This report focuses on curriculum innovation in schools and the factors that contribute to its success. The small scale survey that formed the basis of the report found that the innovations that most of the schools visited had made had improved pupils’ achievement and personal development. Successful change relied on strong leadership at all levels, a shared understanding of the reasons and nee...

facilities mil1 be made available in the United States to the dentists of Latin America. Perhaps our conferrees in Central and South America will find ii possible to invite some of the dentists of the United States to visit their countries. New schools are being built, new methods are being developed in dentistry throughout Latin America and 1 am sure that the dentist of the United States can n...

The present study was conducted to assess the teachers’ self efficacy on three subscales namely as Student Engagement, Instructional Strategies and Classroom Management. The main objective of the study was to determine the teachers’ self efficacy on these subscales in relation to gender, age, professional qualification, school status and nature of job. For this purpose a convenient sample of 10...

This study investigated the relationship between school session status and H1N1 influenza prevalence. Weekly means of Influenza-like-Illness (ILI) rates over the period May 1 to October 31,2009 were compared between areas where schools were and were not in session in the United States. Rates were substantially and significantly higher in areas where schools were in session. This result held sep...

EXCELLENCE: Worthy goal or dangerous desire? Is excellence a destination or a journey or an attitude? In a world and a society where the expectation is for achievement, success and winning, what should be a Lutheran school’s approach to pursuing excellence? Is excellence about achieving and surpassing standards? Or is it about the process of teaching and learning to the best of one’s ability? O...