curriculum. Technical Education is a supplement to Industrial Arts and Vocational Education. (Editor)

The research design commonly used by educational researchers is not inappropriate for evaluative research. But narrow or rigid adherence to traditional experimental design can lead to inadequate curricular evaluation. (Author)

Presented in this article is the author's own experience in science curriculum change. (Editor)

Efforts to rank departments in institutions of higher education may be misguided. (HS)

A brochure describing the program is available from the Industrial Arts Curriculum Project, Ohio State University, 1712 Neil Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43210. (DM)

Conference Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science, Special Interest Group on Education in Information Science, Curriculum Committee (University of Pittsburgh, September 25-28, 1968).

Proposed is a system for evaluating an art program before it is implemented, using the criteria of completeness, coherence, and appropriateness. (Author/SR)

Discusses the barriers blocking communication between nursing education and nursing service. Notes that the gap between the two is too infrequently bridged. Recommends changes in the nursing curriculum regarding nursing care plans, discharge planning, and patient planning. (JOW)

In evaluating curriculum materials that are being developed for classroom use, students act as learners and teachers at the same time. Two stages of formative evaluation of materials are described: one-on-one and small group evaluation. Sample questionnaires for each type are provided. (CT)

Discusses some of the problems involved in social science teaching at the elementary school level, including general lack of knowledge among subject matter specialists about children, ignorance of child development specialists regarding social science disciplines, and the failure of educators to observe children's behavior before they develop and…

Examination of the theory of knowledge implicit in a discipline merits consideration for its necessary impact on curriculum, both in content selection and presentation. A conceptual change theory reveals the integral ties between knowing and learning and the examination of these issues must be subject-matter specific. (Author/MLF)

This article identifies the contradictions in some of the existing applications of literary tools to curriculum thought, indicates some of the problematic implications for curriculum practice, and sketches an alternative conception of literature as discursive practice. (Author/MLF)