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MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1977

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TWO U.K. CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS CONDUCT SEMINARS ******

TWO VISITING CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT EXPERTS FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL ADDRESS NEARLY 160 HEADS OF SCHOOLS, MEMBERS OF THE MAIN COMMITTEE OF THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE AND STAFF OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN THE LECTURE THEATRE OF THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THEY ARE PROFESSOR P.H. TAYLOR, DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION OF BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY, AND MR. R.H.F. DALTON, SENIOR LECTURER IN CHARGE, COMMONWEALTH COURSES, OF THE SAME UNIVERSITY.

PROFESSOR TAYLOR WILL SPEAK ON +CURRICULUM INNOVATION AND THE ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL+- THE ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL AS A CURRICULUM INNOVATOR WILL BE EXPLORED, ALONG WITH THE CONTRADICTIONS THAT ARE INHERENT IN INNOVATING IN ANY INSTITUTIONAL SETTING- SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES WILL BE ENUMERATED AND THEIR STRENGTH AND WEAKNESS EXAMINED.

THE OTHER LECTURE TO BE GIVEN BY MR. DALTON WILL BE ON +QUALITY IN THE CLASSROOM - THE ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL+. INCLUDED IN HIS TALK WILL BE A BRIEF SURVEY OF CONTEMPORARY THOUGHT- EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AS A REFLECTION OF GOVERNMENT POLICY- THE ROLE AND INDEPENDENCE OF THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL- THE PRINCIPAL AS AN ADMINISTRATOR RELATIONS WITH TEACHERS= QUALITY IN THE CLASSROOM THE PRINCIPAL AND HIS COMMUNITY- AND THE PRINCIPAL AS A THINKER AND PHILOSOPHER.

THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THEIR VISIT, WHICH IS AT THE INVITATION OF THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, IS TO CONDUCT AN EIGHT-DAY SEMINAR ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S INSPECTORS AND MEMBERS OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE.

THIS SEMINAR WILL BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY (MARCH 23) AND WILL BE ATTENDED BY ABOUT 100 INSPECTORS AND SOME STAFF FROM THE TWO UNIVERSITIES AND THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.

THE SUBJECTS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE +CURRICULUM AND THE SCHOOL: INFLUENCES AND CONSTRAINTS+ +DISSEMINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW CURRICULA*+ +THE CHANGING ROLE OF THE INSPECTOR AND IN-SERVICE EDUCATION: TOWARDS A NEW APPRAISAL.+

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO HAVE THE TWO LECTURES TO SCHOOL HEADS TOMORROW AND THE EIGHT-DAY SEMINAR BEGINNING ON MARCH 23 COVERED. (BOTH OF THESE FUNCTIONS WILL BE HELD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION).

ON ALL NINE DAYS THE TALKS AND DISCUSSIONS WILL BEGIN AT 9.15 A.M. AND END AT 1 P.M.

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