To find a specific word, name, or topic in this article, select the option in your Web browser for finding within the page. In Internet Explorer, this option is under the Edit menu.
The search seeks the exact word or phrase that you type, so if you don’t find your choice, try searching for a key word in your topic or recheck the spelling of a word or name.
Curriculum, the course offerings of an educational institution. Decisions about what a school should teach are usually made by school administrators and faculty.
For information on:
- ancient and medieval curricula, see Academy; Middle Ages: Curriculum; Seven Liberal Arts
- broadening of modern curricula and teacher responsibility, see New Mathematics; Teaching: Teaching in the United States; Academic Freedom: Current Issues and Trends
- counseling on student course selection, see Educational Guidance: Procedures
- contemporary thinking on core curricula, see E. D. Hirsch, Jr.; Hyman George Rickover
- private schools, see Private Education in the United States: Decentralized Governance
- Head Start programs, see Head Start: Educational Programs
- alternatives to traditional school curricula, see Charter School; Homeschooling
- accreditation of curricula, see Accreditation
© 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.