Reviews literature related to potential sources of the principal's influence on curriculum decisions of teachers. Topics discussed include expectations of the principal's curricular influence, the reality of such influence, sources of influence, and mechanisms that can be used by principals to increase their curricular influence. (DB)

Identifies nine dimensions of curriculum for use in evaluating curricular innovations: principles, objectives, student entry behaviors, assessment tools, instructional materials, learning experiences, teaching strategies, content, and time. (KC)

Reviews literature syllabuses recommended by eight examining boards in England for in-depth study by high school students. Findings indicated that syllabuses are conservative in nature, do not include much modern literature, and generally include fiction which either portrays women as unimportant or does not portray women at all. (DB)

We present the results of a literature review of studies on teaching strategies for moral education in secondary schools (1995-2003). The majority of the studies focus on the "what" and "why", i.e. the objectives, of curriculum-oriented moral education. Attention to the instructional formats for enhancing the prosocial and moral development of…

Reports on the implementation of the education with production (EWP) curriculum reform 13 years after its implementation in eight pilot schools in Zimbabwe. EWP attempted to foster socialist principles, redress colonial mentality, and inculcate industrial and technical skills. Poor planning, political interference, and lack of support hurt the…

While economic factors play a crucial role in determining election outcomes, the place of economic understanding in educating citizens is neither widely recognized nor substantially articulated in the literature. Although economic educators have frequently asserted that economic understanding is important to citizens' education, they have not set…

Increasingly, there are calls for the school curriculum to reflect the real-world needs of students, such as the need to make difficult choices as citizens. The science curriculum is not exempt from these reappraisals of the relevance of what occurs in schools. Approaches to science involving social contexts are increasingly common, and with them…

Traces the origin and development of technology education in the United States from its inception during the progressive era to the present. Although it has gone through various name-changes (manual training, vocational education, industrial arts) this field has always suffered from lack of funding and inadequate definition. (MJP)

Reviews theoretical developments in science education and integrates them into a humanistic constructivist model of science learning. Applies this model to the new English national science curriculum. Explains the changing focus in science curriculum and pedagogy. Discusses theories of science learning in relation to the Education Reform Act…

The need for standard consistently defined vocabulary in education is explored. (DE)

A curriculum development project which utilized teachers in all areas of the project is described. (DE)

A history of primary school curriculum in Guyana, a former British colony, points out social determinates of curriculum. Ruling groups emphasized agriculture and manual arts in public education to maintain class distinctions while the masses fought for academic education as a key to financial and social success. (JH)

A critique of the Schools Council Humanities program discusses the lack of clarification of what the stated achievements of understanding, discrimination, and judgement in the human field really consist; what they logically entail, and what methodologies are consistent with them. (JH)

Describes a two-year case study that focused on teacher, principal, and community involvement in curriculum planning in a large midwestern school district. Examines the participants' expectations, satisfactions, and attitudes toward curriculum planning, and the relationship of these variables to the resulting process and product. Discusses the…

Argues that the hermeneutic tradition, used as an interpretive framework can be used as a powerful tool which allows curriculum theorists to reshape educational thought and practice. By placing educational experiences within an interpretive framework, curriculum theory can be reframed in terms of practice, deliberation, and choice. (GEA)