The awarding bodies and their regulator carry out research to maintain the equivalence of examination standards. However, some criticisms remain, suggesting that examination boards may be lowering standards in specifications (syllabuses) in order to attract more centres (schools or colleges). This article reports our investigations on whether…

A project in which an English curriculum guide was developed, which is process-oriented and adaptable to any standard content, is discussed. (DB)

Discusses the importance of a curriculum planning policy which considers student diversity and is accountable to the student, the profession, and society. (RB)

The article questions educational theories and practices of the past and outlines new ways of developing an open-ended English curriculum for high school English students. (Author/LF)

In response to national technology mandates, schools across the United States have committed themselves to laptop technology programs as a way to encourage student-centered learning and critical thinking in collaborative classrooms. Most secondary English teachers in this study did not reject technology per se; rather, they saw some benefits of…

Defends English instruction against the current trend of integrating such classes into humanities programs, arguing for the uniqueness and unpredictability of all experience and the human capacity to recreate, share, and evaluate experience as is taught in English. (Author/RB)

This paper presents a commentary on the Report of the Commission on English published in 1965, "Freedom and Discipline in English." In particular, inconsistencies between the Commission's Recommendation 13, calling for a clearly defined sequence of study from grade to grade, and other statements apparently contradicting this sequential structure…

Survey prepared by the Research and Curriculum Branch of the Queensland Department of Education. (SP)

The president-elect of the National Council of Teachers of English, provides an overview of the various trends in English instruction during the last 30 years. (Author)

Surveys National Council of Teachers of English Centers of Excellence to learn how good English curricula develop. Discusses the Center of Excellence's origins and development, curriculum approval process, implementation, evaluation and assessment, funding, and obstacles. Concludes that the Centers of Excellence offer a highly professional,…

Explores the rediscovery of the social and civic values of general (or common) education in current reform movements. Discusses the historical experience English educators have had with common education themes. Suggests ways that the connection between English education and general education could be strengthened. (CJS)

DURING THE RECENT YEARS OF FERMENT IN AMERICAN EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOLS HAVE COME UNDER EXAMINATION. ENGLISH, AS THE COURSE DEALING WITH THE FUNDAMENTAL COMMUNICATIVE PROCESSES OF READING, WRITING, SPEAKING, AND LISTENING, HAS BEEN UNDER PARTICULARLY CLOSE SCRUTINY. THIS CHECK LIST WAS PREPARED BY A CURRICULUM COMMITTEE THAT HAS BEEN STUDYING THE…