An essential difficulty in solving practical problems that are not like the ones a student has solved before is discerning the core of the problem. It is claimed that discernment has to be trained by variation--by varying the context of the assignments in which students have to identify and grasp their "underlying form". A decisive…

In this essay, Peter Trifonas tries to show that there is no overcoming of the techno-philosophical grounding of intellectual freedom and academic responsibility or research action within the speculum of an all-seeing, all-knowing university. Instead, he argues that through Derrida's notion of an open "community of the question," deconstruction…

Argues that sex equity issues should be a standard part of the university-based teacher education programs. (Contains 13 references.) (PKP)

As a requirement of APA accreditation, many PhD programs in applied psychology subscribe to some variant of the scientist-practitioner model. However, critics have argued that integrating science into an applied psychology curriculum may be too challenging a task. This article describes the development of The New School Psychology Bulletin, a…

Contends men's studies can assess the costs to men of patriarchy and still conclude that men's self-interests lie in fine tuning patriarchy rather than contesting it. Suggests that men's studies must focus its investigations on the dynamics of male ambivalence. (Author/BL)

Explores the postmodern critique of higher education, which presents a challenge to discard the contemplative conception of knowledge and promotes a pragmatic conception of inquiry. Discusses how higher education curricula, particularly scientific inquiry, can be renewed, taking into account this understanding of knowledge but also acknowledging…

Bloom's book, "The Closing of the American Mind," is an argument for intellectual isolationism and, as such, is potentially dangerous. In addition, Bloom has misconstrued Plato's "Republic," a text central to his critique of modernity and its education. (IAH)

Liberal knowledge is indispensable, and expert knowledge alone can be, and often is, dangerously impractical. To make it practical, expertise should always be explicitly related to the real-world political and cultural context that only liberal knowledge can provide. (MSE)

In this article, the author focuses specifically on her teacher-body and its place in various dynamics of projection in the classroom in order to discuss how drawing on queer performativity can be a critical resource in teaching about normativity and otherness. Queer theory has challenged individuals to think more critically about their reliance…

Discusses the forces that have caused college textbooks to differ only in style rather than in content. States that publishers are afraid to move out of the mainstream because of conservative professors who resist change. Concludes that innovation is restricted to trivial details and is usually used to "dress up" an old book. (GEA)

Contends that men's studies must incorporate the study of gay and bisexual men into its subject matter from the beginning. Suggests that men's studies offers a multidisciplinary approach that can serve as the intellectual base for future development in gay studies. (Author/BL)

The changes occurring in historiography in recent decades and their effects on the present state of writing about Canadian higher education are outlined and discussed. The kinds of questions needing to be asked and some assumptions that need to be analyzed are examined. (MSE)

Discusses the sorts of knowledge that the humanities provide, identifying the humanities with moral knowledge rather than practical benefits. Sees the humanities as domains of free intellectual inquiry, providing a training ground for moral decision making. (DMM)

Uses the literature of decision-making theory in holding that the meaning and potential results of a decision can be better understood if there is an in-depth examination of the decision-making process within the curriculum of library education. (Author/FM)

The ethical climate in higher education institutions may be improved by the emergence of cultural pluralism. The cultural pluralism movement reflects a greater willingness to expand discussion in higher education from individual to collective values. (MSE)