Studies and identifies those characteristics and attitudes most needed in approaching curriculum planning from a holistic approach. Describes the phases and methods for holistic curriculum planning. Presents the curriculum planning activities of the Shaker Heights, Ohio, City School District as exemplary. (HB)

Presents a dozen descriptions of field-tested practices in cooperative teaching, which are based on a powerful instructional procedure incorporating four distinct stages of teaching and learning: initial instruction, guided practice, independent practice, and individual accountability. Suggests cooperative teaching provides educators and students…

Presents a planning strategy which a busy social studies teacher may use to create rich resource units that go beyond the single textbook. (SJL)

Argues that (1) secondary school students can and should be involved in educational decision making, (2) the educational advantages of this involvement outweigh the disadvantages, and (3) the secondary school, as a social organization, provides a propitious setting in which to train students in the decision-making process. (FL)

Reprints an article originally published in 1945. Discusses, in outline format, the purpose, general characteristics, organization, administration, and teacher personnel of post-World War II secondary schools, as well as their relationship to higher education, the place of federal government, the readjustment of veterans and war workers, the place…

Author considered a restructured plan for secondary education - the universal high school. (Author/RK)

The author identifies three basic guidelines and some procedures that can be used to implement student-planned individualized learning in any subject in intermediate and secondary grades. He discusses the benefits of individualized study to both students and teachers. A student planning form is included. (Author/SJL)

Reports the results of a 1979 Educational Testing Service (ETS) Study, "The Effects of Special Preparation on S.A.T. Verbal Scores," and considers its implications for educational planning, management by objectives, and instructional methods to improve verbal ability. (SJL)

Action learning has a great potential for helping the adolescent grow to adulthood, but maximizing its benefits and minimizing its drawbacks requires a redefinition of high school curriculum by an ongoing partnership of school personnel, students, parents, and community representatives. (Author/SJL)

Reports on Minnesota educators' views of the changes that will occur in secondary education over the next 20 years. Examines possible changes in curricular emphasis and design, instructional design, the nature and organization of the student population, staffing patterns, space arrangements, and time arrangements. (RL)

Based on experiences in Dallas, Boston, and Minneapolis, guidelines are given for local school-business partnerships, including objectives, forms of cooperation, and partnership activities. In this last area, internships, magnet and specialty school programs in the above-mentioned cities are described. (SJL)