This ERIC Digest discusses heritage education in terms of: (1) what it is; (2) why it belongs in the core curriculum; (3) how it relates to social studies education; and (4) the qualities of exemplary heritage education programs. Heritage education is defined as an approach to teaching and learning about history and culture that uses information…

This bulletin describes the Dallas Community College District's (DCCD's) efforts to develop a common learning core curriculum. Introductory material discusses the creation of Committees for Common Learning to decide on standards and requirements for all students who enroll in degree programs at any of the seven district colleges and to design an…

A description is provided of Johnson County Community College's (JCCC) efforts to reform its general education curriculum. After noting the objectives of the nationwide reform movement, an introductory section discusses the college's replacement of a free elective system with distribution requirements, the development by the General Education…

This core training course manual is intended to introduce and explain California's Standards and Training for Corrections Program to local training providers and departments. It is divided into eight sections. The first section presents the major assumptions that guided the development of the training course. Section 2 describes the job of…

This document presents the Secretary of Education's personal concept of a sound secondary school core curriculum. It is called "James Madison High School" in honor of President James Madison and his strong views that the people, in order to govern properly, must arm themselves with knowledge. The theoretical curriculum consists of four…

This instructor's guide for a sheep production unit contains six lessons that are designed to be taught in the Agricultural Science I core curriculum. Introductory materials include lists of performance objectives and competencies for the complete unit, suggestions for motivational technique/interest approach and evaluation, lists of references…

Part of the materials developed for Project STRETCH (Strategies to Try out Resources to Enhance the Training of Camp directors serving the Handicapped), this guide consists of three sections: an introduction, the managerial trainer guide, and appendices. Section I addresses the rise of organized camping as big business, the need to provide camping…

Part of Project STRETCH, a special personnel preparation grant, this guide contains 13 units on the practical and philosophical areas practitioners, educators, and consumers believed should be included in a basic course for administration of an organized camp: growth and development special populations, camp director's role, philosophy and…

A detailed curriculum outline for the state-mandated elementary school program in French as a second language for Quebec English schools is presented. Primary objectives are the development of affective values, social values, and the sense of sociocultural belonging. The curriculum was adapted from the 1972 curriculum, with more specific overall…

This survey compared remedial reading students' grades in introductory college courses with their performance in the remedial reading program. The introductory college course grades of the following three sets of students were examined: students who had successfully completed remedial instruction, students who had received a "D" grade or lower,…

This document presents a model of a K-12, preservice teacher education core methods course. The model, developed for the College of Education, Cleveland State University, is designed to meet methods needs of all junior-level preservice students, regardless of certification area, who have completed earlier experiences in social and psychological…

This discussion of the role of general education in community college programs in Ontario begins with an acknowledgement of the absence of a broadly accepted working definition of general education and an admonition to community colleges to accept the responsibility for providing students with a total education. Next, the paper proposes various…

Although considerable research has examined various issues regarding gerontological curriculum, little attention has been focused on the experience of students of gerontology and aging. The "Foundations in Gerontological Education" study was extended to students by comparing views of students (N=132) on essential components of core curriculum with…

A combined lecture-problem workbook course in math and graphics for students entering the engineering program at Triton Community College was designed to allow them to progress at their own rate without a need for faculty lecture. The workbook places equal emphasis on descriptive geometry and graphics with the major areas covered broken into…