General education is education in the conduct and strategy of inquiry itself. (Editor)

Traces the development of the English elective curriculum from 1962 to the present. Discusses the reasons for its early popularity and for its current decline. (FL)

The Grand Blanc (Michigan) Community School District sets budget priorities by (1) surveying students, taxpayers, and teachers to learn their preferences for current programs and services; (2) determining the costs of state-mandated programs; (3) listing nonmandated programs and determining their costs; and (4) considering proposed new programs.…

Reports the results of a survey designed to ascertain the status of history in American independent secondary schools. Student participation in history programs, required and elective courses, and teaching methods indicate that history is flourishing. (SR)

Instructor/course evaluations had an impact on election of four political science courses by university students. The course rated most highly was elected more frequently by those who had reviewed ratings even though it was rated as requiring more work. (Author/AEF)

Presents a course outline for an advanced high school elective in forensic science. (CS)

Noting that the change to comprehensive secondary schools in Britain has not been accompanied by a rethinking of the former divided curriculum, the author presents a model for a compulsory core curriculum for all secondary students through the fifth year. (SJL)

In two Chicago high schools, students taking the traditional 40-week course in United States history were compared to students taking 4 10-week minicourses. No significant differences were found in learning or student attitudes. (SJL)

The internal perceptions of students enrolled in voluntary and required physical education courses are compared, using the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, to each other and to expected norms. (JMF)

Describes a literature course that used popular paperback novels to motivate reluctant readers. Reports on a study showing that liking the materials read could be a strong motivational factor in the increase of basic skills. (FL)

A strong statement about the declining academic standards in Australian high schools and about the need for an educational system that embodies diligence and self-discipline. (AEA)

Describes and analyzes an elective course which enables students to relate the viewpoints presented in literature to their own personal philosophies. (DD)