Discusses current methods used to encourage undergraduate psychology research and discusses ways to further support student research. Descriptions of local and outside sources for funding undergraduate research projects are included. The authors urge greater support for undergraduate research through increased funding and undergraduate research…

Suggests that undergraduate journalism education should concentrate on the theory and history of journalism and that graduate school should concentrate on practical and technical journalism coursework. Outlines the proposed undergraduate and graduate segments of such a program. (TJ)

Thinkers and scholars have been pondering the meaning of the baccalaureate degree for many years. The author examines current thinking about the core skills students need to learn in college and reveals its historical precedents. (GCP)

Discusses the integration of research and teaching at undergraduate institutions and the overall effect that changing funding patterns have on large and small undergraduate institutions. (JRH)

Proposes a project to ensure that in 10 years, all students graduating from U.S. colleges and universities will be literate in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) at the level outlined in 1990's "Science for All Americans." (EV)

Explains the Association of American Colleges and Universities' initiative to define the aims of twenty-first century undergraduate education, called "Greater Expectations: The Commitment to Quality as a Nation Goes to College." Then introduces articles that describe successful change and innovation at three colleges. (EV)

Examines various challenges facing higher education in light of growing concern over the quality of undergraduate degree programs and the graduates of these programs and formulates recommendations to colleges of business. (Author/JOW)

A history professor explains why he requires students to read the autobiography of Frederick Douglass, "The Narrative of Frederick Douglass." He finds students, both African American and white, react powerfully to the book (many choose to write a paper on Douglass) and feels the book touches upon nearly all the overarching problems of…

Suggests that the crisis of authority in the discipline of English is mirrored in the crisis of audience in the job market. Argues that the job market, the politics of national accreditation, the controversy surrounding standards, and the fickleness of funding at all levels are driving English departments to mediate on questions of scholarship and…

The original authors of a 1987 article, "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education," in the AAHE Bulletin suggest that these principles have been among the most influential ideas of the past twenty years and have been disseminated, applied, adapted, and researched in many different ways. (DB)

A research methods undergraduate course includes lectures, exercises, exams, term papers, and article critiques designed to increase awareness of the relevance of research methods. The course encompasses the methodology of the broader disciplines of social psychology and sociology as well as gerontology. (SK)

Claims that one goal of introductory college science courses should be to provide students with insights into what science is all about, and that this goal is important for science majors and nonmajors and should be able to be done effectively for both populations in one course. (MM)

A reply to Bennett Reimer on the teaching of philosophy to K-12 students is presented. The author of this article poses two problems linked to pedagogy and philosophy in undergraduate teacher preparation. First, philosophy in undergraduate teacher preparation tends to be decontextualized. They have both practical and research based evidence to…

This article argues that developing a team-based approach to teaching and learning provides the basis for building commitment and continuous professional development in teaching practice among staff in higher education. A team approach that is grounded in practice leads to open communication and opportunities for formal and informal professional…

Considers the different analogies used by James Rettie, Teilhard de Chardin, Robert Ardrey, Jacob Bronowski, Richard Leakey, Steven Weinberg, Heinz Pagels, and Carl Sagan to make concepts related to time and natural history accessible to the layperson. Suggests that these analogies be used at the undergraduate level in both humanities and science…