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Hunt, Pam; McDonnell, John; Crockett, Margret A. – Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities, 2012
The emergence of the standards-based reform movement has raised a number of issues related to the design of educational programs for students with severe disabilities, and a debate has arisen that presents an "either/or" choice between the general education curriculum and an ecological curricular framework that has traditionally guided…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Lifelong Learning, Quality of Life, Curriculum Development
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Akos, Patrick; Charles, Pajarita; Orthner, Dennis; Cooley, Valerie – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2011
Relevant, challenging, integrative, and exploratory all describe the curriculum desirable in middle school (National Middle School Association, 2010). Career-relevant curriculum is one prominent strategy used since the 1970s to achieve these goals. Systematic, integrated, and contemporary efforts at career education often engage core teachers who…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Career Education, Factor Structure, Factor Analysis
Hozjan, Dejan – European Journal of Vocational Training, 2009
This paper discusses certain developments in education policy in the European Union since the implementation of the Lisbon strategy. Greater focus on lifelong learning as a means of increasing the competitiveness of the European Union, and establishment of several new, efficient policy tools (above all the "open method of coordination")…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Policy, Minimum Competencies, Competency Based Education
Schoenbach, Ruth; Greenleaf, Cynthia; Murphy, Lynn – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2012
Published in partnership with WestEd, this significantly updated second edition of the bestselling book contains strategies for helping students in middle school through community college gain the reading independence to master subject area textbooks and other material. Features of this book include: (1) Based on the Reading Apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Textbooks, Reading Improvement, Reading Achievement
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
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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
Ferguson, Edward T., Ed. – 1971
Leaders from across the country attended the Fourth Annual National Vocational-Technical Teacher Education seminar, which focused on emerging teacher education curricular models. The November 1970 seminar had three primary objectives: (1) to provide an understanding of the performance-based core concept of a model vocational-technical teacher…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Conference Reports, Core Curriculum, Course Content
Nova Scotia Dept. of Education, Halifax. – 1977
The curriculum guide for Nova Scotia's core program in French as a second language describes the basic program for beginning students regardless of student grade level, because of the wide range of program entry levels. It is intended that teachers select activities appropriate to the age level and experience of their students. The first section…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions
Nova Scotia Dept. of Education, Halifax. – 1978
The curriculum outline for the junior high school level of Nova Scotia's core French program concerns the period of more formal introduction to reading and writing. The guide outlines the overall elementary-secondary core French program structure, objectives of the intermediate level course, intended levels of language development, intended…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Cultural Education
San Diego City Schools, CA. – 1983
This document describes and evaluates the San Diego Unified School District's basic education program. In each chapter, a background section is followed by an objectives/action plan chart. Charts show accomplishments of the past school year, 1982-83, and objectives for 1983-84. Basic education is defined in Chapter I as the core curriculum of a…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Categorical Aid, Core Curriculum, Educational Objectives
Nova Scotia Dept. of Education, Halifax. – 1978
The curriculum guidelines for the high school level of Nova Scotia's core French program, intended for students planning to attend college or certain other postsecondary programs, are presented. The four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) are integrated into all phases of classroom activity and the ability to…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Classroom Techniques, College Bound Students, Core Curriculum
Schneider, Alison – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1997
Debate over the Stanford University (California) freshman humanities requirement, hailed by some as the birth of multiculturalism, by others as the death of the Western canon, has been rekindled as Stanford reconsiders its curriculum. Some consider possible changes a political, not academic, action. Reformers favor focusing on development of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, College Freshmen, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Core Curriculum
Miller, Linda Wise; Winn, Richard – 1996
This document contains Idaho's marketing education (ME) core curriculum. Presented first are a list of 22 ME strategies that are aligned with the Idaho State Division of Vocational-Technical Education's strategic plan and a chart detailing the career pathways of ME in Idaho (arts and communication, business and management, health services, human…
Descriptors: Accounting, Advertising, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives
Hodkinson, Phil, Ed.; Issitt, Mary, Ed. – 1995
This book contains the following papers about the role of vocational education and training in developing a competent work force in Great Britain (United Kingdom): "The Challenge of Competence for the Caring Professions: An Overview" (Phil Hodkinson, Mary Issitt); "The European Challenge to British Vocational Education and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Behaviorism