Findings are reported based on an analysis of questionnaire data derived from a year-long study of the impact of student-oriented, computer-based research on student attitudes toward sociology and selected course activities. Voluntary participation resulted in more favorable attitudes than did compulsory participation. (Author/GK)

Argues that a speech communication course should be a required course because speaking and listening are important basic skills which require refinement during a student's college/university years under the guidance of communication professionals. Advises departments to consider the resources (people and material) necessary to develop and…

Liberal education in Japan, and specifically at Japan's Tenri University, is described. The conflicts between the society's need for well-rounded educated individuals versus well- educated specialists are noted. (CJ)

In 1970 many course requirements were relaxed, but 10 years later many colleges and universities are again requiring students to select some courses from a core group of basic subjects (core curriculum). The development of core curricula is analyzed and what is actually occurring on campuses is detailed. (MLW)

The history of the development, the organization, content, and administration of the integrated core curriculum at U.N.C. Chapel Hill School of Library Science are presented. (MBR)

Describes efforts to overcome fear and disinterest among science students in the College of General Studies, a two-year interdisciplinary core program at Boston University. Indicates that the textbook is used to support course lectures, rather than as a primary source; study habits are taught along with the subject material; and teamwork is…

Outlines a conceptual scheme detailing the functions of a communication curriculum in relation to the communication field; the institution in which a department finds its home; and the society. Illustrates the scheme with the case of one particular department's core curriculum. (PA)

Describes a year-long core humanities course at Washington State University in which freshman composition is linked to a world civilizations context. Explains how the linked course aims to prepare students for the writing and thinking tasks they need for other courses in college and after they graduate. (MG)

The vocational education program in middle schools should give early adolescents opportunities to explore careers and increase self-understanding. Interdisciplinary units presented cooperatively by academic and vocational teachers and a core curriculum that includes exploratory courses are ways to accomplish these goals. (SK)

Describes the 1988 adoption of the Quality Core Curriculum (QCC) by the Georgia Board of Education. Discusses the QCC's role in defining and developing the study of geography within the social studies curriculum. Identifies and analyzes four as essential elements in a social studies program: knowledge, skills, attitudes/values, and social…

Study of Asia is being incorporated increasingly into the college curriculum, but there is disagreement about why this should occur. Asia should be brought into the curriculum in a way that reveals the richness of its many cultures and the richness within each life within each culture. (MSE)

Suggests curriculum may be improved through comparative studies of other societies. Claims there is little coherent education available in England and Wales. Provides models of the educational system of other countries; discusses the role of the teacher as a professional; and explores support for a core curriculum. (KO)

Examines William J. Bennett's recommendation in "James Madison High School: A Curriculum for American Students," that the ideal high school core curriculum should include one half year of music history. States that while the recommendation supports music education, it may not be met in many systems due to lack of funding and scheduling…

This article argues that neither the core curriculum movement or the multicultural education movement adequately address the problem of minority groups who do not do well in public schools. Minorities whose cultural frames of reference are oppositional to the American mainstream cultural frame of reference have greater difficulty crossing cultural…

University adult education programs (n=83) surveyed by telephone indicated the following: 17% phased out the program; students are 12% full time, 88% part time; most offer required/elective courses in adult learning and development theory; only 43 knew of the Standards for Graduate Programs in Adult Education; and only 32 of those used the…