Publication Type: Invited Paper
Abstract: Over 30 years ago, August Meier and Elliot Rudwick published one of the path breaking studies of the modern civil rights movement. Their monograph, "CORE: A Study in the Civil Rights Movement," has stood the test of time and introduced new generations of scholars to CORE's significance in shaping the movement for racial justice in the United States. However, in the past decade historians have been re-evaluating the civil rights and Black Power movements and raising questions about the ways we mark its chronology; the ways we analyze its ideologies; the emphasis we give to national leaders and organizations versus local people; and the narratives we form for explaining its significance and legacy. This paper will briefly highlight ways that new interpretations of CORE, and new scholarship that illuminates CORE's importance, can provide missing pieces to the ongoing project of rethinking the "long civil rights movement."

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Review Method: Peer Reviewed
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Publication Type: Roundtable
Abstract: This presentation describes the design and outcomes of the collaborative, ongoing, reciprocal education plan (The CORE Plan) recently implemented by a teacher education program and a public elementary school.

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This presentation focuses on the design and implementation of an undergraduate, pre-service program that builds upon the intersection of theory, beliefs and strategies from general education, special education and literacy education

Publication Type: Abstract
Abstract: Objectives: To critically examine the content of the Skills Lab and Practicum series of courses to determine the feasibility of combining two sequences, add an experiential component and determine if the courses are meeting the curricular goal statements and CAPE outcomes.
Methods: The school’s educational goals for the Pharm.D. Program and syllabi of Skills Lab and Practicum courses were reviewed. Current educational objectives and activities were mapped to identify where and how content was being delivered. A Microsoft Access database was created to facilitate this process and examine curricular content for balance and omission. The group reviewed multiple documents and solicited input from preceptors and faculty to identify essential competencies needed in the evolving roles of pharmacists. Members also reviewed curricula of several pharmacy schools to benchmark similar activities and surveyed the PEPSig group to determine how other schools of pharmacy are teaching these topics/skills.
Results: The core competency course, Applied Pharmacy Practice Laboratory Experience (APPLE) was developed. This 6-semester course sequence is designed to introduce, reinforce and develop essential skills needed to provide enhanced patient care. The course will integrate knowledge with practice by the use of multiple content delivery methods including traditional large group lecture, interactive small group discussions enhanced by technology, compounding and site visit exercises.
Implications: This systematic, organized method of critically evaluating courses allowed the group to objectively assess current course content and reorganize it into a new course sequence reflecting contemporary validity of patient-centered care and meet current and future practice needs.