With a renewed planning process Catholic higher education can withstand the tide of development our society is experiencing. (RK)

A response to Theodore Hipple's The English Teacher Should Major in Education" ( English Education," vol. 2, no. 1 (Fall 1970), pp. 35-9). (RD)

It is proposed that language programs be better organized to coordinate instruction, experiences, and materials among the various languages taught, and that applied linguistics can provide the common denominator both in teacher education and for students to develop competence in more than one language. (MSE)

A survey of special librarians/information officers in major industrial corporations reveals major discrepancies between what practitioners regard as important and what library schools traditionally regard as necessary core of field. Recommendations for library education, including involvement in the accreditation process, are derived. Eighteen…

Increased local control for support programs formerly federally funded will require planning and coordination. Curriculum systematization is a process for determining the compatibility of support programs with the existing local curriculum. (SK)

Schools play too many roles; their fundamental purpose is teaching basic skills, computer literacy, sciences, languages, and civics. This report acknowledges the importance of state and local control, but argues that only the federal government can pursue the national interest in having quality schools, equality of access, and quality control. (PB)

Describes the University of Illinois' independent study approach for presenting fundamental concepts of librarianship to entering master's program students. The advantages and disadvantages of this approach are contrasted as it evolved from four formal courses and an intermediate team-taught approach. (RAA)

From a British perspective, the author describes and comments on Norway's recent curricular and educational reforms: the development of the grunnskole for students ages 7-16, with emphasis on the lower secondary (ungdomsskole) 14-16 phase, and reforms in the upper secondary (videregaende skole) for ages 17-19. (Author/SJL)

The issues surrounding the age-old traditions of the English educational system and the new configurations of teaching and assessment that are emerging are described. A report ("A Language for Life"), prepared for the Department of Education and Science by a committee headed by Sir Alan Bullock, is summarized. (Author/MLW)

The writings of proponents of multicultural education are examined to define and describe multicultural education and compare the present movement with those of the past 40 years. Major tenets, approaches, components, and trends are examined. (JMF)

Describes an interdisciplinary approach to modern language curriculum design and its results in reversing the declining enrollment trend. These results stem from a global awareness program featuring courses on language role and language communities and training in textual analysis. Adds that the interdisciplinary approach has produced better…

Offers a lesson in educational history as the first step in discussing the core curriculum in contemporary higher education and "unity in diversity," the theme of the 1980 convention of the National Council of Teachers of English. (RL)

Policy revisions by the Council on Social Work Education have sought to maintain relevance of curriculum content to changing practice and to simplify, integrate, and systematize a unified master's degree curriculum. The major categories used by the council to designate primary curriculum areas are discussed. (MSE)