Describes place-based education, a curricular approach that encourages students to engage in solving local problems, stimulates a desire to learn, and helps students connect to their community. (PKP)

Drawn from the postmodern view of nature, this essay discusses the distinction between two kinds of knowing (grounded and technical) and explores the implications of this distinction for selecting and teaching science curricula. The concept of presence needs to be incorporated into a curriculum overly concerned with the observing mind and external…

Describes problem-based thematic instruction in an effort to give both students and teachers meaningful experiences. (MG)

Discusses two major areas to consider related to parenthood education for adolescents: course or curriculum design and delivery and course assessment. (JOW)

Focuses on three foundational assumptions in postmodern thought, have implications for curriculum. Discusses the nature of open systems, the structure of complexity, and transformatory change. Argues that curriculum specialists could benefit from study of contemporary developments in the fields of biology, chemistry, cognition, literary theory,…

A study collected information about office automation trends, office personnel job profiles, and existing curricula. A curriculum conference was held to design and validate a modular curriculum for office automation. (SK)

Although textbooks summarize large quantities of data and have some advantages, they may discourage conceptual thinking, critical analysis, and evaluation. Comprehendability and its elements (coherence, sequence, match, transition, and self-monitoring) should be major criteria for textbook adoption. (SK)

Offers a step-by-step guide to course design and development. Includes information on design basics, underlying objectives, course description, evaluation, standards, recordkeeping, and administration. (JOW)

Over the past three years, the people of Arlington Heights worked together to define the learning outcomes essential for their students' success and redesign the curriculum to provide essential learning experiences. The principle of expanded opportunity led to restructuring the entire instructional support system, including grading and testing.…

It is time to make pharmaceutical education more humanistic. There are established techniques, syllabi, and courses for imparting human values to learners. One or two faculty members integrating human values into courses can make a significant impact on students, even if the goal is simply to create awareness or increase sensitivity. (MSE)

Studies and identifies those characteristics and attitudes most needed in approaching curriculum planning from a holistic approach. Describes the phases and methods for holistic curriculum planning. Presents the curriculum planning activities of the Shaker Heights, Ohio, City School District as exemplary. (HB)

Helps teachers explore the generative nature of traditional curriculum topics and shows how teachers can come to a better understanding of why an individual topic is important, how that topic helps build mathematical power, and what opportunities exist for making connections and supporting transfer. Discusses using generative questions to address…

Presents findings of a two-year research study examining the literacy demands of three main areas of the curriculum: art/humanities, math/science, and technological/vocational. Argues the need to redefine literacy (in the singular) and curriculum literacies. (NH)

Describes the author's experiences (starting in eighth grade) leading up to his teaching career. Discusses his reasons for continuing to graduate school. Notes that it was James Moffett--along with personal experience as a teenager and young teacher--who taught him to define English as an interdisciplinary subject. (SG)

In discussing what makes for a challenging and supportive learning environment, this paper uses the fiction of J. K. Rowling as a literary vehicle for considering the role of educators and contemplating ideal context for learning. This literature can be used as a guide for educators to try and design a general curriculum where students have a…