This Report would review the current trend in development of core curriculum, review the underlying philosophies, and identify and describe recently established core curriculum programs. There is a developing tension over who should initiate curriculum change, who should influence curricular decisions, and how change should be justified. Part of the pressure is coming from within the institution from those who feel that academic leaders have failed in their responsibility to exert strong, systematic vision of what an institution's curriculum should be. This Report would look at the issues of academic leadership, examine various models, and identify examples that seem distinctively effective. We constantly hear about the fact that we are now a global community and this will have a significant impact on higher education.
Many people discuss the internationalization of their campus.
It will examine recruiting international students, orientating of international students, internationalizing the curriculum, and providing study abroad opportunities. Model campuses and practices will be highlighted. The focus of this monograph will be on comprehensive campus change and how institutions have fundamentally changed to meet this new mandate. Reasons for resistance or problems in achieving the change are reviewed. There is an increasing emphasis by the states to develop performance assessment for their high schools.