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Part One: Historical, Philosophical, and Social Perspectives 1. What Is a Curriculum and What Should It Be?(James L. Ratcliff) 2. Institutional Contexts(Elizabeth M. Hawthorne) 3. Key Turning Points in the Evolving Curriculum(Arthur Levine, Jana Nidiffer) 4. Philosophies and Aims(Barbara S. Fuhrmann) 5.Structures and Practices(Philo A. Hutcheson) 6.Social Forces Shaping the Curriculum (Mildred Garcia, James L. Ratcliff) Part Two: Central Aims of Undergraduate Education 7. Quality and Coherence in General Education(James L. Ratcliff ) 8.Developing Intellectual Skills(Austin Doherty, James Chenevert, Rhoda R. Miller, James L. Roth, Leona Truchan) 9. Diversity and Educational Integrity(Caryn McTighe Musil) 10.Strengthening Preparedness of At-Risk Students(Dennis McGrath, Barbara K. TownsAnd) Part Three: Academic Disciplines and Specialized Learning 11. The Arts and Sciences Major(Carol Geary Schneider) 12. The Humanities(Lyn Maxwell White) 13. The Natural Sciences and Mathematics(Gene G. Wubbels, Joan S. Girgus) 14. The Social Sciences(Anne Barnhardt HAndershott, Sheila Phelan Wright) 15.The Arts (Ellen T. Harris) 16. Professional Education(Lynn Curry, Jon F. Wergin) 17. Occupational Education( Darrel A. Clowes) Part Four: Directions for Reform Across the Disciplines 18. Teaching "Across the Curriculum"(Elaine P. Maimon) 19. Advancing Interdisciplinary Studies(Julie Thompson Klein, William H. Newell) 20. Internationalizing the Curriculum(Joseph S. Johnston, Jr., Jane R. Spalding) 21. Transforming the Curriculum Through Diversity(Enrique "Rick" Olguin, Betty Schmitz) 22. Creating Learning Communities( Roberta S. Matthews, Barbara Leigh Smith, Jean MacGregor, Faith Gabelnick) 23. Using Technology(James Farmer) Part Five: Administration and Assessment of the Curriculum 24. Administering the Curriculum(Frederick T. Janzow, John B. Hinni, Jacqueline R. Johnson) 25. Building Academic Community While Containing Costs(Michael F. Reardon, Judith A. Ramaley) 26. Achieving Effectiveness and Efficiency(Ann S. Ferren) 27. Promoting Coherence in Transfer Practices(Judith S. Eaton) 28. Evaluating Learning in Individual Courses(Barbara D. Wright) 29. Assessing Learning in Programs(D. W. Farmer, Edmund A. Napieralski) 30. Identifying Indicators of Curricular Quality (Peter T. Ewell) Part Six: Changing the Curriculum 31. Strategies for Change(Jack Lindquist) 32. Implementing Change(Jan T. Civian, Gordon Arnold, Zelda F. Gamson, Sandra Kanter, Howard B. London) 33. Supporting Curriculum Development(G. Roger Sell, Barbara Lounsberry) 34. Tensions Between Tradition and Innovation(Jerry G. Gaff)

A Publication of the Association of American Colleges and Universities Top practitioners and scholars detail a range of philosophies, frameworks, program designs, instructional strategies, and assessment methods being used to strengthen and transform the curriculum. They examine both the current state of knowledge and teaching in the disciplines and the forces that will reshape the curriculum in the coming years. Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Education, Higher United States Curricula Handbooks, manuals, etc, Curriculum change United States Handbooks, manuals, etc, Curriculum evaluation United States Handbooks, manuals, etc