Outlines the structural elements useful for systematic construction of an industrial arts curriculum. Steps include (1) curriculum foundations (definition, rationale, goals); (2) curriculum content (scope, sequence, specifications); and (3) curriculum evaluation. (SK)

An innovative management decision support system was developed as an integral element of an MBA program. An evaluation of impacts on user attitudes, values, information usage, and decision-making behavior indicated that, although attitudes and values were affected, a positive impact on decision performance quality was not demonstrated. (Author/CMV)

New nutrition curricula represent a total nutrition education program which includes a curriculum, statement of objectives, and a means for evaluating student achievement. Curriculum evaluation studies need to incorporate the best of evaluation research methodology. (JN)

Contends that curriculum fragmentation does not exist, and that unless children develop a command of the details of any given body of knowledge, they will not be able to use their powers of critical and creative thinking. (Author/MLF)

Describes the evolution of a career development program for undergraduate psychology majors at Virginia Commonwealth University. Discusses needs assessment instruments and workshops, curriculum evaluation by faculty members, and educational objectives. (Author/CK)

Reviews the history and revisions of core curriculums in higher institutions of learning. Each school may be characterized by the priority of values it observes in its curricular structure. To the academic advisor, the values the curriculum represents are the trail markers that define the guide's terrain. (Author/BEF)

When evaluating suggested changes in the school's curriculum determine whether the proposed change is consistent with the school system's goals, draw up a list of questions, call on people to answer your questions, compile answers, use the information to judge the plan, and tell the school community about your decision. (Author/IRT)

The experience of the first two years of the Annual Summer Institute in Evaluation Research is reviewed based on participants' assessments following the training sessions. Overall, the Institute appears to be successfully imparting evaluation skills to social scientists with varied backgrounds and experiences. (Author/MV)

Examines some of the issues surrounding a school district's decision to remove Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice" from the list of books in the high school English curriculum. (TB)

Reviews a range of topics addressed at the annual business meeting of the International Assembly on the Teaching of English during the 1995 National Council of Teachers of English meeting. Topics include cultural diversity outreach, test-driven curricula, diversity versus tradition, and literacy. (TB)

The aim of this research was to evaluate a school-based AIDS education program in Eastern Europe. Four evaluation segments were undertaken: process and outcome evaluations of the training of AIDS educators and of the educational activities for students. While most AIDS education curricula focus on the content of the education, findings demonstrate…

Includes three responses to David Lemire's article "Math Problem Solving and Mental Discipline." Contends that quality mathematics instruction should result in citizens capable of functioning productively in this highly technological, capitalistic, and democratic society. Proposes that mathematics is very relevant for real-life problem solving.…

Evaluated efficacy of 3 preschool language curricula during 24-week intervention with 76 preschool children. Found no significant pretest-posttest gains in basic concept acquisition among Boehm Resource Guide, Bracken Concept Development Program, and Peabody Language Development Kit-Revised (PLDK-R). Only PLDK-R demonstrated significant…

Examines the nature of the current crisis in citizenship as a series of crises which have converged around our vague conceptions of citizenship, challenging our core beliefs. Discusses these crises as intergenerational disjunctures, intellectual disjunctures, and semantic disjunctures. Suggests ways the social studies curriculum can overcome these…

A framework is provided for selecting and analyzing social skills curricula for teaching students with learning or behavioral difficulties. The framework emphasizes analysis of such programing considerations as individualization, cost-effectiveness, assessment, maintenance, and generalization. Presented are a checklist for analyzing the curricula…