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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
Carkin, Susan – 1988
The rationale and process for creating a credit-bearing intensive English program (IEP) at Utah State University, a land-grant institution with about 1,000 foreign students, are described. The program evolved from an intensive English language institute whose proficiency-granting process became tedious for staff and administrators. As a result,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, College Credits, Departments
Arnold, John – Momentum, 1991
Explains the rationale for and operation of the four basic middle school organizational components (i.e., interdisciplinary team organization, flexible scheduling, exploratory courses, and advisor-advisee programs), and their implications for Catholic education. (DMM)
Descriptors: Catholic Educators, Catholic Schools, Educational Counseling, Elective Courses
Frank, Charlotte; And Others – 1985
This curriculum guide was compiled to help secondary school art teachers prepare lessons that fulfill both the New York state recommendations and the New York City requirements for high school graduation and to provide ideas for use in elective art classes. Seven chapters describe specific art fields, and each chapter is subdivided into units of…
Descriptors: Art, Art Activities, Art Education, Creative Activities
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Chinese Education and Society, 1994
Presents a comprehensive plan for restructuring the intermediate grade curriculum. Emphasizes hands-on training, extracurricular activities, and vocational and physical education. Includes eight tables detailing weekly time allotted for core and elective courses throughout the grades. Emphasizes the need for active, vigorous young people to lead…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elective Courses, Evaluation
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Conrad, Janice Marchut; Conrad, Peter L. – College Teaching, 1993
Successful small group science teaching techniques at the State University of New York (Plattsburgh) are described, including use of small groups for problem-solving, discussion, and research projects. Majors and nonmajors appeared to profit from this approach, and further use of small groups with diverse populations and large classes is planned.…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Elective Courses, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Large, J. A. – 1987
Prepared under a contract between UNESCO and IFLA (the International Federation of Library Associations), this modular curriculum is intended as a resource from which curricula can be constructed by individual departments of information studies to meet local needs and circumstances. Following an introductory discussion and explanation of the…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides
Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford. Bureau of Vocational Program Planning and Development. – 1985
This curriculum is designed to provide elective courses in business for academic track high school students in Connecticut. The guide is organized in three sections. The first section introduces the concept of business education for nonvocational students, lists the objectives of the courses, describes the course structure, explains the idea of…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Behavioral Objectives, Business Communication, Business Education
Northeast Missouri State Univ., Kirksville. – 1991
This study examined whether students at the Northeast Missouri State University felt the present Liberal Arts and Sciences Core Study requirements allowed enough freedom in choosing classes, and how students would respond to more free electives. Responses of 508 students were obtained to a questionnaire addressing the following areas: (1) how…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Course Selection (Students), Educational Change, Elective Courses
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Lane, Alan M. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1989
Reported are the results of a 1987 survey of U.S. chemical engineering departments on health and safety. Some details of what is being done at the University of Alabama are provided. A syllabus and reading resources for a survey course on safety, health, environmental, and ethical issues are included. (MVL)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, College Science, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Grimes, Paul W. – Journal of Economic Education, 1994
Reports on a study of the differences in economics education between private and public schools. Finds that public school students are less likely to be exposed to economic concepts prior to high school economics courses than private school students. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Selection (Students), Curriculum Design, Economics, Economics Education
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Dept. of English. – 1985
Described as an "action" document, this guide for the development of high school English programs emphasizes the processes of curriculum development, rather than the product, and strongly advocates local control over curriculum development. Part I suggests the following five-step procedure for developing new curricula and for revising/updating…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Guides, Educational Assessment
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Warmerdam, Barry F. – Journal of Geography, 1996
Examines the required and elective geography courses, staffing, textbooks, and methodology used in Dutch secondary school geography instruction. Shows that geography enjoys a high status, that Dutch textbooks tend to apply major geographic themes to a specific regional setting, and that active learning plays a prominent role. (MJP)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Comparative Education, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives
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Schechter, Sara P. – Community Review, 1991
Describes New York City Technical College's "Law through Literature" course, an English elective especially for Legal Assistant Studies students. Quotes from students' essays about personal experiences related to characters/events from Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird." Recounts class discussions about influences on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Elective Courses, Legal Assistants, Legal Education (Professions)
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Olsen, Loran – Wicazo Sa Review, 1986
Culminating a 10-year effort to include the study of Native Americans and their music as it reflects cultural realities, life, thought, religion, and history as a choice in requirements for graduation, the elective course, "Native Music of North America," is now recognized at Washington State University as meeting both…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, College Curriculum, Course Content
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