This book contains summaries of the presentations delivered at the first European Conference on Curriculum. Sponsored by the European Curriculum Researchers Network (ECUNET), the conference aimed to offer researchers an opportunity to present their findings and discuss them with research colleagues and other professionals interested in curriculum improvement. The book contains summaries from two sessions that review curriculum research and development in the following countries--England, Germany, The Netherlands, Israel, Romania, the Czech Republic, and Russia. Summaries of presentations on the following themes are also provided: curriculum implementation; mother-tongue curriculum; curriculum assessment and student outcomes; curriculum innovation and textbook development; curriculum development in different contexts; curriculum evaluation; quality assurance in assessment of student outcomes; curriculum policy; curriculum improvement and teacher development; and science and mathematics teacher professional development in Southern Africa. (LMI)