Examines the American high school system, focusing on Advanced Placement (AP) physics, and the role of specialist mathematics, science, and technology high schools. Considers how these ideas could contribute to science curriculum development in Great Britain. (DDR)

Suggests practical ways to lower the language barrier in learning science and using language to promote the learner's development in science. Considers the language of both learners and teachers and views learning through talking and listening. Contains 18 references. (DDR)

Reports on the replication of a study of teaching styles from the 1970s. Explores possible relationships between class size and the quality of teaching in 60 classrooms. Suggests some reasons for teachers choosing teaching strategies that are ineffective. (DDR)

Examines approaches to science teaching in a multiethnic context as well as contradictions to present models. Seeks to define the parameters of an antiracist approach to science teaching and provides ideas and a list of useful resources for classroom teachers. (DDR)

Discusses treatment of 'the nature of science' in the National Curriculum of England and Wales. Offers analysis based mainly on texts of the various policy documents that have been produced since 1989. Claims that two conflicting versions of the nature of science can be detected within these documents, one essentially empiricist, the other…

Compared policies and practices of curriculum change in English and Finnish primary schools. Case studies documented the implementation of reforms at the classroom level and teachers' attitudes toward them. Though England promoted a national curriculum and Finland was moving away from one, teachers in both countries had common responses to change,…

This paper reviews changes to the key stage 3 curriculum at a leading comprehensive school. The nature and practical concerns of the changes are described. These move beyond a fresh approach to content; they include issues about engaging students actively in learning for the future, planning around the school's distinctive ethos and expertise in…

The national curriculum in Japan is termed the Course of Study, the revised version of which was implemented in 2000 for kindergarten, or nursery schools, and since 2002 for elementary or primary schools. The Course of Study for Science specifies content only in broad terms, placing the greatest emphasis on process, learning to learn and…

Argues against the bureaucratic, mechanical language currently used to discuss the teaching of English. Concludes that only through a renewed focus on literature will students learn to write clear, meaningful, and imaginative prose. (ARH)

Suggests that establishment of a national curriculum might intrude upon the teacher's authority, independence, and professionalism. (ARH)

This article discusses reasons why academic achievements of gifted girls in British grade schools are surpassing those of gifted boys: greater self-confidence in the girls, changes in the style and content of British curriculum and assessment that favor female study patterns, and greater attention to equal gender opportunities in the classroom.…

Examines the content of the British National Curriculum documentation published so far, as it relates to the education of Black children (here meaning non-White). Concludes that equal education is still a distant prospect in Britain. (DM)

Uses findings of a national longitudinal study to examine the changing role of secondary principals in England and Wales. Explains the United Kingdom's education system, outlines the principal's role within the context of unprecedented educational change, and discusses strategies for coping with changes and balancing roles as educators and…

Ku looks at the history of education in China and describes a World Bank project to assist the State Education Commission in upgrading and expanding the vocational-technical education system and the teacher training program. Karwatka describes the British National Curriculum and how technology fits into it. (JOW)

Outlines ways that the core skills recommended by the British Secretary of State can be integrated into the economics A/AS level syllabi. Identifies and discusses these skills in the context of curriculum development. Discusses the implications for the first national examination in 1996. (NL)