Defines and describes the potential value and nature of an urban anthropology internship as a significant learning experience. Explains necessary steps for setting up and carrying out such a placement while avoiding the pitfalls experienced by field interns in other professions. (CJM)

Discusses the curriculum design and instructional goals of an undergraduate urban anthropology service course with a heterogeneous student composition. Compares the pedagogical techniques used with Bruner's theory of instruction. (CJM)

The anthropological study of the city's role in the evolution of human systems requires the use of both macro and micro levels of analysis. From the macro perspective, the city is viewed as part of a wider complex society, while from the micro point of view, the city provides the context for understanding specific human institutions or processes…

Reports on an attempt to relate academic models of urban communities to actual housing and community development for a student population of mixed graduate/advanced undergraduate levels and anthropology/urban studies majors. (CJM)

Discusses the needs for urban anthropology teachers dealing with students of architecture and urban planning to understand and incorporate the assumptions, clients, preferred roles, and data needs of those disciplines into the curriculum content of urban anthropology courses. Urges a practical, applied, project-oriented course. (CJM)