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Brumfit, C. J., Ed. – 1984
A group of papers concerning English language syllabus design for general education curricula developed for a symposium on that topic includes an introduction on the definition and function of syllabuses by Christopher Brumfit, and a paper providing a review and discussion of terminology, background to the discussion, and current views on the…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Core Curriculum, Course Content, Course Organization
New England Junior Coll. Council. – 1978
In October 1978, the New England Junior College Council held their fall conference to consider the future of general education in the community college. This report of the proceedings includes Richard H. Sturgeon's introductory remarks, in which he acknowledged the conference speakers and introduced the question of the survival of the core…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum
Cantor, Harold, Ed. – 1980
This collection of speeches and papers is the record of a two-day conference on general education, which focused on articulation, core curricula experiments, and instructional innovations. First, George H. Robertson's welcoming remarks are presented. Then, Donald D. O'Dowd points to evidence of the decline of the liberal arts, reasons for this…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Educational Gerontology
Download full textTexas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. – 1990
Texas faculty and administrators from various colleges and various disciplines met to discuss the development and implementation of a core curriculum at their institutions. A summary provides brief synopses of the speeches delivered and the panel discussions. The document then provides the text of the welcoming remarks; the keynote address;…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Educational Planning
Dinnerstein, Myra; And Others – 1981
The result of a 3-day conference on integrating women's studies into the college curriculum, this report provides background and information on how the new scholarship on women changes the assumptions, goals, and means of liberal education. It was written specifically for the Association of American Colleges. The SIROW conference was attended by…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Core Curriculum, Educational Change
American Association for Higher Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
Perspectives on creating an integrated college curriculum are presented in four papers. In "What is 'Higher' About Higher Education?" Harlan Cleveland suggests that colleges and universities should promote a global view and understanding of problems on society and international interdependence and should develop the capacity to analyze…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Freshmen, Core Curriculum, General Education
1979
Important trends concerning the role of the liberal arts curriculum in American higher education are discussed in this collection of conference papers. The "great books" program at St. John's College is examined in a paper by Eva T. H. Brann focusing on why the St. John's plan has endured and changed little since its inception. Authors…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Curriculum, College Faculty, College Students
State Univ. of New York, Potsdam. Coll. at Potsdam. – 1984
Proceedings of the North Country Workshop on Science, Technology, and the Undergraduate Curriculum are presented. The Sloan Foundation's call for reform of the liberal arts and coverage of mathematics, science, and technology is noted in welcoming remarks by State University of New York, Potsdam, President Humphrey Tonkin. Stephen H. Cutcliffe…
Descriptors: College Mathematics, College Science, Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions
Schmeltekopf, Donald D., Ed.; Rassweiler, Anne D., Ed. – Review and Proceedings of the Community College Humanities Association, 1982
Designed as a forum for views on issues concerning the humanities in two-year colleges, this journal begins with "A Call for Common Learning," in which Ernest Boyer discusses the goals of education and outlines six themes which students should study to understand themselves, their society, and the world in which they live. Responding to…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum
National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Board on Agriculture. – 1992
This document reports the proceedings of a national conference to chart the comprehensive changes needed to meet the challenges of undergraduate professional education in agriculture. Part I of the proceedings contains the following 14 conference papers: (1) "Rethinking Undergraduate Professional Education for the Twenty-First Century: The…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, College Curriculum, College Instruction, Core Curriculum
Nichols, John P., Ed.; Groppe, John D., Ed. – 1979
A report of the proceedings of an Institute on Core Curriculum Design, held in June, 1979 at Saint Joseph's College, Rensselaer, Indiana, is presented. Contents include: prefatory matter including the director's preface, the editor's preface, a list of participants, the schedule of the activities of the institute, the keynote address ("On Getting…
Descriptors: American Culture, Ancient History, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design
Kelder, Richard, Ed. – 1994
This collection of 26 papers focuses on interdisciplinarity and its impact on the core or general education curriculum at postsecondary institutions. The papers include: "Professing or Instructing: Outstanding Challenges in the Task of Facilitating Student Reflection on Identity as Individual, as Family Member, and as Citizen" (Steve R. Gordy and…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Colleges, Community Colleges
Community Coll. General Education Association, Utica, NY. – 1989
This conference addressed the themes of faculty development in the liberal arts and business careers; class, race, ethnicity, and gender; the canon and conflict of change; and critical thinking, critical writing, and critical living. Following an introduction by Roberta S. Matthews, this collection of conference proceedings contains the following…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Critical Thinking
Chambers, Jack A., Ed. – 1995
This collection of 18 papers covers four broad areas of teaching and learning in higher education: innovative college teaching/learning strategies; effective classroom research/assessment activities; advanced classroom technology; and developing teaching and learning centers. Titles include: (1) "African American Students' Perceptions of…
Descriptors: Black Students, Calculus, Classroom Techniques, Computer Science
