Among the benefits derived from a detailed curriculum analysis is the actual analysis process itself. Creating a curriculum diagram can lead to better understanding of what can and should be taught. (Author/BB)

This study was undertaken to assess the freshman and sophomore curriculum requirements of engineering schools and to develop guidelines to improve junior college pre-engineering curricula. (BB)

As a last chance medical haven, Caribbean medical schools are increasingly sought by U.S. students. Federal and state investigations are being run on one of these, and two former students have filed suit. (BB)

Describes a school mathematics curriculum, steps for its evaluation, an explanation of the mode of implementation of each step, and discusses the ways in which cooperation and systemization enhances the evaluation. (Author/RK)

In a replication of a Mount Sinai School of Medicine study, the authors at Texas Tech University School of Medicine found that gross anatomy should be considered a very relevant subject in a medical student's education and that other disciplines of anatomy should be reevaluated to increase their relevancy. Earlier findings did not find the…

Argues that the notions of need, requirement, and service are not simply pre-disciplinary formations, externally imposed on the work of teaching writing. Examines the dynamics of university, college, and departmental committees and task forces at Temple University in reforming the structure of first year writing courses, their structure,…

Discusses processes for change that have been used to introduce innovative learning processes into laboratory courses. In one case the content of the course was not changed, just the order of presentation. In the second example cooperative learning processes were introduced in order to facilitate a change in the course content. (AIM)

Shows how prominent mass communication theories can be employed to further knowledge of diversity-related issues. Provides examples of how diversity-related issues can be addressed in mass communication theory courses. Concludes that, by definition, mass communication must take into account diversity. (PM)

Critiques the second edition of the GRIDS (Guidelines for Review and Internal Development in Schools) handbook. Reviews the background of the GRIDS scheme, identifies areas of practical difficulty, examines the role of such schemes in British education, and describes a multi-institutional scheme. Includes seven references. (MLH)

The benefits of holistic thinking (as opposed to behaviorist/reductionist views) must be recognized at the curriculum policy and planning levels, not just at the innovative instructional practice level. Efforts in both the commercial and private sectors to create curricular wholeness from the "normal" fragmented, rigid curriculum are…

Examines continuity in curricular aims, content, teaching, and assessment as found in the geography programs of a single secondary school and its feeder primary schools. Places emphasis on pupils aged 8 to 13. Finds little agreement in any of the areas investigated. Proposes that structures are needed to develop productive dialogue. (KO)

Makes a case for why the National Council of Teachers of English should participate in the K-12 movement to develop curriculum content standards. Explains that curriculum content standards do not strive to impose teaching practices on teachers but rather encourages the discussion of standards on the local level. (TB)

Presents the Four E's curriculum model--Experience, Extension, Expression, Evaluation--which offers a framework for selecting and organizing appropriate curriculum for preschool and primary students. The model focuses on integrating curriculum but is also useful for planning a single unit, or whenever teachers want to evaluate the appropriateness…

A review of existing K-8 science curriculum materials, carried out under the National Science Curriculum Project for High-Ability Learners, found that existing basal textbooks fail to meet new science curriculum standards for all students but particularly for high-ability learners. Modular programs and supplementary materials were generally…

Compares the educational philosophy of most present-day educators (secular democratic consciousness) with the educational philosophy of the religious right (classical democratic consciousness). Argues that language arts departments must defend their programs against the religious right as well as attempt to understand it and forge constructive…