Curriculum guides that cover a wide range of content area as well as a wide age range are cited in this bibliography with abstracts accompanying each selection. The curriculum guides cited are intended for use by the preschool and kindergarten teacher. A total of 60 selections are presented. (CK)

The development of increasing performance skills individually and in ensemble, with emphasis on stylistic characteristics of the music studied, is the purpose of this course. The handbook presents, in outline format, the following: Course Description; Course Enrollment Guidelines; Course of Study Objectives--Musicianship, Performance--Course…

Developed through a study of concepts and subconcepts included in a number of instructional materials and evaluated by state education agency personnel and homemaking teachers, this framework is designed to aid the teacher in planning local homemaking programs and in developing local curriculum guides. Vocational home economics in Texas consists…

In this college physics course, about two-thirds of each term is devoted to the essential subject matter: the core. For the remainder of each term, the student pursues a branch topic of his choice. A self-paced format for the branch part allows several branches to proceed simultaneously. (BB)

Outlines the inadequacies of conventional curriculum guides. The emerging emphasis on the use of curriculum alignment is presented as a promising alternative with four major advantages: (1) local control of the curriculum, (2) textbook adoption by local needs, (3) better pupil achievement, and (4) simpler curriculum monitoring. Includes a…

Guidelines developed by the Section on Physiology of the American Association of Dental Schools for use by educational institutions as curriculum development aids are presented. Primary educational goals, prerequisites, core content, and specific behavioral objectives are discussed. (MLW)

Curricular outline of French Grundkurs'' as discussed in FL 504 292. (RS)

Describes some of the significant changes through which our culture is moving and suggests practical applications, both to curriculum content and classroom methodology, of insights which have derived from, or possibly have helped bring about, these changes. (Author)

An approach to sequencing curriculum in health education based on group development is presented. The plan relates five developmental issues to be covered to various health education topics which may represent these issues. (JMF)

This paper presents an innovative way to teach Introduction to Political Science by breaking with the convention of teaching a survey course of all political science subfields. Each student is invited to be a participant-observer and apply political science perspectives to the data collected from his/her personal polity. Readings, research, and…

Data from 202 out of 311 surveyed school districts in Arkansas were collected to assess the congruence of course content guides, developed under administrative mandate by the school districts, with associated parental reporting forms. The guides outline skills associated with three instructional/skill levels--basic, developmental, and…

Curriculum standards for California's secondary school foreign language programs are outlined. An introductory section describes the instructional approach and objectives and the organization of the curriculum model. Subsequent sections on receptive language skills, productive language skills and culture describe the specific language functions,…

One of a series of resources for teaching sociology at the postsecondary level, this volume contains syllabi and a bibliography of instructional materials for courses in political sociology. Material is arranged in four sections. Section 1, an introduction, provides an overview of the American Sociological Association Teaching Resources Center, a…

Objectives, teaching techniques, learning activities, and a rationale are presented for four sections of a semester's secondary vocational course in design which co-mingles home economics and industrial arts: (1) design and architecture; (2) consumer education in relation to housing needs; (3) decorating; and (4) landscaping and maintenance. (AJ)

Education about intercultural communication can greatly increase understanding between cultures, whether they be minority groups within the United States or peoples of separate nations. This document is intended as a reference guide for designing and teaching a basic intercultural communication course. In four parts, this document presents…