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Murphy, Joseph; Hallinger, Philip – NASSP Bulletin, 1985
A study of the 18 "most effective" high schools in California uses analysis of questionnaires completed by administrators of the schools to identify eight recurring general factors of effectiveness. (DCS)
Descriptors: Coping, Core Curriculum, Educational Environment, Educational Objectives

Journal of Dental Education, 1984
Guidelines developed by the Sections of Biochemistry and Nutrition and Dental Hygiene Education of the American Association of Dental Schools are intended for use by individual educational institutions as curriculum development aids. (MLW)
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Biochemistry, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development
Oregon State Dept. of Education, Salem. – 1990
A resource of statements about the values of music in education, this paper is intended to help answer the question, "Why is it important to teach general music to children in grades K-6?" Material is quoted from several disciplines including psychology, education, music education, and the medical field. The paper is directed primarily…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Bureau of School Improvement. – 1986
This document is a decision-making tool on the instructional process in Mississippi. It attempts to standardize curriculum content by identifying core skills that must be included in subject areas in kindergarten through grade 12. Subjects covered are reading, English/language arts, mathematics, art, computer education, foreign languages, health…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Objectives
Eddy, Junius – 1981
This document presents an updated version of a publication that originally appeared in print in 1970. The original document raised a number of issues and questions which, despite notable advances, are still problematic. In this revision, marginal notes up-date the original text with information concerning subsequent efforts to address raised…
Descriptors: Art Education, Core Curriculum, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1990
Arts education is a fundamental obligation of the public schools. Students grow in unique and critical ways by experiencing the arts through practice. The study of the heritage of the arts in their intellectual, critical, and aesthetic dimensions enhances student perspectives. Mankind's artistic achievements are the heritage of every child and an…
Descriptors: Art Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Dance

Dunn, Dana S. – Teaching of Psychology, 1993
Asserts that, among trends in higher education, none is more debated than the place of general education and the use of the core curriculum as an antidote to specialized education. Argues that psychology can be effectively presented to undergraduates in an interdisciplinary core curriculum. (CFR)
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Degree Requirements, Educational Change
Wright, Grace S. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1958
By this study, as by several it has issued in the past few years the Office of Education recognizes the interest of many educators in the core program as a means of achieving some of the objectives of general education at the secondary level. Its first publication, Bulletin 1950, No. 5 entitled "Core Curriculum in Public High Schools," a study of…
Descriptors: General Education, Articulation (Education), Incidence, Educational Change
National Art Education Association, Reston, Va. – 1995
This handbook offers suggestions for educational reform in areas of student art learning, art education, and art content. After an "Introduction," which presents the philosophy and goals for reform, the document addresses the following issues: "What Is Student Art Learning?"; "How To Tell the Difference between Art as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art, Art Education, Competence
Garrett, Sandy – 1993
Oklahoma curriculum objectives for kindergarten through 12th grade present skills for the core and integrated curriculum areas and methods to assess student achievement. An overview of developmentally appropriate programs for kindergarten precedes objectives for social skills, creative skills, language arts skills, mathematics skills, motor…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Core Curriculum, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Howard, James; Mendenhall, Thomas – 1982
This report argues for renewed attention to the teaching of history in the schools and provides suggestions for improving the state of history in our educational system. Much of history's trouble in the schools derives from a misunderstanding about what the subject is and what it is not. History is not social studies; it is essentially narrative.…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Core Curriculum, Definitions, Educational Needs
Ray, Gayl M.; Wilson, Nick; Mangini, Rick – 2003
This document provides a framework for a broad-based secondary and postsecondary curriculum to prepare students for employment in marketing management and research (MMR). The first part of the technical competency profile (TCP) contains the following items: an explanation of the purpose and scope of Ohio's TCPs; college tech prep program…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), Business Administration, Competency Based Education
Batten, Margaret – 1983
Over recent years there has been an increasing amount of public and political discussion of educational directions and educational accountability in relation to Australian primary and secondary schools. The study reported in this monograph attempted to address these concerns through a four-stage process: a review of literature exploring community…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Bilingual Education Programs, Career Exploration, Cooperative Programs
Goodlad, Sinclair – 1995
This book is an exploration of the current debate about quality in higher education. Using a construct of "heresies," it suggests a set of guiding principles in four key areas of university life: curriculum (because selecting what is worth learning in universities is not random); teaching methods (because universities offer opportunities…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Outcomes Assessment, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Evaluation