Study aim: To compare the National Core Curriculum (NCC) and the special education curriculum regarding how much they are suitable for children with disabilities in the field of physical education and sports. Material and methods: Content analysis of Hungarian NCC and of 5 special schools curricula was employed to obtain information on specific…

The result of a move in the State of New Jersey to establish a common core of knowledge and skills in specified high school courses, this paper presents the core course proficiencies for English courses students take to meet high school graduation requirements in English (Language Arts). The paper first briefly discusses the background, purpose,…

Three undergraduate degrees (in Accounting, Business Studies and Commerce), developed at different times by different departments at Napier Polytechnic in Scotland, introduced a common first year curriculum in 1987-88. For some time the Polytechnic had recognized the need to increase flexibility between courses and to provide students with the…

In the first of a series of feature articles, the author suggested some of the problems involved in constructing a "core curriculum" for students of all abilities. (Editor/RK)

The various attempts made to evaluate the course in fundamentals of library science at Drexel University Graduate School of Library Science are assessed. (PF)

Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa has developed a successful interdisciplinary program in liberal arts core courses, entitled "Introduction to Liberal Arts." The goals of the program, operational structure and curriculum construction are reviewed. (Author/PG)

At the request of the Multiple Curriculum Committee of the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the current status of high school graduation requirements and related curricula offerings nationwide was studied. Reviews of current educational literature and working papers of the committee and telephone interviews with State…

If degrees are interdisciplinary, minimal conditions concerning course structure, content and academic organization have to be met for them to be successful. Course descriptions are included in the appendix. (Author/PG)

This document presents an analysis of the total costs for operation of degree programs during 1972-73. The direct instructional costs for all courses provided by the Basic Science departments and the Schools of Allied Health, Medicine, and Dentistry are determined through standard-format budget review, faculty interview, workload study, and effort…

This paper discusses the manner in which our traditional approaches to education have become inadequate to the challenges and needs of today and tomorrow. Public policy must support new approaches to education that depart from the traditional Core -- the sequential ladder of organized educational activities K-16 -- and provide alternatives for…

Considers three difficulties with making an internship program part of the core curriculum in a college journalism program. (RL)

After nearly four years of debate, the Harvard University faculty voted, 182 to 65, to accept a proposal championed by Dean Henry Rosovsky that will result in a major overhaul of undergraduate academic requirements. Students at Luther Burbank Junior High School join together to stop their own vandalism and launch an all-out blitz to earn a…