Multiculturalism (like crossculturalism and transculturalism) is an emergent, interdisciplinary concept--one that is rife with images. The metaphoric language of "why" (embrace multiculturalism) is filled with arguments for or against multiculturalism paired with problems and burdens, coupled with disease, and most frequently, troped as…

This document presents the curriculum design for a multicultural counseling course for the master's degree program in counselor education at the University of North Texas. The main objectives of the course are helping students to: (1) develop a multicultural perspective on counseling; (2) understand barriers to effective multicultural counseling;…

Without a formal mechanism to produce consensus, American colleges generally have come to agree on what constitutes an appropriate set of course requirements for Biology and Zoology majors. This report describes a survey of American four-year colleges and universities offering biology and/or zoology degrees. Questionnaires were sent to 741 biology…

In recognition of the needs of adults whose native languages are other than English or who possess minimal literacy skills in English, the National Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights gave a grant to the Literacy Volunteers of Washington County, Rhode Island for tutors to develop lessons on the Bill of…

This document describes how a set of workplace literacy curricula was developed for Chinese garment workers in New York City. First, it discusses the goal of the workplace literacy program and the nature of the population served. Then, it proceeds to discuss rationale and research procedures of how the curriculum was being developed. A set of…

Aesthetics, or the philosophy of art, is perhaps the most troublesome discipline advocated in a discipline-based approach to art education. It is troublesome for many reasons, including its largely verbal nature and the lack of experience of most art teachers with its content and modes of inquiry. Nevertheless, aesthetics can serve as a basis for…

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…

Curriculum development is the dynamic process of creating and modifying lesson plans, techniques, methods, approaches, and materials in response to educational program goals and community and student needs. It is not a static set of rules or procedures, lesson plans, or materials. The best curriculum responds effectively to student needs as a…

A program that combined the use of newspaper articles with strategies designed to help children identify values and select from among them was described. (Author/RK)

In order to identify women-oriented programs and services in public community colleges, a 1974 survey was conducted of deans of students. The 577 respondents (88 percent response) indicated that public community colleges are well on their way to meeting the special needs of women students. (NHM)

Describes science teaching in Rhodesia as beset with limitations in the quality of students, in student motivation, in the number and quality of teachers, in the Rhodesian environment, and in the science syllabuses themselves. (Author/GS)

Discusses programs and materials for population education. (RH)

Reports on a limited survey of published curriculum guides to determine if courses in the category of "technical sciences" are included in engineering technology curricula, what courses appear most frequently, and what proportion of total time allocation do they represent. (GS)

An undergraduate program, focusing on problem-solving and based on volunteer faculty, is developed to create a common undergraduate base for professional and action-oriented graduate education. (Author/JH)

In a presentation at a symposium on educational media for teaching the deaf (1974), the author discusses the instructional media program at the Oregon State School for the Deaf. (LS)