In planning an art curriculum, consideration should be given to ways of instilling relevant concepts in the students who will be exposed to the course of study. In addition, the materials that will be used in the classroom should be carefully evaluated beforehand. (CK)

To assess its undergraduate psychology curriculum, a small midwestern liberal arts college administered the Advanced Graduate Record Exam in psychology to psychology majors in their senior year. (RM)

To assist handicapped persons in preventing sexual exploitation, the Curriculum for Developing an Awareness of Sexual Exploitation and Teaching Self Protection Techniques was developed and pilot tested with 13 special education teachers in Seattle, Washington. (SB)

The study assessed the utility of the courses and the training experiences at doctoral degree granting programs supported by the Bureau of Education for the Handicapped (now the Office of Special Education) as perceived by 45 practicing special education administrators who are graduates of those programs. (SB)

Describes the derivation of, and rationale for, the methods used to evaluate a new clinical curriculum at the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine in London. Thirty-three references are appended. (LLS)

Suggests evaluation strategies (principles of procedure) for use by curriculum evaluators who work in the "illuminative,""responsive," and "democratic" modes. Principles include independence, disinterest, negotiated access, negotiation of boundaries, negotiation of accounts, publication, confidentiality, and accountability. (DB)

A flexible approach to curriculum development begins with staff development, uses curriculum mapping, and results in a loose-leaf notebook useful to teachers. (Author)

Presents narratives, charts, and diagrams showing the unique aspects of the four subsystems of human technical endeavor. These subsystems are communication, construction, manufacturing, and transportation. (For part 1 of this series, see CE 511 770.) (CT)

Describes special program at the University of Denver funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities to design and offer intensive interdisciplinary courses on cultures separated from our own by time and/or space. (Author/BK)

Explores the relevance of some research findings on employers' perceptions and use of educational qualifications in relation to employment potential and the implication for the school curriculum. (CT)

Four Canadian educators respond to the 1978 major social studies curriculum revisions in Alberta. The revisions were a response to the 1971 interdisciplinary, inquiry-oriented, and values-based curriculum. Varying opinions find the revision an improvement, suggest that serious problems remain in the values component, and question teacher…