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Greenawald, Dale – Social Studies, 1992
Presents results of a national survey collecting data about the current status of and trends in elective social studies programs in secondary schools. Reports that most schools offer elective programs, usually optional rather than required electives. Concludes that psychology and sociology were the most common electives. Includes tables showing…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Research, Elective Courses, Required Courses
Langsam, Deborah M. – 1994
Students often arrive at universities ill-prepared for the reflective practice needed to derive maximum benefits from a Freshman Seminar. At the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, portfolio projects are semester-long assignments in which the portfolio serves as a capstone activity to help freshmen more thoroughly analyze their first year…
Descriptors: Accountability, Assignments, Elective Courses, Evaluation Methods
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Peterson, Norris A. – Journal of Economic Education, 1992
Presents results of a study using a switching regression model to correct for biases in assessing the gain in economic knowledge from high school economic courses. Explains that regressors used included geometry, civics, female, African-American, college, twelfth, and dummy variables. Reports substantial differences between students who elect…
Descriptors: Economics Education, Educational Research, Elective Courses, Individual Differences
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Hinckley, June – Music Educators Journal, 1992
Discusses the effects of school scheduling practices upon middle school music instruction. Offers recommendations for addressing scheduling difficulties. Describes teaming and block scheduling, curriculum integration, redesigning the "exploratory wheel" scheduling technique, electives, and other scheduling options. Identifies principles of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Elective Courses, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades
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Lee, William E., III – Chemical Engineering Education, 1991
Describes an undergraduate course in chemical engineering that details the technology of immobilized enzymes and cells. Includes the course rationale and purpose; the course outline when offered as an engineering elective in the biotechnology area; and discussion of appropriate text, selected real-world applications, and laboratory presentations.…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development
Lehman, Paul R. – NASSP Curriculum Report, 1988
The appearance of a graduation requirement in the arts has focused attention on public school systems to provide comprehensive music education coursework. As a result, this report discusses trends in secondary music education course requirements, suggests strategies for implementing a meaningful music curriculum, cites obstacles to expanding music…
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Curriculum, Curriculum Enrichment, Educational Trends
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Knautz, Robert F. – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
Designed for high school teachers and administrators, this compilation of two journal articles, a bibliography, and a course list describes how one school took two days between semesters, abandoned regular schedules, and offered special minicourses suited to the talents of the staff and community. Minicourses are seen as a way to broaden horizons,…
Descriptors: Community Cooperation, Community Resources, Elective Courses, High Schools
Preece, Robert; Tomlinson, Glenn – 1996
Both teacher and student editions of a guide for a tour of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, designed for students in an intensive English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program at Temple University (Pennsylvania) are presented here. They were intended to provide a content-based tour of a local art museum for university ESL students that ESL teachers…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, College Students, Elective Courses
Savoie, Norman R. – 1985
The traditional upper-level course in French civilization at Utah State University was abandoned in favor of a course entitled "France Today," taught once a year to a consistent enrollment of students majoring in a wide variety of disciplines. The content varies somewhat each year, but the class typically begins with several class…
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1988
Undergraduate engineering students and their advisors are provided with a handbook to help improve the quality and coherence of the humanities and social sciences (H&SS) component of undergraduate engineering education (fostering more purposeful H&SS course selection). The first of this handbook's three sections has an engineering major…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Selection (Students), Degree Requirements, Educational Planning
Mehlville R-9 School District, St. Louis, MO. – 1984
Prepared by the teaching staff and curriculum office of the Mehlville (Missouri) School District, this curriculum guide for senior high school English presents a dual focus on language (grammar, usage, composition) and literature (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, media). Following a statement of the philosophy of the program, the guide outlines…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Elective Courses
Sherohman, James – 1983
During the early decades of social science in the United States, the strong applied emphasis in sociology and the mutual interest of sociology and social work in social reform made these disciplines nearly indistinguishable. The dissolution in 1909 of the American Social Science Association began a period of divergence between the two disciplines…
Descriptors: Competition, Departments, Educational History, Educational Needs
McCardle, Lisa, Ed. – 1983
The Mathematics 13-23-33 program consists of core and elective components, both mandatory, for three courses. The core represents the common set of minimum educational objectives prescribed for all students taking the program; the elective component allows for variety and flexibility in the choice of topics. Emphasis is placed on inductive,…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elective Courses
McCardle, Lisa, Ed. – 1983
The Mathematics 10-20-30 program consists of core and elective components, both mandatory, for three courses. The core represents the common set of minimum educational objectives prescribed for all students taking the program; the elective component allows for variety and flexibility in the choice of topics. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, Elective Courses
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 2002
This California state curriculum model for grade 9 about Cesar Chavez explains that grade 9 is an elective year for social studies courses and that one of the electives is a course about contemporary California. It suggests that students in schools offering this course could study the role of Chavez in 20th century California and his legacy. A…
Descriptors: Biographies, Change Agents, Citizen Participation, Community Leaders
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