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Case, Roland – Social Education, 1993
Asserts that global education has two interrelated dimensions: (1) a substantive, or knowledge of the world and how it works; and (2) a perceptual, or an orientation or world view. Contends that global education can provide a powerful focus for improving educational quality and help students cope with emerging global realities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content, Cultural Images, Educational Objectives
National School Boards Association, Alexandria, VA. – 1989
In this monograph, certain viewpoints, strategies, and policy tips have been separated from the main text. These "notebooks" of information, taken together, comprise a useful handbook for school officials who want to recognize censorship, put it in perspective, and prepare for consequent controversy. The purpose is to provide workable strategies…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Development
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Shipps, Kenneth W. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1992
Although much of what happens in church-related colleges is similar to that in other colleges, faculty in the former group can avoid secularizing trends and make denominational faith central to their tasks through faculty development, curriculum design, teaching content, and academic policies. (MSE)
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Faculty, College Instruction, Course Content
Willis, A. Sue – Studies in International Relations (Intercultural Relations), 1998
A discussion on content-based second/foreign language instruction reviews recent literature, extracts elements of content-based instruction (CBI) felt to be critical, looks at those elements from the perspective of Japanese university instruction, and poses some questions that CBI program developers might ask before proceeding. Various kinds of…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Craig, Robert – Social Education, 1993
Contends that the development and use of moral imagination helps students become sensitive to social justice issues and should be encouraged. Asserts that this process will encourage students to become cognizant of the tension between private beliefs and public behavior. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Course Content, Elementary Secondary Education, Ethical Instruction
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Wraga, William G. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1993
Asserts that, for citizens in a democracy to understand and act upon complex societal issues, they must be able to integrate knowledge from a variety of subjects. Traces the history of interdisciplinary social studies education and examines arguments of its supporters and detractors. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Citizenship Responsibility, Course Content, Curriculum Development
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Wagenaar, Theodore C. – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Contends that many colleges and universities have reviewed and revised their liberal arts curriculum in recent years, paying particular attention to the "capstone course," a culminating experience for students in their major field. Concludes that a capstone course should transcend other sociology courses and help assess students'…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
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Nelson, Murry – Social Studies, 1993
Asserts that immigration into the United States from the Caribbean region receives much less attention in the social studies curriculum than immigration from Asia and Latin America. Reviews the coverage of recent Caribbean immigration in elementary and secondary textbooks. Recommends several elementary and secondary instructional units of study.…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Course Content, Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Development
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Finkelstein, Judith M.; And Others – Social Education, 1993
Reviews reports from several professional organizations on recommendations about education for participatory citizenship. Reports on a study of 3,000 teachers in grades 1-3 from 7 midwestern states on the characteristics of social studies programs. Recommends four approaches to foster developmental social studies instruction. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies
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Leppard, Lynden J. – Social Education, 1993
Asserts that preparing students to be rational decision makers in a democracy and productive participants in the economy are major goals of education. Argues social studies education must provide opportunities for analysis and decision making related to current major issues. Identifies the National Issues Forum in the Classroom program as an…
Descriptors: Citizen Role, Citizenship Education, Course Content, Critical Thinking
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Siegfried, John J.; And Others – Journal of Economic Education, 1991
Discusses objects, methods of instruction, content, and accomplishments of the undergraduate major in economics. Recommends a strong introductory sequence stressing application of economic tools, rigorous intermediate theory courses, background courses in quantitative methods, and a minimum of five economics electives. Suggests synthesis through a…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Content, Creative Writing, Curriculum Development
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Wynn, Charles T. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1989
Asserts that a goal of social studies instruction is to help students make decisions about complicated social issues and that this goal is best accomplished through development of postformal cognitive processes. Defines postformal thought and examines two types: relativistic and dialectical. Shows how postformal thought can be promoted through two…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
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Tannock, James D. T. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 1991
Examines practical applications for the suitability of two different approaches to quality management within engineering education. One utilizes quality systems standards as typified by a specific industrial process that ensures an effective production system. The other applies the notion of total quality management emphasizing a process of…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Educational Quality, Engineering Education
Cuseo, Joseph B. – 1991
This report provides a conceptual framework for guiding decisions regarding the administrative delivery and course content of the freshman orientation seminar. The proposed framework relies heavily on empirical evidence generated by college-level research in the areas of student retention, student learning and academic achievement, and student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), College Freshmen, Coping
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Hamilton, Michael S. – Journal of College Science Teaching, 1989
Describes research conducted on the organization of information from many disciplines to teach social issues raised by nuclear technology. States that the social sciences provided the organizational base for most courses examined, courses emphasized moral responsibility and political choice, and syllabi emphasized technological, strategic, and…
Descriptors: College Science, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Global Approach, Higher Education
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