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Download full textNelson, Murry R. – 1988
No work in social studies has been consistently referred to over the past 75 years as much as has "The Social Studies in Secondary Education," Bulletin No. 28 (1916) of the U.S. Bureau of Education. This volume, the "Report of the Committee on Social Studies of the Commission on the Reorganization of Secondary Education of the…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Organization, Courses, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedToombs, William – Review of Higher Education, 1978
A rationale is set forth for curriculum analysis based on the concept of design as opposed to formal theory. A schema based on that rationale is presented, and an exploratory application of those schema is made to some of the curricular introductions in the field of general education. (Author/SF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Core Curriculum, Course Organization, Curriculum Design
Marani, John S. – 1998
This discussion of second language instruction through subject-area content reviews trends and literature in the field. Content-based language instruction is defined and distinguished from other forms of language instruction. Three major types of college-level content-based language instruction are described: sheltered instruction, taught by a…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Course Content, Course Organization, Curriculum Design
Peer reviewedBoud, David – Studies in Higher Education, 1986
The need to change higher education to respond to the demands for continuing education is discussed, and the contributions of three groups to the facilitation of learning through learning-centered and problem-based curriculum design are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Change Strategies, Continuing Education, Course Organization
Peer reviewedMcGarry, Kevin J. – Education for Information, 1987
Discusses curriculum theory in the context of professional education for library and information science, and outlines steps necessary for curriculum planning: (1) diagnosis of needs; (2) formulation of objectives; (3) selection of content from the universe of knowledge; (4) selection of learning experience; (5) organization of learning materials;…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation
Frye, Bill J. – 1980
A nontraditional student can be defined as a student other than the new high school graduate. A 1980 profile by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges shows that the typical nontraditional student is 36 years old, female (57 percent), has an income of $20,300, has attended two years of college, goes to school for career and/or…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adult Students, Cognitive Style, Course Content
Langendoen, D. Terence, Ed. – 1988
A study examines the place of linguistics in undergraduate curricula in the United States and Canada, the nature and structure of the curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in linguistics, and the population served by the curriculum. The final report consists of an overview of the study, including the forms used for the survey; a directory of…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, College Curriculum, Correlation, Course Organization
