Discusses the debate in the United States between advocates of the 3Rs and those who call for a broad-based, child-centered curriculum, a conflict which has prevented realization of a balanced curriculum. (SJL)

Changes in the types of students enrolled in vocational agriculture and their interests, background, and needs suggest that agricultural educators should rethink the approaches currently used in curriculum development. The advantages of the core curriculum and the traditional approach to curriculum development need to be compared and weighed…

Curriculum revision is cyclical in nature. Over the years emphases shift because no one approach satisfies all the needs of a school system. However, as a curriculum moves from philosophies to program plans, to instruction, to evaluation, and to revision, new ideas are added, adopted, or adapted. (Author)

Arguments for a common core curriculum in secondary agriculture are that a more clearly defined curriculum will help teacher educators develop a curriculum that will prepare instructors for the job they are expected to do, may lessen frustration of young instructors, and improve the ability to attract and hold them in the field. (LRA)

Argues that questions of standards and core curriculum are irrelevant to the real issues of learning. (Editor)

Neil Sutherland discusses the historical context of the back to basics movement in social studies. Ken Osborne points out that the movement is stifling innovation. Max van Manen addresses the question of what curricula should be considered basic. (Author/RM)

Describes a system's approach to literacy requiring a continuum of differentiated interventions and core instruction for all students in California. (PKP)

Describes how the Sweetwater Union High School District in California provides quality instruction in the core curriculum to students in alternative education settings. Provides sample text guide for algebra. (PKP)

Discusses the history of curriculum development in the United States and indicates that an integrative core curriculum requires a new recognition of the interdependence of knowledge and its relevance to the life of the learner in a free society. (JOW)

Examines the core courses of undergraduate biology programs in light of the changing structure of biology. Recommends a core curriculum and explains the reasons for these suggestions. (Contains 15 references.) (YDS)

Presents the foundational issues (attitude, infrastructure, resources) on which integrated business school programs should be established and examines the influence they have on the success or failure of integration efforts. Includes a "readiness test" to facilitate future integration efforts. (Contains 10 references.) (JOW)

Promoting student learning can be difficult, even at a liberal arts and sciences college where faculty members are passionate about it. The authors have experienced these challenges at the College of Mount St. Joseph in the last five years as they have moved collegewide efforts more intentionally toward facilitation of learning. The College of…

This paper presents the key points in the core curriculum of teacher training. These key points describe a rough conceptual framework for action with a view to reforming university teacher training. The ideas, competences, and general themes and the academic work forms mentioned in this paper must be tailored by the individual universities on…

This technical brief examines the current alignment between the New Mexico Standards Based Assessment (NMSBA) standards and the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) mathematics framework. It looks at the extent to which current state assessment standards cover the content on which 2009 NAEP assessments will be based. Applying…