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Download full textElkins, Michael R. – 1995
Noting that recent descriptions of "political correctness" give multiculturalism a negative connotation, this paper explores the role of intercultural communication in a re-considered 1990s view of multicultural education and discusses the design of a conceivable short course that will serve as the foundation for increasing…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Differences, Higher Education
Yee, Carole – 1998
Based on a collaboration between an instructor and an undergraduate student for two different documentation projects, this paper discusses the difference between the language systems of writers and supervisors designing or choosing training materials and documentation and what the research says about the real needs for the documentation. The paper…
Descriptors: Documentation, Higher Education, Language Role, Minicourses
Bryant, Henry A. – 1982
With enrollments in the social sciences declining markedly and their educational values being deemphasized, a new approach must be taken to social sciences instruction. Social science courses are antiquated, need revision, fail to offer enough job relevance to draw most students, are taught too conservatively, and no longer enjoy a protected…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Problems, History
Burton, Gwen – 1989
Like many parts of the United States, Colorado is facing a significant hazardous waste problem. Radioactive and chemical wastes generated by the Rocky Flats Nuclear Plant, the toxic Lowry Land Fill Site, industrial dumps, and heavy land and air traffic contribute to water, land, and air pollution in the state. As part of a statewide response…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Responsibility, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives
Nakadate, Neil – 1988
What made the teaching and learning experiences of a five-week pre-freshman composition primer course for minority students and a ten-session seminar on contemporary American literature for a group of teachers of English as a second language (ESL) from black and colored schools in South Africa so radically different for the professor who taught…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Discourse Communities, Educational Philosophy, English (Second Language)
English, Raymond – 1987
The U.S. public high school should return to a core curriculum which is defined as a broad consensus on the basic information and skills to which most young students should have been exposed by the time they graduate from high school. The duty of educators is to teach the skills and general information that enable educated persons to continue…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Design
