Criticizing a conventional view on the subject, this essay distinguishes the concept of educating an individual--that is, transmitting knowledge of any kind--from that of developing an "educated person," and discusses the implications of this distinction for schools' purposes and curricula. (MCG)

The two essays in this document address the many challenges facing liberal arts colleges today. "The Threats to Liberal Arts Colleges" (Paul Neeley), holds that the most serious threat to liberal arts colleges is not ideology or technology but instead it is the marketplace. Competition within the liberal arts sector leads the best schools to spend…

Academic preparation in foreign languages has declined since 1965 and many colleges and universities have eliminated competency requirements. Possible solutions to improve foreign language study include requiring a foreign language for all potential teachers, upgrading preparation for foreign language teachers, beginning study early, and…

Discusses how important it is for community colleges to cultivate the minds of students through a liberal arts program. Advocates that community colleges need to create a balance by stressing a liberal arts program (with historical purposes) with the community's utilitarian voices. (Contains 18 references.) (AUTH/MZ)

Explores the social circumstances of academic writing. Looks at student and professional academic writers and readers as participants in a complex literary genre, with its own conventions, ideological assumptions, and epistemological implications. Argues that academics must become cultural critics. (RAE)

The workplace demands both theoretical knowledge and practical experience. Employer-educator partnerships should focus on workplace skill requirements, give real work experience reinforced through classwork, and provide realistic career awareness activities that eliminate preconceptions and misconceptions about jobs. (SK)

Includes "A National Report Card for Vo-Tech. Excerpts from NAVE--the Federal Government's National Assessment of Vocational Education"; "The Path to a New Perkins Act" (Plawin); and "Good Intentions Gone Bad? NAVE Didn't Mean for Skill Training to Be Removed from High Schools. Doing So Would Be a Terrible Mistake"…

This panel discussion from the American Vocational Association Convention covers definition of school-to-work transition; its implications for curricula and delivery systems; role of government, business, and industry; and how to change parental attitudes and expectations for their children. (SK)

The relationship between the history of the student and contemporary student life is explored, and enduring patterns are identified in three areas: the social origins of students; student culture and activism; and the perceived academic quality of students. It is concluded that students should be heard and taken more seriously. (MSE)

Institutional barriers that hinder the collaborative process must be removed for an integrated program such as tech prep to work. A foundation for program development is laid if teachers are made aware of the benefits of integration. (SK)

Argues against the increasing vocationalization of university education as exemplified by workplace approaches to learning. Suggests that this trend threatens the existence of the liberal university that was traditionally isolated from the economy and fostered knowledge acquisition for virtue rather than utility. Evidence of this trend is seen in…

Suggests that the perspectives developed by humanities as part of education in science, technology, and medicine can offer enrichment in ways that lead to both use and delight. Sketches some activities at the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (ICSTM) in London concerned with liberal education and describes some of the…

Presents a rebuttal to an earlier article that argued against the technical aspect of criminal justice education. Contends that both academic and technical education are crucial elements in criminal justice training programs. (NB)

Because tech prep has the twin goals of preparing students for entry into postsecondary/continuing education or the work force after high school, tech prep programs require significant modification of conventional curricula and teaching methodologies. Both research and experience have demonstrated that the ability to transfer learning from one…

Designed as a forum for the exchange of ideas on significant issues in the humanities, this journal presents articles written by two-year college faculty in the humanities disciplines. The 1989 annual issue includes the following: (1) "Popular Literature and the American Literature Survey Course: The Case of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood," by…