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Dreher, Barbara B. – English Journal, 1980
Presents an outline of a writing program designed to provide both the mental stimulation and ego involvement that enhance retirement life. (RL)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development

Rounds, Jeanine Crandall – English Journal, 1972
Discusses the problems of elective programs from course content and curriculum planning through administrative difficulties. (Author/RB)
Descriptors: Business Administration, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems

Kitzhaber, Albert R. – English Journal, 1972
Argues for a balance between student-centered and subject-centered'' English curriculums. (Author)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, English Curriculum

Smith, Jack E., Jr. – English Journal, 1971
Describes a first year's experience with a nongraded, elective English program at Hickory Township High School, Sharon, Pa. (SW)
Descriptors: Classes (Groups of Students), Course Content, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation

Slack, Delane Bender – English Journal, 1999
Discusses why a women's literature course is necessary to combat the web of gender bias woven throughout literature, schools, and society. Describes the creation and proposal of a curriculum for such a class at the high school level. Notes objections from male teachers and outlines responses. Describes how the course was proposed to, and turned…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, English Instruction, High Schools

Lent, John D. – English Journal, 1981
Proposes that the study of the short story should have a prominent place in any high school English curriculum. Provides suggestions for such a course. (RL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Critical Reading