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Frick, Stephen; And Others – 1977
In order to define long-term curriculum trends and to understand more fully the reasons for curriculum change and continuity, course lists for six Colorado Springs school districts were compared for the years 1961-62, 1970-71, and 1976-77. In addition, confidential questionnaires were distributed to 108 administrators and teachers in the six…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
Download full textGlatthorn, Allan A. – 1980
Intended for use by those who have direct responsibility for providing leadership in the area of English, this monograph provides a process for improving the English curriculum in a way that is true to the intellectual and emotional needs of students while meeting society's expectations for a practical curriculum. The monograph begins with a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Elective Courses
Boyer, Ernest L.; Levine, Arthur – 1981
The five chapters in this monograph discuss current issues in general education. Chapter I examines the weakness of general education programming, comparing general education to a spare room that has no agreed upon function. Chapter II notes the recent surge of interest in general education; examines the variety of social and educational problems…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Olmo, Barbara G. – 1974
This study reports on the impact of inquiry on the social studies curriculum in 40 New Jersey public senior high schools as of 1974. The research is a followup study to one conducted in 1964. Responses to a questionnaire, related to curriculum revision, were received from principals, department heads, and teachers of the same schools surveyed a…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Comparative Analysis, Courses, Curriculum Development
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, New York, NY. – 1978
The influences, both on and off campus, that determine the shape of the curriculum of many campuses are considered. The main components of the curriculum--advanced learning skill, general understanding, breath, concentration, and electives--are outlined. The relationship of college education to the world of work is discussed. The unique…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Change Strategies, College Curriculum, College Role
Morshead, Richard W. – 1995
This college text on curriculum and educational theory presents 10 chapters, 8 of which focus on specific curriculum types. The first chapter, an introduction, identifies each of the curriculum orientations described in the succeeding chapters and examines the major theories that have been involved in curriculum development. The next eight…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Classical Literature, Competency Based Education, Curriculum
Gifford, James F., Jr., Ed.; And Others – 1978
In view of increased public demand since 1965 for medical curriculum re-evaluation, the Duke University School of Medicine offered the first new model of medical education responsive to social pressures for change. The new Duke curriculum included presentation by each basic science department of the core of principles and information considered…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Anatomy, Behavioral Sciences, Biochemistry
