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Trends in the Introductory Communication Course from 1956 to 2016: A Systematic Review of Results from 11 National Survey Studies
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Morreale, Sherwyn P. – Journal of Communication Pedagogy, 2020
Researchers have conducted surveys of the introductory communication course for more than 60 years, starting with two seminal studies in 1956 and 1965, followed by a series of nine replicative studies extending from 1970 to 2016. This systematic review examines the results from those 11 surveys. The results of that review are presented here,…
Descriptors: Introductory Courses, Communication Skills, Higher Education, Educational Trends
Social Studies--Its Roots and Branches
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Chiodo, John J. – Social Studies, 1977
Reviews changing attitudes toward the objectives of social studies throughout our country's educational history. Emphases have included history teaching, geography and civics, strengthening democratic institutions, education for life adjustment, knowledge of specific disciplines, relevance of life experiences to academic knowledge, and the "back…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum, Educational History
Teaching the History of American Higher Education.
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Stanton, Charles M. – Review of Higher Education, 1980
Suggestions are given and experiences related on the content and organization of a graduate course in the history of higher education in the United States. Course rationale, objectives, teaching methods, and syllabus development are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Course Organization, Educational History
The Comprehensive Community College: Study Guide.
Ratcliff, James L. – 1986
This course outline and study guide for "The Comprehensive Community College," a graduate course offered at Iowa State University, lists topics, objectives, and references for each of the 13 topic-based units in the course. Introductory material indicates that the course, which was designed for practicing and aspiring community college…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Objectives
The Individual Society, and Sex-Background Readings for Sex Educators.
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Broderick, Carlfred B.; And Others – 1969
This book is designed as a text primarily for college students preparing to teach sex education or "education in the nature of human sexuality and the relations between the sexes" in elementary and secondary schools. An attempt is made by the 13 writers, most of them sociologists or psychologists, to distinguish between the knowledge which the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Behavior Standards, Course Content, Course Objectives
THE INDIVIDUAL, SOCIETY AND SEX. BACKGROUND READINGS FOR SEX EDUCATORS.
BRODERICK, CARLFRED B.; AND OTHERS – 1969
THIS BOOK IS DESIGNED AS A TEXT PRIMARILY FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS PREPARING TO TEACH SEX EDUCATION OR "EDUCATION IN THE NATURE OF HUMAN SEXUALITY AND THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE SEXES" IN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS. AN ATTEMPT IS MADE BY THE 13 WRITERS, MOST OF THEM SOCIOLOGISTS OR PSYCHOLOGISTS, TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE KNOWLEDGE WHICH THE…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Behavior Standards, Course Content, Course Objectives
Sociopolitical and Educational Climates for Population Education in the United States.
Poffenberger, Thomas – 1975
The paper reviews major issues in population education. It offers suggestions for clarifying objectives of population education courses so they will be consistent with both the interests and needs of a society and individuals and groups within the society. Population education is defined as an educational process which assists the individual in…
Descriptors: Abortions, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Objectives, Demography