Reflecting the digital turn in composition studies, multimedia writing courses have become commonplace in many writing programs. Yet these technology-rich courses take on new significance when located within a rhetorically based writing major, especially as a core course. This article explores a developing writing and rhetoric major through…

Discusses the importance of historical study within general education. Reviews the rise and fall of the Western Civilization course as the core of general education in the humanities. Suggests ways a revised version of this course can be restored to a central place in the curriculum. (AYC)

Argues that dance education should be a separate discipline from the physical education programs and that the National Dance Association needs to represent dance education. Notes that the "Dance Curricula Guidelines K-12" delineates the common core of knowledge, and comments on inservice education and state certification for dance…

The core curriculum movement, as of 1981, is in crisis and apparently declining. Among the discouraging signs are the abandonment of core curriculum programs by many school districts and the conclusion of a long-time student of the core curriculum movement that the democratic goals of the core curriculum program conflict with the more autocratic…

Observes that, in the face of curriculum reform toward educational "basics," journalism and mass communication (JMC) education must articulate what is basic about its discipline through a universal undergraduate core curriculum. Explores what current JMC cores reflect, and presents a rationale and guidelines for developing a universal…

Discusses the future of the humanities in American institutions of higher learning, including the role of elementary and secondary schools in raising academic standards. (AM)

During the past few years, a great deal of thought and writing has focused on general education. While there is overall agreement that general education is central to higher learning and in need of rejuvenation and greater institutional commitment, there have been debates as to whether there is a rough equivalence between general education and…

The author examines the background and aftermath of the government's 1977 Green Paper, "Education in Schools: A Consultative Document." In particular, he discusses the possibilities of government interference in curricular decision making at the local level. (Editor/SJL)

Offers a lesson in educational history as the first step in discussing the core curriculum in contemporary higher education and "unity in diversity," the theme of the 1980 convention of the National Council of Teachers of English. (RL)

With the change to comprehensive schools in Sweden completed, the author considers how education will be restructured in the future both at the compulsory and the post-compulsory levels. (SJL)

Decries decline in humanities enrollment figures forced by a society that demands accountability of its educational system. Sees reduction or removal of core-curriculum as opposed to majors' requirements as a development leading to an impoverishment of humanistic values. Advocates cooperative experimentation in curriculum design as a possible…

Convergence of disciplines is taking place among library science, information science, communication and instructional technology. Basic competencies running throughout the information disciplines are user information and communication; information and communication technologies; and policy studies. As a result of this convergence, library science…

Current practices in library and information science education are analyzed in terms of influences of educational externalities (academic affiliation, degree level, admission requirements, jurisdiction and accreditation, financing) and educational internalities (goals and objectives, course content, teachers, and training). Future trends and…

Proposed is a three course sequence for all college students designed to raise the level of undergraduate scientific literacy. The rationale, topics to be covered, and an outline of an earth-systems course are presented. Problems in the implementation of such a sequence are discussed. (CW)

The five chapters in this monograph discuss current issues in general education. Chapter I examines the weakness of general education programming, comparing general education to a spare room that has no agreed upon function. Chapter II notes the recent surge of interest in general education; examines the variety of social and educational problems…