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Daniel A. Cutrer – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
In 2007, I began research for my doctoral dissertation on what a curriculum in an undergraduate degree in homeland security should look like. At that time, the field of homeland security was a nascent discipline, and as such it did not have a standardized academic curriculum. There were several institutions of higher learning in the United States…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Undergraduate Study, Academic Degrees, National Security
Boyer, Ernest L.; Levine, Arthur – 1981
The five chapters in this monograph discuss current issues in general education. Chapter I examines the weakness of general education programming, comparing general education to a spare room that has no agreed upon function. Chapter II notes the recent surge of interest in general education; examines the variety of social and educational problems…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational History, Educational Objectives
Hodgetts, A. B.; Gallagher, Paul – 1978
A rationale for Canadian studies and outlines of appropriate content for various grade levels are presented. The book is designed to help teachers, curriculum planners, and teacher educators in preparing effective Canadian studies programs. Chapter I offers a discussion of the need for pan-Canadian understanding. Canadian studies can help young…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Civics, Cognitive Objectives, Comparative Education
Fuller, Jack W. – 1979
In an effort to re-examine the principles and rationale of community and adult education, this monograph first addresses the quandary of adult education--society's commitment to schooling for the young while paying little more than lip service to meeting the educational needs of the whole population. Continuing education staff are encouraged to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students, Community Colleges
Siedow, Mary Dunn; And Others – 1985
Recognizing that content area teachers are sufficiently different from reading teachers to warrant special attention in reading inservice activities, this book is intended for inservice leaders to help content area teachers improve their teaching of reading and understanding content-related material. The book contains numerous suggestions for…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Fuller, Frank, Jr., Ed. – 1977
Citing a major survey reflecting attitudes of most Americans toward the arts, this monograph outlines behavioral objectives and recommends supportive programs for elementary and secondary students in dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts. Dance in public education has both individual and group objectives. The student should develop a sense of…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Education, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Cortese, Peter, Ed.; Middleton, Kathleen, Ed. – 1994
The 32 chapters in this book (presented in two volumes) cover a continuum of issues in comprehensive school health education, including a review of the past and a vision of the future. Volume 1 opens with a foreword by Dr. M. Jocelyn Elders (Surgeon General of the United States) and provides the following chapters: (1) "School Health…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)