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Sever, Shmuel – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1981
Traces the trends and patterns that characterize library education and librarianship in Israel, including influences of various cultural traditions, the history of Israeli library education, the roles of major Israeli library educators, and the development of graduate curricula. Forty-seven references are listed. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Mirando, Joseph A. – 1995
The first class of journalism students ever assembled at a college or university enrolled at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) in 1869-70. Studying Washington College's efforts shows that much of the promise and the shortcomings of this discipline were clearly evident more than 125 years ago. During the 1700s and 1800s the…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Innovation

Jorgensen, Estelle R. – Journal of Research in Music Education, 1983
William Channing Woodbridge led a movement to incorporate vocal music in the Boston public schools. A model of the political process underlying this movement generated hypotheses about the political process underlying public school music innovations in politico-organizational environments where executive responsibility for public education is…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Case Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change

Cory, Sheila – Computers in the Schools, 1991
Discusses changes that have occurred in educational computing since 1983 and considers leadership needs for the future. Hardware and software are discussed; approaches to computers in the curriculum are reviewed; and developmental stages in involving a school district with computer use are explained, including the role of leadership at each stage.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Courseware, Curriculum Development, Educational Technology
Luke, Allan – 1989
Whole language approaches to the teaching of reading and writing have received broad support by United States advocates of "critical pedagogy." This paper outlines a case study of the Australian implementation of whole language inservice courses for the teaching of literacy in elementary schools. Drawing from post-structuralist theory…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational History
Skilbeck, Malcolm – 1985
The changing role of research in curriculum development since the late 1950's is reviewed. Factors are discussed that have affected the prevailing attitudes toward research and its value, including its role in fields other than education and the mixed success with which various research and development models have met in education. Particular…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Improvement, Educational Research
Conrad, Clifton F. – 1983
The past and current condition of general education in the two-year college is examined in this four-part monograph. Part 1 reviews the history of general education, tracing its roots in the European tradition of liberal education from Greco-Roman antiquity to the end of the 19th century in America. In addition, the 20th century general education…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems
Kaufman, Martin – 1979
This study of the origin and history of the University of Vermont College of Medicine begins with the appointment of John Pomeroy to the faculty in 1804, and traces the years that followed. Chiefly concerned with the individuals who were involved, it is a case study of the responses of one small medical school to reform movements, and its ability…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Books, Case Studies, College Faculty
Robinson, Chris – 2000
Australia's national vocational education and training (VET) system and nationally funded technical and further education colleges were established in the 1970s. In the 1980s, traineeships complementing traditional apprenticeships and competency-based training were instituted. An industry-led training system was established in the 1990s. Total VET…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Accreditation (Institutions), Adjustment (to Environment)