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Download full textParcells, Frank E., III – 1978
A survey was conducted of the 56 public and private two-year colleges in Illinois to determine the nature of their course offerings in mass communication. The results showed that 65% of the schools offered a course in mass communication and 72% offered an introductory course. Most of the introductory courses had been offered for more than five…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum, Curriculum Research, Higher Education
Pizarro, Rafael A. Espinoza – 1993
The purpose of this thesis was to review a number of integrated curriculum models developed in the United States and examine their suitability for implementation in primary schools in Costa Rica. The primary objectives of this study were to analyze the Costa Rican primary school structure and the feasibility of establishing an integrated…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Curriculum Research, Elementary Education
Mazzola, Kathryn – 1989
A study examined the effectiveness of a reading and math basic skills pull-out program. Subjects, 60 students in first through sixth grades enrolled at an upper middle class, suburban school with small class sizes, were identified as having deficiencies in basic skills by their scores on the California Achievement Test (CAT). The basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Curriculum Research, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness
McGuire, Steven Paul – 1992
The thesis discusses some difficulties involved in teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) in Japanese universities and proposes cooperative learning techniques as a partial solution to these problems. This recommendation is supported by a selective review of the literature on group work in second language teaching and research on the…
Descriptors: Communicative Competence (Languages), Cooperative Learning, Cultural Influences, Curriculum Research
Assani, Sydney P. – 1989
A study was made of how to integrate science instruction (specifically, science for Zimbabwe syllabus number 50006) and woodworking. In order to formulate its recommendations, the study sought to analyze course syllabi; collect data on teachers' years of teaching within and without their areas of specialization (woodworking and science); analyze…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Research, Developing Nations
Chervenick, Ellen Cecelia – 1992
In order to study for citizenship tests, amnesty students need to be able to read U.S. history material, although they usually have no background knowledge for it. According to schema theory, background knowledge is important for reading comprehension. Research has shown significant improvement in the reading comprehension of intermediate level…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Chinese Americans, Classroom Research, Community Programs
