This book examines the effects of reforms in some countries' national education systems, noting that far from improving education, they have often made it more difficult for teachers to do a good job in the classroom. It focuses on how teaching has changed and continues to change in England's educational reform climate. The book argues that many…

Noting that current views of mathematical learning and teaching focus on the child as a responsible student who attends to instruction and who constructs what is taught in a personal and meaningful way, this paper examines scaffolding and mediation strategies and describes the learning and teaching of elementary school level mathematics in…

Examines the Greek National Curriculum for kindergarten within a historical/cultural perspective. Considers social development accompanying formation of the modern Greek state, problems of kindergarten teacher education, and elements of causal significance in production of Greece's National Curriculum. Critically examines aspects of the…

Reports and discusses observations of three confident, experienced teachers organizing investigative science in their classrooms. The teachers wore microphones and the recorded data coupled with field notes formed a record of what happened that could be negotiated with the teachers. (DDR)

Describes an activity in which students make milk solids separate from the milk. Provides background information, a series of questions that students should be asked as they approach and perform the activity, and ideas for extension projects. (DDR)

Defines the New Wave movement in Australian teaching practices. Provides examples of ways in which it has enlivened the secondary curriculum by relating learning to the issues affecting the lives of young people. Argues that although the British national curriculum resists initiative of this type, there are ways to build on the Australian example.…

Describes a book writing project implemented by one Israeli English-as-a-Foreign-Language teacher. Pupils decide what they want to write about and what format the project will take. The project incorporates many of the principles and practices outlined in the English curriculum. It requires extensive writing and reading, drafting, rewriting and…

Discusses the assessment process in the British National Curriculum. Identifies psychometric issues which are not yet resolved and explores the problem of teacher judgment in assessment. Questions whether the aims of national assessment are compatible with educational goals. Suggests that teachers may not be fully supportive of the program. (KO)

Examines, within the Geography Curriculum, the emphasis on rural settings in studying developing countries, and argues that such emphasis is conducive to racism. The authors argue that this emphasis is inappropriate when the largest cities are now present in these countries while Europe's cities are shrinking. A list of educational resources that…

Compared data on English first graders' understanding of geographical terms in 1991 with data from 1993, after two years of National Curriculum for Geography. Found no significant differences; children from both groups had restricted or inconsistent understanding of many terms, and often constructed their own meanings based on intuition or…

Discusses the introduction of outdoor education into the physical education document of the British national curriculum. Suggests timetables for implementing a program of outdoor education, including educational objectives and activities for various grade levels. (KS)

India's national policy for education and national curriculum for elementary and secondary education focus on equality of educational opportunity, improvement of schools and teaching methods, increased vocational secondary education, and multicultural sensitivity. Prospects for implementation are discussed. The structure of the Indian school…

Describes the new development of mathematics education in the Peoples Republic of China. Explains changes that happened in the National Curriculum, teaching research, and the progress of our pupils. (Author)

The dominant position science education has been granted in Britain's National Curriculum is challenged. It is argued that, far from increasing the need to know science, developments in technology actually reduce the need. It is suggested that efforts to direct school science education toward broader environmental issues are doomed to failure. (KR)

Changes that have occurred in education since the publication "Education through Science" was produced and issues that would be included in a present-day issue of the publication are discussed. The topics of classroom organization, assessment, management, subject knowledge, technology, multicultural issues, special educational needs, and…