Argues for reading election in the English curriculum. (RB)

The high school level business administration course is discussed, along with relative emphases on elements of management and what instructional methods might be appropriate in secondary schools. (MF)

Describes three approaches to teaching high school accounting and the advantages and disadvantages of each: the traditional method with all students doing the same problems at the same speed, individualized instruction, and a combination of both methods using cassette tapes. According to the author, the combined system appears to give the greatest…

Argues that the general public must be educated in the mission and methods of home economics educators or the profession will not receive the support it requires during budget cuts and decreasing enrollments. Presents implications for curriculum development. (CH)

Describes students' work during a 12-week course on fantasy offered to talented and gifted high school students. Illustrates how the students learned about metaphor and inference. (SRT)

An elective sign language class for hearing and hearing impaired secondary students has resulted in positive effects, including increased peer sensitivity and improved communications. (CL)

The questions of the range of appropriate offerings for the secondary curriculum is a subject of much debate in Australia. The legitimacy of women's studies is examined, as well as ways in which women's studies might be offered in the secondary school curriculum. (RM)

Talking with others, especially people with different viewpoints, about matters of public and common concern is a basic pro-democracy skill and act. For that reason, teaching young people how to participate more effectively in discussions of controversial public issues (CPI) has long been a major goal of social studies educators. In most social…

In outline form is presented a 36-week curriculum for educating secondary and college level youth about the deterioration of their habitat, with an overview of correcting the dangers. Topics and concepts are suggested together with field/laboratory exercises and independent study programs. (BL)

Research in secondary economics education since 1966 shows an increased emphasis on international trade and finance, decreased emphasis on labor and industrial relations, and low priority given to concepts of opportunity cost and scarcity. Findings from three surveys of economics education, made in 1966, 1975, and 1981, are compared. (AM)

Describes learning activities based on a balance of skills development with content in a high school social science department. The model for the program involves selecting the concept; choosing appropriate skills; identifying values and attitudes; and focusing on content that illustrates the concept, skills, and values. (Author/KC)

Describes the rationale and objectives which define the relationship between content and skills of the Civic Education Social Studies Curriculum. The curriculum is a project of the Carnegie-Mellon Education Center in cooperation with five Pittsburgh and two Bakersfield, California high schools. (KC)

Discusses the scope and potential of an advanced course where the whole syllabus is built around the theme of French cooking. Shows how this central theme can be linked to French history, literature, geography, art and society. (MES)

Outlines the development of a secondary school curriculum for teaching the following critical television viewing abilities: to evaluate and manage one's own television viewing behavior, to question the reality of television programing, to recognize the persuasive arguments on television, and to recognize the effects of television on daily life.…

Determined the effects of the Self-Incorporated Program on student self-concept. One group was exposed to the program while another group participated in regular classroom activities. Results indicated a significant difference between groups on the overall self-concept score, but not on comparisons of sub-scale scores. (Author/BEF)