The quantity of schooling students receive in different curricular areas makes a powerful contribution to differences in achievement both within and between schools. These variations in quantity arise from differences in course offerings available to students in different high schools, as well as from variations in course selections by students.…

Experienced professors who teach the introduction to psychology course surveyed students to ascertain what they would like to learn in the beginning psychology course. A core curriculum presented here was developed for use by those currently teaching the course and by those teaching it in the future. (Author/BEF)

The author agrees with Clyde Chitty (pp73-76 of this issue) that the current "options" system of English secondary education is inadequate for most pupils, but he rejects the Department of Education and Science's proposed common core curriculum as an inadequate and even potentially harmful alternative. (SJL)

The curriculum revision of accounting and office practice programs at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf at Rochester Institute of Technology through infusion of data processing skills is described. Discusses the first-year core curriculum, and second- and third-year curricula. (CT)

A brief history of the trends in college curriculum is presented with a special focus on the present-day move toward core requirements. (DS)

The objectives, coverage, structure, instructional methods, administration, and evaluation of the integrated core curriculum at the Drexel University School of Library and Information Science are discussed. (MBR)

The integrated core curriculum program at the University of South Carolina College of Librarianship is described in a report drawn from a presentation by three chairpersons of the program. (MBR)

Tabulates and discusses the results of a 1972 and a 1976 survey of chemical engineering departments concerning curriculum requirements of undergraduate engineering majors. (MLH)

Employs a question-answer format to discuss how and why principals should introduce foreign language in the early grades. Includes such questions as what foreign-language programs are suitable for K-8 schools? Describes four models for foreign-language instruction in elementary schools: Sequential FLES, Sequential FLEX, Exploratory, and Immersion.…

The scholarship of teaching and learning approach and input of key stakeholders provide a multidimensional framework for evaluating business capstone courses. Steps include identifying standards and practices for benchmarking, identifying faculty perceptions of core knowledge and skills, collecting student feedback, and including the perspectives…

From 648 student records, final grades in 14 required core business courses and overall grade point averages were analyzed, controlling for academic aptitude. Accounting students outperformed business administration students across the spectrum of core courses. (SK)

Census of 52 Future Farmers of America (FFA) executive secretaries found the following: 30 states have middle-grade agricultural education; 19 have middle-grade FFA membership; 14 have a core agriculture curriculum; 17 have state-level competitions; most do not favor national middle-grade competitions; and few disadvantages apart from potential…

Discusses business school guidelines and journalism school guidelines for graduate education. Discusses graduate study in advertising and the advertising core. Outlines suggested changes to the advertising core to make it more attractive to advertising agency executives and to meet the challenges of the future. (SR)

College juniors and seniors in agriculture provided 161 usable responses (of 246) indicating that they perceived the general education core curriculum relevant to their career goals; they preferred a core curriculum with broad scope and flexibility. There were some differences by specific curriculum group. (SK)

International technology education curriculum should (1) focus on the changing human condition; (2) be based on a common philosophy; (3) take a broad cultural perspective; and (4) place the child at the center of curriculum considerations. An international technology curriculum would help establish networks of fellowship, mutual respect, and…