Reviews the history and revisions of core curriculums in higher institutions of learning. Each school may be characterized by the priority of values it observes in its curricular structure. To the academic advisor, the values the curriculum represents are the trail markers that define the guide's terrain. (Author/BEF)

The best examples of career and technical education demonstrate education that is challenging both technically and academically, integrating core academic skills directly into the curricula to prepare students for the workplace or further education. More collaborative teaching is needed. (JOW)

The British government's core curriculum for prison education is similar to the competency-based national curriculum. A better approach would be a broader vision of prisons as "secure colleges" with an integrated learning program that measures intangible but important outcomes such as increased self-worth and positive attitudes. (SK)

Describes the creation, implementation, and assessment of Connecticut's Common Core of Learning, the state board's new standard which articulates its vision of an educated citizen, in terms of attributes and attitudes, skills and competencies, and understandings and applications. (SR)

Examines various permutations of the concept of "core curriculum" and then assesses the crucial planning, design, and development tasks in relation to the core curriculum. (TE)

Articles on literary canon include: "Educational Anomie" (Stephen W. White); "Why Western Civilization?" (William J. Bennett); "Peace Plan for Canon Wars" (Gerald Graff, William E. Cain); "Canons, Cultural Literacy, and Core Curriculum" (Lynne V. Cheney); "Canon Busting: Basic Issues" (Stanley…

Gives an overview of the development of home economics in higher education and describes one university's revision of its core curriculum. Proposed new concepts in the core are community, communication, and commerce. (SK)

Ursuline College's core curriculum approaches the cognitive and ethical development of women through three anchors: (1) introductory seminar, focused on moving from received to subjective knowing; (2) introduction to culture, moving from subjective to procedural knowing through a wide variety of perspectives; and (3) culminating seminar, focusing…

Describes how creative drama is central to the core curriculum at Cre-Act School in Pocatello, ID (a private Catholic school for grades K-8) because it triggers the imagination and discovery processes that keep education fresh and vital. (SR)

At a Florida elementary school, the principal and teachers are piloting a curriculum of core knowledge developed over a four-year period by E.D. Hirsch, an advisory board, and a teacher/parent network. An appropriate core curriculum can provide all students with a foundation of knowledge for studying and appreciating the unique qualities of any…

Investigates the existence of an identifiable core cognitive curriculum operative in early intervention programs as revealed in the developmental inventories used to assess students and in Individual Educational Program (IEP) objectives. Discusses the substance and suitability of this curriculum for developmentally disabled preschoolers. Questions…

Since 1990, when a Fort Meyers (Florida) school became the nation's first core-knowledge site, over 50 other schools have taken pioneering steps to teach this curriculum. Core-knowledge guidelines include school-community understanding, acceptance, and involvement; alignment of curriculum with local and state guidelines; and collaboration and…

Through a new curriculum model called World Class Education, Virginia hopes to encourage its schools to transform themselves voluntarily. The program is guided by six principles: focus on outcomes, school accountability, the assumption that all students can learn, the importance of collaboration and teamwork, the connectivity of learning, and the…

Consensus building with 22 (of 26) postsecondary marketing educators established a core curriculum, mission statement, and articulation framework. Core marketing courses included principles of marketing, sales promotion, salesmanship, and management. (SK)

Hirsch believes it is vitally important to specify the "core knowledge" that all students must learn. Here, Hirsch explains elements of his K-8 core-knowledge sequence. Teachers should avoid canned lessons but should know where they are going. New English standards are unacceptable, since they omit Shakespeare's works. (MLH)