Guidelines for the higher education curriculum are presented, with attention directed to prerequisite courses, general education, educational objectives, criteria for selecting staff to monitor required courses, and professional education. Two specific concerns are the need to provide specific and well-written course descriptions in the general…

This essay offers an argument for including ethics instruction within the community/junior college curriculum. It traces the place of ethical and moral instruction in higher education from the 19th century, when moral philosophy was considered an integral part of the mission of a college, through the period when religious and ethical instruction…

In 1987, a study was conducted to evaluate the ability of several variables to predict student performance on Florida's minimum competency test for rising juniors, the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). The variables included grades received in required courses; semesters elapsed prior to taking required courses after entering college;…

Includes honors degree courses; special entry requirements; course structure; courses regularly available; notes; and how to obtain further information on 42 universities, 28 polytechnics, 12 colleges of technology, and 13 colleges of education in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Some schools have advertisements listing additional…

Lists names and addresses of seven universities and eight colleges of technology in Scotland. Information reported includes honors degree courses; special entry requirements; course structure; courses regularly available; notes; and how to obtain further information. Also some schools have advertisements listing additional information. (RT)

The author states that a central debate in the issue of continuing education for health science professionals is voluntary versus mandatory participation. She questions the assumption that participation in continuing education equals continuing competence and proposes a throrough examination of the rationale, opportunities, and obstacles related…

Guidelines are presented for developing curricula that integrate health-specific content with traditional foundation content. Specific course content for practice in human behavior, social environment, organization, and policy sequences are proposed. (Author/MH)

Vocational educators have been confronted with problems in providing quality training in ever-decreasing amounts of time left for their fields. The author offers some problem-solving alternatives as educators await and deal with changes in state-level policies regarding high school graduation requirements. (Author/CT)

A study was conducted to examine the status of office administration programs in the United States as they existed during the 1982 school year. Information was collected from 59 institutions with baccalaureate-degree programs in office administration. Results are presented concerning program titles, semester hour requirements, course requirements,…

The approach to foreign language courses, required of students at Northern Illinois University, is to assist students in learning in their areas of specialization, while at the same time structuring the activities for group learning. The assumption is that it is the kind of participation in learning activities that gives significance to the…

Requiring pupils to enroll in physical education presents educators with two problems: (1) students' rights regarding required subjects, and (2) power of the board of education to specify certain courses as required. This article points out some court decisions and alternatives of pupils and school personnel regarding required physical education…

This national survey revealed that most states (all but six) require the teaching of state history. The majority of the states have a state history textbook of adequate quality, have no curriculum guide setting parameters for state history, and do not require a state history course for teacher certification. (Author/RM)

A panel of eight educators responds to the National Commission on Excellence in Education's recommendations that all students be required to take four years of English; three years of mathematics, science, and social studies; and one-half year of computer science. (MLF)

Academic preparation in foreign languages has declined since 1965 and many colleges and universities have eliminated competency requirements. Possible solutions to improve foreign language study include requiring a foreign language for all potential teachers, upgrading preparation for foreign language teachers, beginning study early, and…

Five objectives are suggested for teacher education institutions to use in response to National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education guidelines on multicultural education: (1) identifying faculty strengths; (2) eliciting administrative support; (3) establishing program goals; (4) setting course requirements; and (5) involving the…