Librarians have led the way for information literacy skills and abilities to be more integrated throughout the curriculum, and students are expected to demonstrate competency in finding, evaluating, and using information at many colleges and universities as part of the institution's curricular requirements and student learning outcomes. As part of…

There is a need to increase the number of baccalaureate prepared registered nurses to safely meet the complex healthcare needs of citizens of the United States. Since there is no research on the characteristics of registered nurse students persisting in baccalaureate education, this quantitative descriptive case study was designed to identify the…

Because canon formation directly influences curriculum construction, classical Greek rhetorical studies must make an assessment of how women's presence in these historical discourses has been at best marginalized, at worst erased. The structural oppression of women as a class and the institution of slavery need to be included in school curricula…

The study measured the extent to which teacher education staffs were incorporating career education concepts into curricula. Responses by 328 (of 384) Nebraska educators to a questionnaire indicated that, in slightly more than 50 percent of the cases, educators were providing either extensive or some instruction in the 63 identified concepts.…

A study was conducted by Modesto Junior College (MJC) to gather statewide data on the structure, responsibilities, and operating procedures of curriculum committees and to develop recommendations regarding the ideal committee for MJC. Curriculum committee chairs and knowledgeable faculty members at each community college in California were…

Recent publications and articles that have received national attention focus on the problems that face higher education as well as allegations that American colleges and universities were "failing to give students an adequate general education." The critics are correct and considerable energy is being directed to returning higher…

The Goshen College International Literature course is organized around the coming-of-age theme. (JH)

Explains a new concept in master's degree programs for students who are professionally oriented. (RB)

Article presented at the convention of the Music Educators National Conference (Seattle, March 17, 1968).

The conference participants agreed on the great need for workers in the helping services. The manpower shortage continues to grow because of diverse pressures for new patterns in health, education, and welfare. The conference emphasized the role of liberal arts colleges in the education, at the undergraduate level, of helping service personnel.…

In this report, the Curriculum Committee proposes that the Loyola Day College adopt a 4-1-4 program. This program entails a 15-week Fall session (including examinations) from early September till Christmas, a 4-week Winter session in January, optional to the senior student but not to others, and a 15-week Spring session. The student would take…

Discussing teacher training for teachers of American Indians as it exists today, this paper establishes the inadequacy of present training programs (with the exception of the program at Arizona State University, which offers courses specifically designed to train teachers of Indian students). Needs and methodological considerations for training…

In a discussion of new directions in curriculum study, alternatives to present patterns have been grouped under: (1) state and national studies, (2) articulation, (3) innovation in curriculum, (4) basic studies, (5) black studies, and (6) vocational education. A summary of major trends in curriculum development uses seven categories: (1) growth of…