This long-awaited sequel to Richard Hofstadter and Wilson Smith's classic anthology "American Higher Education: A Documentary History" presents one hundred and seventy-two key edited documents that record the transformation of higher education over the past sixty years. The volume includes such seminal documents as Vannevar Bush's 1945…

The text of a report based on the findings of the National Endowment for the Humanities' Study Group on the State of Learning in the Humanities in Higher Education is presented with a brief summary. It cites the decline of the college curriculum, particularly the humanities, and places responsibility on faculty and administrators. (MSE)

This report makes recommendations to create specific categories and approval processes for special topic courses, experimental courses, an expedited process for courses with imminent need for approval, and independent study courses. Further recommendations are made for policies and practices related to the Carnegie Unit, the relationship between…

Quality education in an information society must include skills related to the accessing and evaluating of pertinent information for problem solving. Moving beyond the practice of using reserve material, lectures, and textbooks predominant in most college teaching today would be a step towards producing independent learners more likely to use the…

A survey of over 300 colleges and universities indicates that multicultural education is on the ascendancy. Educational issues are raised concerning the application of multicultural education principles on college campuses. These include philosophical issues, curricular issues, faculty issues, pedagogical issues, and the curriculum development…

Focused on undergraduate education, the debate about the curriculum in higher education in the 1980s has been carried on primarily by the higher education system itself. Various national reports and national politics have, at most, provided the environment within which the college and university citizens make the real decisions on campus. However,…

In November 1985, the American Chemical Society's (ACS's) Committee on Education invited 43 participants, including two- and four-year college chemistry teachers, administrators, and representatives from various agencies and the chemical industry, to identify issues affecting two-year college chemistry education and to make recommendations to…

This report presents ten recommendations for the radical reconstruction of undergraduate education at research universities in the United States offered by a national commission. Background information is provided in the first three chapters. An overview notes that undergraduates at research universities too often have been shortchanged and that a…

To initiate a campuswide restructuring process, governing boards should begin by asking some fundamental questions about the institution concerning what and how students should learn, equitable faculty teaching load, quality and definition of research, and the role of tenure in promoting institutional mission. Barriers in the process of…

This five-part annual report provides information for fiscal year 1982-83 on the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges; the state's community districts; college finances and enrollments; and state vocational education. After introductory material outlines the purpose of the community college system and the make-up of the…

This five-part annual report provides information for fiscal year 1988-89 on the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, the state's community college districts, college finances and enrollments, and vocational education. Section 1 states the Board's philosophy of education, delineates general and certification fund expenditures,…

This five-part annual report provides information for fiscal year 1983-84 on the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges; the state's community college districts; college finances and enrollments; and vocational education. Section I presents a statement of the philosophy of the community college system, delineates the board's…

This five-part annual report provides information for fiscal year 1987-88 on the Arizona State Board of Directors for Community Colleges, the state's community college districts, college finances and enrollments, and vocational education. Section I states the Board's philosophy of education, delineates general fund expenditures, and indicates the…

Ways to improve undergraduate education are suggested, based on the work of the Study Group on the Conditions of Excellence in American Higher Education. After considering shared values and long-term goals for American higher education, attention is directed to both the achievements and problems of colleges. Major themes are that student…

The third systemwide review of Florida's state university second language programs is reported. The executive summary presents some institutional enrollment data and capsulizes findings and recommendations for improvement. The report's introductory section addresses systemwide concerns and issues, including state policy initiatives and comments on…