"core body of knowledge" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a body of knowledge that forms the essential foundation of a field of study or area of expertise. For example, "The core body of knowledge in the field of physics is laid out in basic college-level textbooks."
He thinks making them teach a core body of knowledge should be added to that.
To develop such a framework, a starting point was to establish a core body of knowledge (CBoK) for soil science that would meet industry needs, in this case the grains production industry.
Indeed, the challenge it poses is in some ways even more daunting than that facing physicists who wish to work on biological problems — at least in biology there is a core body of knowledge that, however complex, represents more or less a consensus view.
The structure of our Training Program is based on the thesis that the most important aspect of research training is the intense involvement of trainees in research under close supervision of faculty preceptors, after and during the establishment of a core body of knowledge relevant to the particular area of research in which the trainee wishes to receive his/her training.
The structure of our pre-doctoral training program, as with postdoctoral research, is based on the concept that the most important aspect of training is the intense involvement of trainees in research under close supervision of faculty preceptors, after the establishment of a core body of knowledge relevant to the particular area of research in which the trainee wishes to receive his/her training.
"Parents need reassurance...that their sons and daughters are being taught by qualified teachers, and are being taught the same core body of knowledge," he said.
The program incorporates 4 core values: innovation and discovery, a translational and transdisciplinary focus, an emphasis on collaboration and integration of research concepts, and the teaching of a core body of research knowledge coupled with real-world "survival" skills.
Another reason for finding somewhat higher scores of PBLob students on core knowledge could be, that PBLob students were able to focus more on acquiring core knowledge, because the body of knowledge they had to know by heart was smaller.
Usually, the initiatives had, at their core, one question: Could the growing body of knowledge about the quirks of the human brain be used to improve public policy?
Since open-book tests are used next to closed-book tests, the total body of knowledge is divided into core and backup knowledge.
Beyond the core courses, students are also expected to master a body of knowledge in plant pathology in a chosen Program Area.
