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Dalporto, Hannah; Lepe, Marco – MDRC, 2022
Increasingly, companies are dropping four-year degree requirements in job postings, favoring skill-based requirements--such as communication and writing--instead. These types of nonacademic "soft skills" are viewed as essential for employment--employers consistently cite these abilities as among the most valuable in job applicants, yet…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Curriculum Development, Soft Skills, Program Development
McQuarrie, Fiona A. E. – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2016
It is generally assumed by educators that the K-12 curriculum--the curriculum used in primary, elementary, and secondary education--will affect students' post-secondary educational experiences and their ability to enter the workforce. This report takes a multi-faceted approach to addressing the impact of changes in the K-12 curriculum on students'…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
Intercultural Development Research Association, 2016
With the adoption of substantial changes to Texas high school curricula in 2013 (HB5), a central question for Texas policymakers, education and business leaders, families, and students is whether and how HB5 implementation impacts the state of college readiness and success in Texas. Comprehensive research is needed to understand the implications…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, State Legislation, High Schools, Curriculum Development
McMurrer, Jennifer; Frizzell, Matthew – Center on Education Policy, 2013
This report, based on a spring 2013 survey of state education agency officials who oversee K-12 education in Common Core-adopting states, describes states' perceptions about the variety of ways in which they are collaborating with their state's postsecondary institutions to prepare for and implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Other…
Descriptors: State Standards, State Departments of Education, Program Implementation, Postsecondary Education
LaRocco, Christine – Balance Sheet, 1993
The Applied Communication curriculum addresses skills students will need as adults and offers the best means for imparting them. Students acquire relevant skills and enhanced self-esteem; teachers take on an exciting new role as facilitator or coach. (Author/JOW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Postsecondary Education, Program Implementation, Secondary Education
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Cahill, James; And Others – Tech Directions, 1992
Includes "Keys to Successful Tech Prep Programs" (Cahill); "Tech Prep Systems for the Twenty-First Century--The Power of Process" (Key, Key); and "Indiana Tech Prep Pilot" (Hoke, Suba). (JOW)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Consortia, Curriculum Development, Models
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Lane, Michael S.; And Others – Journal of Education for Business, 1986
Presents an integrated model for the design or redesign of curricula (the Masters of Business Administration curricula in this case). The model integrates input from three major interest groups--the university, business and industry, and students. The model requires both curriculum-related responses and job-related responses. (CT)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Graduate Surveys, Integrated Curriculum, Masters Programs
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Drewry, Steven; Fiene, Mary Ann – Journal of Allied Health, 1985
Describes a major problem facing educators today, outlines various methods that have been used (for the most part, unsatisfactorily) to solve the dilemma, and posits a systematic approach to modern curriculum planning that has been field tested at the Kettering Medical Center School of Medical Technology. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Health Education
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Shepard, Katherine; And Others – Journal of Allied Health, 1985
This article presents 10 ideas for developing successful interdisciplinary curricula as suggested in the allied health literature. Implementation of the ideas is illustrated by examples from a clinical geriatric course involving physical therapy, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, and medical students. (Author/CT)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Postsecondary Education
Taylor, Jason L.; Kirby, Catherine L., Bragg, Debra D.; Oertle, Kathleen M.; Jankowski, Natasha A.; Khan, Sadya S. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2009
This guide begins with background information useful to understanding Illinois' framework for implementation and evaluation of Programs of Study. It starts with a visual depiction of the relationships between activity at the federal, state and local levels that evolved to the creation of Illinois' Career Cluster Model. This Model, which is based…
Descriptors: Educational Principles, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
Wirt, John G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1991
Describes four aspects of the 1990 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology and Education Act Amendments and indicates their importance. Basic funds may be spent to integrate academic and vocational training using a job-skills training context and to provide needy students with supplementary services ensuring their participation. Includes…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship, Federal Legislation, Postsecondary Education
Putnam, A. R.; Courtney, Paul D. – 1980
The major goal of a project was to articulate the progress of Kentucky Industrial Education Continuum level III competency-based curriculum with level II curriculum development. Its first objective was to identify and develop a model to articulate competencies that should be taught at level II with competencies currently being taught at level III.…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Industrial Education
North Central Technical Inst., Wausau, WI. – 1978
This final report contains the program proposal with supporting data for developing curriculum materials for and implementing an associate-degree laser technology program at the North Central Technical Institute. The proposal outline provides this information: (1) objectives for the program designed to prepare a technician to safely operate,…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, Electronic Technicians
Bloom, Nelda – 1992
The Tulsa Technology Center's Curriculum Department led the institution's staff in developing a competency-based occupational curriculum for the district. The process of curriculum development involved planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating the instruction within the district. The process was designed to provide a total district…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides, Educational Improvement
Gibson, A. Barbara; And Others – 1982
Death education is presently viewed as an ongoing process throughout the life cycle, with the responsibility for it being shared by home, church, other community agencies, and the schools. Goals for a death education program include the following: to inform children of basic facts concerning the multidimensional aspects of death and dying; to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Problems, Death, Educational Objectives
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