This article offers the opportunity to consider elements necessary to create an overseas student teaching program (OST), beginning with the research into effectiveness of such initiatives and the literature on institutional change. In the second part of the article, engaging the compatibility and commitment necessary for institutional change is considered from a critical perspective as related to the options and objections encountered in setting up an OST program. These include context, program...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Student Teaching, International Educational Exchange, Teacher Educator Education,...
Public relations curriculum often incorporates professional experience for progressive skill development. In the traditional public relations (PR) campaigns course, students typically research, develop, and implement a strategic campaign for a community organization as the client. Service learning is an effective pedagogical approach for the PR campaigns course with value-added learning outcomes, such as critical thinking and civic engagement. Adapting a National Society of Experiential...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Public Relations, Service Learning, Skill Development, Best Practices, Lesson Plans,...
In this article, the authors consider three sources of support for new teachers--hiring practices, relationships with colleagues, and curriculum--all found in earlier research to influence new teachers' satisfaction with their work, their sense of success with students, and their eventual retention in their job. They find that a "support gap" exists: new teachers in low-income schools are less likely than their counterparts in high-income schools to experience timely and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Personnel Selection, Elementary School Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction,...
The purpose of this study was to describe elementary teachers' attitudes and perceptions toward agriculture and its use as a context for teaching across the grade level content area standards. Further, this study sought to probe more deeply the stages of concern possessed by kindergarten through eighth grade teachers with respect to their use of an agriculture awareness curriculum aligned to content area state standards. Results indicated that elementary teachers generally hold favorable...
Topics: ERIC Archive, State Standards, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers, Alignment...
This comprehensive annotated bibliography of curriculum guides for music is the first of its kind to be published. The list of guides includes State-level publications as well as some city- and county-produced materials. The subject-indexed publication will be useful to music educators and administrators at all levels, and will contribute to a more comprehensive knowledge of the philosophy and practices current in the teaching of music. Part I lists music curriculum guides by educational level,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Music Education, High Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Curriculum Guides,...
About 100 years ago, steam and water power provided less than one-quarter of the energy needed for all production. Men and animals provided the rest. Today in the United States machines supply 98 percent of all power for industrial work. The technological change that has taken place in this time has been phenomenal and, undoubtedly, will be even more rapid in the future. Industrial arts deals with the technology--its tools, materials, machines, industrial processes, and its related human...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational History, Industrial Arts, State Curriculum Guides, Public Schools,...
This bulletin updates the original annotated bibliography, published in 1958, entitled "State Curriculum Guides for Industrial Arts," and represent current State instruction material for industrial arts. Only guides bearing a publishing date from 1951-61 are included, as identified by State supervisors of industrial arts, consultants, or persons most responsible for the program of industrial arts in each State department of education. All State departments of education, including the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational History, Annotated Bibliographies, Industrial Arts, State Curriculum...
This bulletin has been prepared to help teachers, supervisors, students of education, and others gain information and understanding about current practices and developing trends in the social studies programs of elementary schools throughout the Nation. Emphasis is given to ways in which social studies adjusts to the challenges of living in an age of aerospace proportions. A major objective of the publication is to help readers discover ways in which schools are developing various aspects of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching Methods, School Activities, Social Studies, Curriculum Guides, Elementary...
The purpose of this study is to help persons who are faced with the task of improving or developing curriculum materials in mathematics and also those persons who frequently rethink the objectives for the teaching of mathematics. In this study 135 courses of study or curriculum guides in mathematics are analyzed and a comparison is made with a similar analysis in 1932. The general nature of the study, such as, geographic distribution of the guides, method of binding and publishing, dates of...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational History, Mathematics Curriculum, Mathematics Education, Mathematics...
This is a study in the two fields of the fine arts which have largely found their way into the curriculum of the secondary schools during the past 30 years. Anne E. Pierce, associate in music at the University of Iowa, made the study of music. Robert S. Elbert, assistant professor of art education, University of Minnesota, made the study of art education. Both of these investigators have followed the usual procedure, that is, they have used inquiry forms and later made personal visits to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Educational History, National Surveys, School Statistics,...
The handling of this survey was intrusted to Dr. Leonard V. Koos, of the University of Chicago. With great skill he has, working on a full-time basis during his free quarters from the University of Chicago and part time during other quarters, brought it to a conclusion. This manuscript was prepared by Helen M. Eddy, associate professor of romance languages in the University of Iowa. She obtained 207 courses in foreign language all, dating since the appearance of the Classical Report in 1924....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational History, Course Content, Curriculum Guides, Questionnaires, Second...
This manuscript on mathematics was prepared by Dr. Edwin S. Lide, one of the full-time workers on the Survey. It gives attention to courses of study mostly in mimeographed form which he succeeded in obtaining and to personal visitations which he made to the various schools. It covers the work in the junior high school and in the senior high school. The wide effect of the National Committee on Mathematics on the courses of study and on practice are here recorded. This monograph contains the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational History, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics,...
Instructional supports guide how academic standards are taught and translated into student learning. Teachers want a clear curricular framework, a rich array of teaching resources, and ideas for assignments that tap higher order thinking. As states implement new standards, they must simultaneously provide teachers with the tools to teach them effectively. In this paper, The Education Trust offers insights about the best ways states can support the nation's educators in their efforts to help...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Standards, Educational Change, State Standards, Barriers, Best Practices,...
This study is sixth in a series of surveys of courses of study reported at intervals during the past 15 years by the Office of Education. In the main, the earlier publications consisted of lists of courses filed in the library for the use of curriculum makers and research workers in education. The present study is concerned with an analysis of the materials which are now on file in the library of the Office of Education. The purpose of the study is to determine current practices in curriculum...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational History, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Curriculum Research,...
In view of increasing concern about the Nation's serious waste of natural resources and the growing interest in a permanent program of conservation education, it is fitting and desirable that schools should be able to secure help from the U.S. Office of Education in introducing the subject into the regular school curriculum. Courses of study and textbooks have long been planned for the teaching of nature study, general science, and current social problems. As a result, children have developed...
Topics: ERIC Archive, School Activities, Natural Resources, Conservation Education, Community Involvement,...
The conservation excursion takes the child out of the schoolroom and into his natural and social environment and helps him to study it and to participate in the conservation of its natural and human resources. The conservation excursion, like any other school journey, is not intended as a substitute for books, magazines, pictures, or any other classroom material but rather as an important supplement. The purposes of this bulletin are to indicate educative goals and values which are peculiar to...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational History, Conservation (Environment), Conservation Education, Outdoor...
The following pages contain a classified and annotated list of current educational publications for the period July to September, 1931, inclusive. It is the third of the quarterly issues of the year, following the plan instituted in 1930 whereby the selection of the significant material in the different fields is made by specialists in those fields. Books, periodicals, and pamphlets here mentioned may ordinarily be obtained from their respective publishers either directly or through a dealer,...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Annotated Bibliographies, Educational History, Early Childhood...
The purpose of this study is to analyze current practices in the construction of State courses of study. Available State courses of study, reports of survey commissions and educational officials, and other State educational publications have been examined to discover the problems considered significant by State educational officials and the methods of procedure which they have employed. The reports indicate that in a few of the States preliminary to curriculum revision the causes of pupil...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational History, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Course Content, State...
The curriculum presented in this bulletin is a response to a definite need frequently expressed by kindergarten teachers, primary teachers, and school men. The work of the different grades has been fairly standardized as to subject matter and method, and is usually outlined quite definitely for the guidance of teachers in the course of study. But because kindergarten is a relatively new movement and its work has not yet become standardized, the course of study seldom includes a similar outline...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Kindergarten, Music Education, Art Education, Language Arts, Games, Drama,...
The Maine Department of Education (MDOE) is at the forefront of national efforts to align high school curriculum to college and career readiness standards. Embarking on a mission it calls A Personal Journey for Next Generation Learners, Maine has employed several key strategies to ensure all of its students graduate from high school with the knowledge and skills necessary for success beyond high school. In 2009, the Maine Legislature passed LD 1325, which became part of Maine Public Law Chapter...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Policy, Curriculum Development, Technical Assistance, Politics of...
The Educational Policy Improvement Center (EPIC), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, seeks to help policy makers and policy implementers alike do a better job of using educational policy as a tool to improve schooling and student learning. EPIC works with federal agencies, state education departments, non-governmental organizations, private foundations, and school districts to support research on a range of issues in the areas of high school-to-college articulation, adequacy funding, large-scale...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Policy, Student Evaluation, State Standards, Articulation (Education),...
A comparative study was conducted to compare two approaches to engineering design curriculum between different schools (inter-school) and between two curricular approaches, "Project Lead the Way" (PLTW) and "Engineering Projects in Community Service" (EPIC High) (inter-curricular). The researchers collected curriculum materials, including handouts, lesson plans, guides, presentation files, design descriptions, problem statements, and support guides. The researchers conducted...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Curriculum Guides, Protocol Analysis, Surveys, Engineering, Technology Education,...
The "2001-02 Budget Act" included approximately $127 million to fund 19 different outreach programs designed to encourage and support high school students to attend college. Since some programs also receive additional funds from federal, private, and local school districts the combined outreach program revenue is even greater. Over the past five years, the number of outreach programs has increased and the state's funding commitment has quadrupled in an attempt to counterbalance the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Profiles, Outreach Programs, High Schools, Research Reports, College Preparation,...
The contents of this module have been prepared to address some of challenges associated with teaching about work-family issues from a human resource management and employment perspective. The goals of this module are: (1) To develop an understanding that work-family policies are part of a human resource management system and the employment relationship; (2) To explain how work-family policies can be understood from both the individual employee and the organizational perspectives, which...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Educational Policy, Familiarity, Organizational Effectiveness, Family Work...
There is a long tradition of academic interest in the worlds of work and family. However, there was scant attention paid to the linkages between these two worlds until the mid 1970s. In the United States, the 1977 publication of Kanter's monograph, "Work and family in the United States: A critical review and agenda for research and policy," sparked a surge in scholarship focused on the relationships between work and family issues. Academics in diverse fields and disciplines--from...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Quality of Life, Social Sciences, Family Work Relationship, Family (Sociological...
This module offers students opportunities to examine the theories and research associated with a range of different disciplines that focus on relationships between family life and work life. The module is organized around articles that have been nominated for the Rosabeth Moss Kanter Award for Work-Family Research. This award process identifies exemplary work-family research articles published over the course of the previous year. Each of these articles has been subjected to two separate peer...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Social Sciences, Periodicals, Family Life, Peer Evaluation, Learning Modules, Family...
Public policy affects the experiences of workers and their families, both directly and indirectly. For example, employment-focused statutes such as the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Employment Retirement and Income Security Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act establish frameworks for employer-employee relationships and clarify the types of protections mandated for specific groups of employees. Other legislation, principally the...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Public Policy, Labor Standards, Federal Legislation, Curriculum Guides, Teaching...
In a continuing effort to improve student-learning opportunities in mathematics, state departments of education have focused on articulating standards or learning goals at all levels, including high school mathematics. A review of K-8 mathematics curriculum standards (many of which have been published since 2002) compiled by staff from the Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum (CSMC) documents variation in the organization, specification, and grade placement of important learning goals...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Standards, State Standards, Graduation Requirements, Mathematics Curriculum,...
To successfully make the transition from school to adult life and the world of work, adolescents and young adults need guidance and encouragement from caring, supportive adults. The best decisions and choices made by transitioning youth are based on sound information including appropriate assessments that focus on the talents, knowledge, skills, interests, values, and aptitudes of each individual. This guide will serve as a resource for multiple audiences within the workforce development...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Strategic Planning, Youth Employment, Career Planning, Testing, Career Development,...
This study aimed to examine and track the transformations in the mathematics intended curriculum during the latest reform in China from a neutral and objective perspective. Following the document analysis used in TIMSS (the Third International Mathematics and Science Study), the results indicated that a more modern system of mathematics knowledge had been constructed after the reform and the curriculum standard emphasized more on its facilitating role. Compared to TIMSS top-achieving countries...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Foreign Countries, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Mathematics, National...
We are pleased to provide the July 2012 edition of the Curriculum and Resource Guide for "The World As It Could Be" Human Rights Education Program. This program, is an outgrowth of a series of successful initiatives carried out since 2006 to educate and inspire youth and adults to further human rights for all people and have greater understanding of the type of individual and community engagement needed to compel constructive action. These initiatives, including two years of pilot...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Civil Rights, Human Dignity, Resource Materials, Curriculum Guides, Community...
These tables supplement the publication Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary schools: 1999-2000 and 2009-10 (NCES 2012-014). The data are from a total of seven surveys that were administered during the 2009-10 school year. At the elementary school level, the study includes a survey of school principals and three teacher-level surveys, one each for self-contained classroom teachers, music specialists, and visual arts specialists. At the secondary school level, the study includes a...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Art Education, Music Education, Dance Education, Theater Arts, Public Schools,...
Student access to arts education and the quality of such instruction in the nation's public schools continue to be of concern to policymakers, educators, and families. Specifically, research has focused on questions such as: To what extent do students receive instruction in the arts? Under what conditions is this instruction provided? What is the profile of arts education instructors? (Ruppert and Nelson 2006). This study is the third of its kind to be conducted by the National Center for...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Art Education, Music Education, Dance Education, Theater Arts, Public Schools,...
Long Island Sound is an estuary of national significance and provides important economic, recreational, and aesthetic value to the citizens of Connecticut and New York. Investigations have been conducted regarding living marine resources and nutrient loading. However, Long Island Sound is often overlooked as an educational resource. This guide is intended to provide educational resources for formal and informal educators teaching about Long Island Sound. The guide is divided into five sections....
Topics: ERIC Archive, Video Technology, Science Activities, Mentors, Educational Resources, Resource...
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is committed to providing the highest quality of education to its students. One way to provide a quality education is with an effective curriculum that reflects high standards and expectations. Thus, DoDEA has developed rigorous content standards aligned with national guidelines and standards. But even the most rigorous standards cannot make schools and students successful without the support of parents. This booklet is designed to inform...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 2, Academic Achievement, Curriculum Guides, Parent Education, Behavioral...
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is committed to providing the highest quality of education to its students. One way to provide a quality education is with an effective curriculum that reflects high standards and expectations. Thus, DoDEA has developed rigorous content standards aligned with national guidelines and standards. But even the most rigorous standards cannot make schools and students successful without the support of parents. This booklet is designed to inform...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Educational Quality, Grade 6, Curriculum Guides, Parent...
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is committed to providing the highest quality of education to its students. One way to provide a quality education is with an effective curriculum that reflects high standards and expectations. Thus, DoDEA has developed rigorous content standards aligned with national guidelines and standards. But even the most rigorous standards cannot make schools and students successful without the support of parents. This booklet is designed to inform...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 5, Academic Achievement, Curriculum Guides, Parent Education, Behavioral...
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is committed to providing the highest quality of education to its students. One way to provide a quality education is with an effective curriculum that reflects high standards and expectations. Thus, DoDEA has developed rigorous content standards aligned with national guidelines and standards. But even the most rigorous standards cannot make schools and students successful without the support of parents. This booklet is designed to inform...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 1, Academic Achievement, Curriculum Guides, Parent Education, Behavioral...
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is committed to providing the highest quality of education to its students. One way to provide a quality education is with an effective curriculum that reflects high standards and expectations. Thus, DoDEA has developed rigorous content standards aligned with national guidelines and standards. But even the most rigorous standards cannot make schools and students successful without the support of parents. This booklet is designed to inform...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Grade 3, Academic Achievement, Curriculum Guides, Parent Education, Behavioral...
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is committed to providing the highest quality of education to its students. One way to provide a quality education is with an effective curriculum that reflects high standards and expectations. Thus, DoDEA has developed rigorous content standards aligned with national guidelines and standards. But even the most rigorous standards cannot make schools and students successful without the support of parents. This booklet is designed to inform...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Academic Achievement, Curriculum Guides, Parent Education, Behavioral Objectives,...
The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is committed to providing the highest quality of education to its students. One way to provide a quality education is with an effective curriculum that reflects high standards and expectations. Thus, DoDEA has developed rigorous content standards aligned with national guidelines and standards. But even the most rigorous standards cannot make schools and students successful without the support of parents. This booklet is designed to inform...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Kindergarten, Academic Achievement, Curriculum Guides, Parent Education, Behavioral...
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through increased requirements for mastery and attainment of competency as documented through both formative and summative assessments. The courses in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Food Service, Mentors, Hospitality Occupations, Vocational Education, Secondary...
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through increased requirements for mastery and attainment of competency as documented through both formative and summative assessments. The courses in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Teaching (Occupation), Field Experience Programs, Partnerships in Education, Teacher...
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through increased requirements for mastery and attainment of competency as documented through both formative and summative assessments. The courses in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Information Technology, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Computer Science...
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through increased requirements for mastery and attainment of competency as documented through both formative and summative assessments. The courses in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Welding, Educational Technology, Teaching Methods, Vocational Education, Secondary...
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through increased requirements for mastery and attainment of competency as documented through both formative and summative assessments. The courses in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Climate Control, Heat, Teaching Methods, Vocational Education, Secondary School...
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through increased requirements for mastery and attainment of competency as documented through both formative and summative assessments. The courses in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Animation, Multimedia Materials, Information Technology, Graphic Arts, Active...
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through increased requirements for mastery and attainment of competency as documented through both formative and summative assessments. The courses in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Vocational Education, Secondary School Curriculum, Educational Policy, State...
Secondary vocational-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through increased requirements for mastery and attainment of competency as documented through both formative and summative assessments. The courses in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Video Technology, Animation, Student Organizations, Educational Technology,...
Secondary career-technical education programs in Mississippi are faced with many challenges resulting from sweeping educational reforms at the national and state levels. Schools and teachers are increasingly being held accountable for providing true learning activities to every student in the classroom. This accountability is measured through increased requirements for mastery and attainment of competency as documented through both formative and summative assessments. The courses in this...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Human Relations, Business Skills, Ethics, Business Education, Vocational Education,...