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Social Studies Reform and Global Education: California, New York, and the Report of the National Commission on Social Studies.
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Fleming, Dan B. – Social Studies, 1991
Compares treatment of global education in three curriculum guidelines: California's History-Social Science Framework (1987); the New York Social Studies Program; and the National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools' report, "Charting a Course." Finds the New York program more broadly conceptualized emphasizing all the social…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
The California Maritime Academy and the California State University. A Report to the Legislature and the Department of Finance in Response to Supplemental Report Language of the 1990 Budget Act.
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California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1991
This report presents results of a study of the administrative and governance structure of the California Maritime Academy and the Academy's relation to the California State University as well as the advantages and disadvantages of the State University's Trustees assuming more responsibility for the governance of the Academy. These responsibilities…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Comparative Analysis, Consolidated Schools
A Comparison of Music Program Requirements at Selected Christian Colleges for Use as an Articulation Model at Practical Bible Training School. Curriculum and Program Planning.
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Kroll, Ronald C. – 1988
Music majors at the three-year New York Bible college, Practical Bible Training School (PBTS), have been unable to transfer music credits to other colleges to complete baccalaureate degrees due to a dissimilarity in program requirements. Program requirements at 44 Christian colleges where PBTS graduates were likely to transfer were compared in…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Church Related Colleges, College Curriculum, College Transfer Students
Solving Problems in Math and Science Education.
Jones, Rebecca – American School Board Journal, 1998
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) shows U.S. 4th graders scoring above the international average in both math and science, 8th graders slipping in both subjects, and 12th graders scoring at or near the bottom. Research indicates high expectations, a focused curriculum, better-prepared teachers, and balanced instruction…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Elementary Secondary Education, Grade 12
Charting a Course Backwards: A Response to the National Commission's Nineteenth Century Social Studies Program.
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Nelson, Jack L. – Social Education, 1990
Compares 1989 National Commission on Social Studies in the Schools' report, "Charting a Course: Social Studies in the 21st Century," to a similar curricular endeavor during the 1930s. Finds the 1989 version conformist, narrow, prescriptive, overly content oriented, and not reflective of educational research. Because of its academic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conformity, Content Analysis, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Student Service and Philanthropy Project 1992-93.
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Budin, Howard; And Others – 1993
The Student Service and Philanthropy Project (SSPP) was designed to afford students an opportunity to assume leadership roles in promoting positive social change in their community. This document presents a 1992-93 evaluation of the SSPP concerning the program's implementation and the perceptions of its success on the part of students and project…
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Decision Making