A secondary education curriculum model is proposed that provides for individualized programs, including both academic study and direct student involvement in efforts to solve contemporary social problems. (JK)

Traces the development of the discipline-centered approach to curriculum planning and emphasizes need for greater integration between what is taught and what secondary students need to know and understand to meet the problems of their real world. (JK)

Discusses the areas of science education in need of revision, based upon societal implications of the scientific enterprise and the interactions of science with society, culture, and human values. (JK)

Discusses need for development of higher education study programs that give due recognition to America's extensive black sub-culture and are designed to help Negro Americans realize their legitimate social goals of recognition and achievement. (JK)

Discusses the rationale, objectives, and problems of black studies programs, recognizing their validity in reflecting the history, problems, and culture of 25 million Americans. (JK)

Emphasizes curricular planning that considers social problems as seen by youth, helping young people to examine their basic assumptions about society in relationship to human values and social policies. (JK)

This article examines the effects of the following forces on curriculum changes and development: (1) The drive for power, (2) the appeal of the dollar, (3) the rapid growth of accumulation of knowledge, and (4) the social and human needs of people in the schools. (JH)

A course that explores the practice, problems, and promises of contemporary education is proposed for high school students. (MF)

Two educators report their initial reactions to the Parkway Program in Philadelphia. (MF)

Outlines a proposed seven-year plan for fundamental and systematic revisions in major programs of teacher education. (MF)

A previous article, EA 500 335, is criticized for claiming the applicability of the CRAM model without research documentation. (MF)

A fictional account of the grading practices of a high school faculty. (MF)

Observations concerning citizen attitudes toward public education which caused the defeat of two school tax levies in Canton, Ohio. (MF)

Legislation introduced for a National Institute of Education is described. (MF)

An educational psychologist outlines some recent changes in the conception of human learning and memory, and discusses their implications for the design and practice of instruction. (MF)