This study investigated curriculum media centers (CMCs), i.e., centers that provide print and non-print materials, equipment, and support services to faculty and students in teacher education programs. Questionnaires were sent to CMC coordinators/directors and college executives at 103 selected institutions that prepare elementary, middle, and…

The Curriculum Development Centre (CDC) of Malaysia became an operating agency in January 1973 and became a division of the Malaysia Ministry of Education in May 1974. Its establishment was the culmination of over a decade of curriculum development efforts by the Ministry of Education. The CDC was an outgrowth of both the First and Second Malaysia…

This report presents the problems and activities of the University of Georgia English Curriculum Study Center in creating a curriculum in written composition for children from kindergarten through grade 6. The design of the curriculum study center is discussed in terms of the rationale behind the study, the necessary basic research, the objectives…

A description of the curriculum dissemination system of the New Jersey Curriculum Management Center (NJCMC) is provided for the use of educators needing these services and for other states who wish to establish similar curriculum dissemination systems. As a curriculum management center in the National Network for Curriculum Coordination in…

A self-instruction module on basic library skills for students in education is presented for use in the F.W. Crumb Library of the State University of New York at Potsdam. Following statements of objectives and an introductory overview of the module, maps and instructions for a walking tour of the library are provided. Instructional activities…

To improve social studies in grades K-12, the Syracuse Social Studies Curriculum Center engaged in a 5-year study to identify major concepts in social studies and to develop materials and techniques for teaching these concepts at various grade levels. The results of this research revealed that (1) social studies concepts can be developed for…

Colleges with sizable teacher education programs must demonstrate the legitimacy and usefulness of all kinds of educational media and technology. Students and faculty in such colleges need readily available educational media selection centers, which may be considered expanded curriculum laboratories, to help them become familiar with the…

The purposes, organization, and services of the curriculum resources center are discussed in detail. (See TM 001 363 for a description of the total project; for other related documents, see TM 001 160, 364-372, 374.) (MS)

The Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Off-Campus Network of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) is described as a model for providing student services for off-campus programs for 15 study centers located throughout Australia. (JMF)

Highlights a research and development project for discussion of policy and practice issues arising from expansion of out-of-school child care and study support services. Suggests that government policy raises questions about siting, staffing, coordination, and costs of future services; and that fundamental questions exist about how children spend…

This report evaluates the activities from February 1, 1994 to May 31, 1995 of the National K-12 Foreign Language Resource Center at Iowa State University. The center's purpose is to support training of elementary and secondary school foreign language teachers. Initiatives of the center focus on professional development in three areas: use of…

This handbook serves a four-fold purpose: (1) it functions as a reference guide for counselors using the Otis Spunkmeyer Student Motivational Program (SMP); (2) individuals in other corporations who are interested in sponsoring their own Student Motivational Program (SMP) may use it to train counselors; (3) it serves as a program overview for…

This report describes programs that have been developed to improve students' attention to and success with homework assignments. The four predominant types of programs, as identified through an informal survey of 100 school systems around the United States, are discussed: (1) recorded messages by voice mail; (2) live telephone homework help…

For the United States perhaps the most pressing issue today is the need to increase the national capacity to understand and interact with the peoples and economies of Asia and the Pacific. The East-West Center (Honolulu, Hawaii) has undertaken a project in this direction, the Consortuim for Teaching Asia and the Pacific in the Schools (CTAPS).…

Between the years of 1978 and 1987, the Dutch National Institute for Curriculum Development (SLO) developed a core curriculum of objectives and content for a new social and political education curriculum. These new programs were to take effect in the secondary modern schools and lower vocational schools for students age 14-16. The empowering…