Highlights results of a study that employed the Delphi technique to survey the attitudes of 50 educational experts regarding the future use of technology in K-9 classrooms. Findings in the areas of curriculum, instructional materials and use of technology by classroom teachers are discussed. An address for obtaining the full report is included.…

Suggests emphasizing expressive writing and including fine literature in freshman English classes and combining these elements with projects and techniques found in business communication courses to more clearly define the role of audience and purpose. (NH)

The author discusses the development of her concept of empowerment and its current expression in a teacher education program. She explores three ways in which she works to empower students in teacher training: (1) invention of curriculum, (2) ongoing peer relations, and (3) child study. (Author/CH)

Discusses four significant areas of gender differences that affect children's approach to formal education: psychosexuality, brain structure, developmental maturity, and academic achievement. Since young males lag in psychosocial development, teachers must learn to assess children's developmental abilities and plan suitable curricular activities…

A system of college course modules, entire course units rather than small instructional modules within a course, is discussed in the context of the Dutch educational system. The applications of such a system and its implications for institutional planning in a changing educational market are examined. (Author/MSE)

What the National Council for the Social Studies'"Social Studies Scope and Sequence" needs to be effective is discussed. A conceptual structure based on the idea of human system is needed if students are to process all the information included in the scope and sequence. (RM)

Trends in professional preparation of health educators are explored. Options to be considered for future decisions include generic health educators, specialists for a variety of settings and functions, implementation of the ladder concept, and credentialing systems. (DF)

Describes the efforts of the Triton College Continuing Education Department to develop a unified curriculum and to market the program. Includes information on developing a continuing education philosophy, providing a unified curriculum, and creating a marketing bulletin. Illustrates ways to recombine courses to provide a unified approach. (CH)

Briefly recounts social studies curriculum change efforts from 1955 through the late 1970s. Addresses three key questions: why has the traditional social studies curriculum endured despite serious reform challenges, what aspects of social studies are least/most amenable to change, and which change strategies offer most/least promise of being…

Maintains that the national reform efforts, termed "the new social studies," failed to involve parents and teachers in curriculum revisions, violated norms of local schools, and lacked significant dissemination efforts. Provides two vignettes of significant local social studies change and offers three "lessons" which we've…

The author advocates an approach to ethics teaching that places critical reflection at the center of ethics inquiry. Three other approachs to ethics teaching (applied ethical theory, applied Kohlberg, and values clarification) are critiqued. Suggestions for curriculum design are offered. (MT)

Teaching limited English proficient students a watered down curriculum because of their low-level English is an instructional bias that can hinder literacy development. When lessons are organized to minimize the constraints of language difficulties, students can produce essays incorporating information they have extracted. (MT)

A curriculum design that focuses on the human sciences, the disciplines that concern themselves with the social and individual activities that are distinctively human, would be a better approach than the current separation of the humanities and social sciences. (MSE)

Outlines the study of a curriculum development project, analyzing the decision-making processes involved in each phase and raising questions about the general process of curriculum development. (MD)

Discusses the role of independent schools operated by and for minorities. The article explores parent dissatisfaction with large urban public school systems, cultural and religious features of many private minority schools, innovative curriculum, growing trend toward independent schools, support by the community, and their model-building…