The writings of proponents of multicultural education are examined to define and describe multicultural education and compare the present movement with those of the past 40 years. Major tenets, approaches, components, and trends are examined. (JMF)

Highlights problems in student achievement and the national need to broaden the definition of basic skills and renew the curriculum. Recommendations are included. (MLF)

Examination of the history of secondary school English elective curricula--from their development and growth between 1962 and 1968, through their refinement and variation between 1968 and 1972, to their critical examination and decline between 1972 and 1977--can be summarized in six points. First, the curriculum was a logical development springing…

Spontaneous movements in second language instruction are contrasted with instructional projects designed to address specific issues or problems. Canada's proposed National Core French Study is discussed in this context. (MSE)

Directions in second-language curriculum development in Australia are discussed in the context of three contemporary educational value systems or ideologies: classical humanism, reconstructionism, and progressivism. (MSE)

The changing tradition of liberal education in America is examined against the backdrop of Greek, medieval, colonial American and German expressions of the liberal tradition and its necessary humanistic disciplines and pursuits. After a historical discussion of various manifestations of liberal education through the ages, recent strains of liberal…

Discussion of complaints about library education covers historical perspectives as well as current trends. Topics discussed include library school closings; curriculum; skills and knowledge employers want recent graduates to have; American Library Association (ALA) standards; student perspectives; university views of library schools and faculty;…

This paper on the state of general and liberal education in the United States discusses a project which sought to examine and improve general and liberal education programs at the higher education level. The first part of this paper delineates the undermining of liberal education in the nation's colleges and universities following World War II.…

Psychology education is examined as revealed by a study of science education that involved a review of the literature, an analysis of the catalogs and class schedules of 175 representative institutions, and a survey of 143 psychology instructors. Each of the four parts of the report reviews pertinent literature, reports study methodology and…

The knowledge and skills needed by critical care nurses and the content and strategies of England's existing critical care nursing education programs were examined to identify core competencies that could provide a central foundation for and promote national comparability of critical care nursing programs throughout England. The study included a…

Eight tech prep consortia located across the United States were studied to assess their tech prep implementation and outcomes. Special attention was paid to the consortia's use of and success with the following tech prep components: formal articulation agreements; core curriculum; rigorous instruction emphasizing integration of academic and…