This article aims at clarifying the strategic significance of developing medical informatics, conducting SWOT analysis on this discipline and hence establishing the strategic objectives and focal points for its development.

Researchers at AAAS and BSCS have developed a six-week unit that aims to help middle school students learn important chemistry ideas that can be used to explain growth and repair in animals and plants. By integrating core physical and life science ideas and engaging students in the science practices of modeling and constructing explanations, the…

A Manchester, England, high school designed lower school curriculum structures via computer and investigated their feasibility using the Nor Data School Scheduling System. The positive results suggest that the computer system could provide all schools with an invaluable aid to the planning and implementation of their curriculum. (CT)

This volume contains the results of the first study of the problems associated with using educational television in curriculum planning in the Ivory Coast. The study was conducted in two districts of this African country, one relatively developed and situated in the southern part of the country, and the other more characteristic of the poorer…

This developmental study sought to determine the feasibility of utilizing computers and the limitations of computers in the curriculum development process. It focused on these steps in the curriculum development process: (1) formulation of objectives, (2) selection of content, (3) organization of content, (4) selection of learning experiences, and…

The concept of competency-based (CB) curriculum was applied to the College of Pharmacy in March, 1975, after extensive study of the idea. Establishment of a CB curriculum was viewed as a project with several components: competency identification, validation and evaluation of competencies, assessment of the presence of competencies, instructional…

Discussions with council members, a review of relevant documents, contacts with legislative personnel, and interviews with vocational personnel in the California State Department of Education were the sources of information used to determine the feasibility of a "career ladder" curriculum. It was concluded that the career preparation of all people…

The combined efforts of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Labor and the Office of Education in addition to those of agricultural educators and leaders were utilized to develop a long-range project for education in agriculture through determining employment opportunities and training needs in farming and off-farm agricultural business…

This manual provides an introduction to literacy work for Peace Corps volunteers and other development workers in situations where the literacy work is a primary project or secondary activity. It presents information on planning and preparing for literacy work, offers guidance on program and material development, and suggests strategies for…

Educational consultants, town residents, Navajo tribal chapters and councils, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Navajo Division of Education, and local public school districts in Navajo, New Mexico, worked together to design an effective vocational program for an unskilled labor force sparsely settled within a large geographic area. The concept of…