This essay questions the commonly held assumption that schools today are worse academically than they were in the past. It argues that schools have seldom been chiefly interested in intellectual inquiry. Nor have they ever been committed to providing a quality intellectual education to all students. We argue that if history has anything to tell us…

This booklet describes the New Jersey Provisional Teacher Program that enables local school districts to employ college graduates who did not study education courses in college. In order to qualify, a candidate must possess a degree in the subject he/she will teach and must pass a state certification test of subject knowledge. Further, the…

Assignment of teachers to teach subjects for which they have not had academic preparation is a topic of considerable concern presently. This paper: (1) reviews present Colorado provisions regarding teacher subject eligibility and assignment; (2) reports available data as to the extent of teaching without academic preparation; (3) identifies…

Details the process used to evolve a significant comprehensive liberal arts program at The University of Iowa. The process included four evolutionary stages: reassessing cooperative education, reappraising the University and its changing needs, building consensus among faculty and the administration, and integrating cooperative education into the…

If planning is to succeed in higher education, radical changes must be made in the way in which the process is conceptualized and implemented. Philosophical assumptions and operational guidelines are identified, and a strategic planning process model is described. (MLW)

Higher education's contemporary emergence as a scholarly specialty is compared with the development of some other specialities--economics, political science, sociology. An interpretation of how fields become disciplines is offered and some parallels between the social sciences at the turn of the century and higher education today are explored.…

After introducing the scientific method, nonscience students are given a two-part assignment: writing a research proposal and conducting the proposed research. Eight examples of student research projects are provided, including general comments about and student evaluations of the research project assignment. (JN)

Discusses how after a Supplemental Instruction program is up and running, it is useful to have a health check-up to see how vigorous the program is. Points out that the impacts of SI programs are diminished when activities are reduced. Presents a health checklist based on the elements of a fully functioning Supplemental Instruction program. (MZ)

The vocational versus academic education debate has focused primarily on public costs. This article compares both the public and private costs of technical-vocational and upper secondary education in Greece. There the private costs of education are much higher for academic than for vocational education, whereas the public costs are similar. (seven…

Discusses how exploiting information technology applications can increase the competitiveness of liberal arts colleges. (EV)

From adding richness and variety to learning, to redesigning a playground, this highly accessible text will provide early years practitioners with a wealth of ideas on how to foster creative play and learning in the outdoor environment with a focus on interacting with the natural world. "Nature and Young Children" contains many simple ideas on the…

This document presents the basics of the career academy, a method of integrating vocational with academic educational systems and of providing a contextually valid education. The first section outlines the problems that the academy systems attempt to address, the four major principles essential for the success of career academies, and the nine…

In 1986 the State Board of Education of New Jersey approved more rigorous high school graduation requirements in academic subjects. Concern was expressed that requiring additional academic courses could crowd the daily schedules for many students and, in effect, impede their ability to take courses that meet other requirements, needs, and…

In response to enrollment declines, Dutchess Community College (DCC) has developed and implemented a Concensus Planning process to facilitate the responsiveness of its academic curricula. The new planning process is decentralized and faculty oriented, which has led to a stress on curriculum development through substitution and modification. The…

Many nations are beginning to implement elementary school guidance and counseling programs. Examples in the German Democratic Republic and Nigeria are presented. The programs are used to implement philosophies on how children should be educated, cared for, and guided. (RC)