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Johnson, Lisa E.; Rakestraw, Jennie – School-University Partnerships, 2014
Johnson and Rakestraw describe the Winthrop University-School Partnership Network (WUSP) as a dynamic, diverse, and growing group of participants from nine school districts, thirty schools, multiple university programs, and community organizations. As a Network, they are working to emulate John Goodlad's (1984) vision "in order to improve…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Professional Development Schools, Educational Improvement
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1977
A Study Group, convened by the Asian Centre of Educational Innovation for Development at Bangkok, classified national policy statements, development plans, and innovative programmes in three categories: changes in the concept of rural development; changes in the concepts of education "for" and "in" rural development, and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Competency Based Teacher Education, Core Curriculum, Educational Innovation
Wiley, Ben; Robinson, Janet – 1987
A description is provided of the rationale for, objectives of, and unique and innovative features of St. Petersburg (Florida) Junior College's (SPJC's) Interdisciplinary Studies Program (IDS). First, the paper discusses the national context of renewed attention to the liberal arts, the higher education milieu in Florida, and SPJC's general…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, Educational Innovation, General Education
Marsh, Patrick O.; Koegel, Raymond P. – 1979
An undergraduate core course covering the entire range of communication studies was content analyzed, scripted, and audiotaped for broadcast in 20 half-hour segments. The formats of the tapes included interviews, panel discussions, expository lectures, fabled narratives, and radio drama. An evaluation of the audiotaped materials was conducted by…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Communications, Core Curriculum, Educational Radio
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. – 1979
Eight new approaches to collegiate general education are described. In an introductory overview article, "Toward the Reconstruction of General Education," Jerry Gaff, director of a project on general education models, provides specific suggestions for institutional renewal, such as the formation of a task force, composed of faculty,…
Descriptors: Career Education, Case Studies, Colleges, Core Curriculum
Brazil, Robert D. – 1988
The Paideia Program is an integrated liberal arts curriculum implemented in elementary and secondary Chicago, Illinois, public schools. This report highlights its operation in Sullivan High School. Program components include the following: (1) didactic teaching; (2) coaching; and (3) Socratic questioning of guided discussion. Students must acquire…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development
Hellweg, Susan A.; Churchman, David A. – 1979
A model for an interdisciplinary graduate degree program based on the Behavioral Science Graduate degree program at California State University at Dominguez Hills is described. In light of the declining resources available to higher education institutions it is recommended that curricular programs be accountable and responsive to the needs of the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, College Curriculum, College Faculty, Conference Reports
Oklahoma State Dept. of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1978
Based on the realization that the arts humanize the teaching process, motivate learning in all areas of the curriculum, and answer the need for creative expression, the Oklahoma plan was instituted in 1976 to provide a comprehensive arts program for the public schools. Its approaches include in-depth instruction by arts specialists, integration of…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Aesthetic Education, Affective Objectives, Art