This article discusses the procedure, historical development, and applications of holography, and discusses the feasibility and value of implementing a unit or course of study of laser holography into an existing photography laboratory and curriculum. An equipment and supplies list, giving supplies and cost, is included. (CT)

A model of the theories people use to explain social phenomena, based on the traditions of structuralist linguistics and political theory, is presented and discussed. How such a model can be used to analyze the ideological content of the social science curriculum is examined. (Author/RM)

Developed and illustrated a technique depicting the fit between training curriculum content and job performance requirements for three Coast Guard schools. Generated a listing of tasks which receive undue emphasis in training, tasks not being taught, and tasks instructors intend to train, but which course graduates are unable to perform.…

This article asks and answers the following three questions concerning curriculum evaluation: (1) why evaluate curricula; (2) if curriculum evaluation can be justified, then what are useful curriculum evaluation questions; and (3) given the constraints of time, money, and expertise, how can useful curriculum evaluation be conducted? (DCS)

This study examined the priorities for theory application and for theory development of 149 students from four different undergraduate occupational therapy curricula. Results showed that compared to registered occupational therapists, undergraduate students hold higher priorities for theory application and lower priorities for theory development.…

Describes a program at Texas A & M University on training vocational educators in the identification and placement of gifted and talented high school students in vocational programs. Workshops focus on characteristics and identification of the gifted, available programs, recruitment, and overcoming the objections to placement of the gifted in…

Studies show a lack of evaluation as a fundamental element of curriculum design in further education. To this end, a model is proposed and its advantages outlined. The importance of relevant evaluative skills as objectives within college staff development programs is discussed. (CT)

Discusses whether it is better for a culture to be portrayed insensitively or not at all; whether books should aim at universality of focus on problems specific to a given culture; and how to determine whether a book is appropriate for its cultural context and readership. (KH)

A systematic 13-step approach to curriculum study and revision for small school districts is offered that involves appointing a committee, deciding on an overall program, narrowing choices, evaluating and selecting materials, revising materials to fit local goals, invervice training for teachers, and reevaluation. (TE)

A teacher of junior and senior secondary gifted students describes their attitudes toward future careers and misconceptions about professions, then discusses a mini-unit which included researching careers, learning job requirements, exploring jobs, evaluating the career unit, and developing a slide/tape for future students. (MC)

The impossibility of getting totally objective curriculum evaluation research is examined. (DE)

The Assignment: Media Literacy curriculum is a 6-module media literacy curriculum developed by Renee Hobbs of Babson College and her staff in collaboration with the Discovery Channel. There are three versions of Assignment: Media Literacy, one for elementary school students, one for middle school students, and one for high school students. Close…

This document summarizes the Public Community and Technical College Institutional Effectiveness Process sponsored by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The Institutional Effectiveness (IE) process was implemented in response to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act, which stipulates that public institutions of…

Challenging the education community to reconsider what counts as valued in literacy and literacy education research, this book examines the intersection of literacy, curriculum, and classroom practice in the context of the final years of formal schooling. The book's underlying position is that literacy can no longer be simply defined as comprising…

This study sets out the institutional educational project for undergraduate students. At the same time, the authors have tried to adapt the current study programs to the extraordinary scientific and technological development in the second half of the 20th century. The paper tries to integrate various sources. Written documents and the structure of…