The object of this study is to present a brief, though detailed, account of the various methods used to install and to operate a twelve-year curriculum in the Texas Public Schools that have pioneered in this field.

The purpose of this study was to answer the research question, "Are there areas of philosophical agreement between the contemporary world views of secular humanism and Judeo-Christian traditionalism as they apply to public school curricula, or are these two belief systems mutually exclusive and irreconcilable?" The literature was reviewed with a focus on three areas: (1) the historical development of secular humanism, (2) the contemporary conflict between secular humanism and Judeo-Christian traditionalism regarding the public schools, and (3) this conflict as it is exemplified in "Family Life Education." Utilizing the statements of recognized secular humanist and Judeo-Christian traditionalist leaders, an attempt was made to clarify the philosophical positions of the two world views by having each side in the controversy "speak for itself." The guiding assumptions, beliefs, and values of these leaders were categorized into areas of standard philosophical inquiry, such as metaphysics, ontology, epistemology, and ethics, and into basic educational viewpoints. The resulting composite world views, validated by the reliability of their sources, provided for two comprehensive alternative philosophies of education: that of secular humanism ("humanism") and Judeo-Christian traditionalism ("traditionalism"). The two world views were summarily juxtaposed according to philosophical assumptions. Areas of agreement and conflict were located. In order then to determine the effects of the beliefs of humanism and traditionalism upon actual classroom curricula, a sample "Family Life Education" curriculum was examined from each world view. The sample was chosen as representative of those in use in over three hundred school districts nationwide. A noted humanist and two traditionalist authorities provided a supplemental verification of the results of the study. It can be concluded from this study that there are very few areas of philosophical agreement between humanism and traditionalism as they apply to the public schools. They are based upon mutually exclusive presuppositions and aside from the assumptions of logic, there are no major philosophical beliefs that humanism and traditionalism hold in common. When the public school attempts directly to shape human values, these two world views will come into conflict. They are fundamentally irreconcilable.

The problem of this study was to ascertain the status of the teaching of Negro history in American history classes in the public high schools of Texas.

Academic research in the area of music and learning has proven that there is both a deficiency and need for classroom music education commencing at the primary grade levels. The research has shown that by incorporating music education into the academic curriculum the arts can be more effectively taught and other academic subject areas can gain from the diverse teaching strategies the arts bring to education. There are two goals of this project. One is to demonstrate to teachers what primary grade level students should be learning in music. A second goal of this project is to design a music education handbook for primary teachers that can serve as a basis for intergrating music into the curriculum. This handbook takes into consideration the general lack of sufficient teacher training in music instruction, along with teaching time constraints, and potential roadblocks, such as the acquisition of music and instrumental supplies.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-09-19T10:17:59Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Andrea Cianflone Zacharias de Andrade.pdf: 8773987 bytes, checksum: fba9b91e0292d5c5ee3885f2752c0cb7 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-19T10:17:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Andrea Cianflone Zacharias de Andrade.pdf: 8773987 bytes, checksum: fba9b91e0292d5c5ee3885f2752c0cb7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-07-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / This study investigated the organization and management of the curriculum in the context of “fulltime” public elementary and middle school. The research theme is justified by the challenge of understanding different contexts and possibilities for “fulltime” schools. The research considered the guiding principles that are established in the official national and municipal documents, as well as the experiences of “fulltime” schools in Brazil, in a city in the state of São Paulo. This study questions how the curriculum in “fulltime” schools is being organized and managed, and presents two main questions: How is the curriculum of “fulltime” schools being organized and managed? What facets of knowledge are presented in the options available in the additional periods of “fulltime” schools”? The objective of this research focusses on identifying and analyzing the organization and management of the curriculum in the additional periods of “fulltime” schools, in order to map out and identify which facets of knowledge are offered in the activities that complement the curriculum in the regular school period. The theoretical foundations were based on the concepts of ideology and curriculum as defended by Michael Apple , curriculum as a social construction proposed by Ivor Goodson and powerful knowledge created by Michael Young. The methodology was founded on the illuminative evaluation approach described by Malcolm Parlett & David Hamilton. For this purpose, data was collected with teachers and pedagogical coordinators in two schools that have been offering “fulltime” projects in the city of São José dos Campos, as well as with the coordinator of the program of "fulltime" schools in the referred city, in order to identify how curriculum organization and management have been developed. The research results partiatlly comprove the hypotheses that were raised under three perspectives: the activities offered in the additional periods of the school are characterized by bringing a body of knowledge which is not delivered in the regular school hours; therefore, not clearly related to powerful knowledge; the school reproduces the same ideology both in its core curriculum and in the complementary activities which happen after school hours, and the activities offered in the “fulltime” program, after the school hours, are selected according to the social and cultural context of the school and its surroundings / Este estudo investigou a organização e gestão do currículo no contexto de escolas públicas de ensino fundamental em tempo integral. A justificativa do tema da pesquisa consolidou-se pelo desafio de compreender diferentes contextos e possibilidades para a escola pública de tempo integral. A pesquisa considerou as diretrizes estabelecidas em documentos oficiais em âmbito nacional e municipal, assim como o conjunto de experiências de escolas de tempo integral no Brasil e em um município. O trabalho problematizou a organização e gestão do currículo nas escolas em tempo integral, estabelecendo duas perguntas centrais: Como está sendo realizada a organização e a gestão do currículo das escolas públicas em tempo integral? Quais são as facetas de conhecimento presentes na oferta do contra-turno nas Escolas de Tempo Integral? O objetivo da pesquisa concentrou-se em identificar e analisar a organização e gestão do currículo no contra-turno em Escolas de Tempo Integral, de modo a mapear e identificar as facetas de conhecimento presentes na oferta das atividades complementares da formação oferecida no turno regular, problematizando-as. A fundamentação teórica se baseou na concepção de ideologia e currículo conforme Michael Apple, no conceito de currículo como construção social proposto por Ivor Goodson, na concepção de conhecimento poderoso defendido por Michael Young e os procedimentos de pesquisa foram fundamentados na avaliação iluminativa segundo Malcolm Parlett e David Hamilton. Para tanto, a pesquisa realizada coletou informações de professores e de orientadoras pedagógicas de duas escolas que desenvolvem propostas de tempo integral, assim como da coordenadora do programa das escolas de tempo integral do município de São José dos Campos, para identificar como a organização e gestão do currículo nas escolas em tempo integral estão sendo realizadas no referido município. Os resultados comprovaram parcialmente as hipóteses estabelecidas sob três perspectivas: as atividades programadas no contra-turno se caracterizam por trazer um conhecimento não veiculado na parte curricular (mas nem sempre claramente relacionado com o "conhecimento poderoso"); a escola reproduz a ideologia vigente no turno regular e também no contra-turno, apesar do exercício das lideranças, da satisfação dos professores com o programa, mas muito em função dos recursos e da falta de clareza da proposta para a própria comunidade; e as atividades no contra-turno são selecionadas de acordo com as condições sociais e culturais em que a escola se encontra

The purposes of this dissertation were to determine the constitutional rights of parents to shield their children from exposure to parts of the public school curriculum that the parents find objectionable on religious, moral, or other grounds and to determine the statutory rights of parents to remove, or opt-out, their children from objectionable parts or all of the public school curriculum as set forth in the statutes of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Many pivotal federal court cases dealing with parent rights and curricular issues, including Mozert v. Hawkins County Board of Education (1987), Vandiver v. Hardin County Board of Education (1987), Brown v. Hot, Sexy, & Safer Productions, Inc. (1995), Leebaert v. Harrington (2003), and Parker v. Hurley (2008) were surveyed using legal research methods. Specific types of curriculum opt-outs (e.g., sex education, comprehensive health programs, HIV/AIDS instruction) granted by each state were ascertained. States' statutes and regulations were categorized as non-existent, restrictive, or permissive based on the scope and breadth of each state's curriculum opt-out statute or regulation. A long list of federal court rulings have provided public schools the right to teach what school boards and administrators determine is appropriate. Parents did not have any constitutional right to opt their children out of public school curriculum. Many states' legislatures have granted parents a statutory right to opt their children out of certain parts of school curricula. In this study, 7 states had non-existent statutes or regulations, 18 states had restrictive statutes or regulations, and 26 states had permissive statutes or regulations.