Some major circumstances that require the development of new curriculum models are briefly discussed, and a statement of what a curriculum model must include to be viable is presented. (Article originally published in 1965.) (AF)

The weak noncovalent interactions between substances, the handshake in the form of electrostatic interactions, van der Waals' interactions or hydrogen bonding is universal to all living and nonliving matter. They significantly influence the molecular and bulk properties and behavior of matter. Their transient nature affects chemical reactions and…

This paper discusses the objectives of a program in biomechanics--the analysis of sports skills and movement--and the evolution of the biomechanics program at Iowa State University. The primary objective of such a course is to provide the student with the basic tools necessary for adequate analysis of human movement, with special emphasis upon…

This directory presents a comprehensive report on the educational theatre in the U.S. More than 60,000 data are given which describe this field as it is represented in 1,581 regionally accredited U.S. colleges and universities. The culmination of more than 18 months' work by the AETA College Curriculum Project, the book's purpose is to furnish…

In recent reports on improvement of the college curriculum, advocates of the liberal arts as the heart of a college education promise more than a liberal education can deliver, which is a solid foundation on which to build. (MSE)

A response to the Association of American Colleges' report "Integrity in the College Curriculum" is presented. Two issues identified by the report are discussed: the goals of undergraduate education and the role of the faculty. (MLW)

Reports results of a 1981 survey on undergraduate curricula in chemical engineering, comparing the results to those of previous surveys (1957, 1961, 1968, 1972, 1976). Results indicate that only minor changes have been made in the chemical engineering curricula since the last survey was taken. (Author/JN)

The late arrival of law schools to the undergraduate legal studies field, along with the serious deficiencies in the professional model of legal education, make law schools singularly unfit for leadership in undergraduate legal studies. However, law school teachers who do enter the field can expect a richer environment. (MSE)

Interdisciplinary work has an important role to play in undergraduate study, but only as part of a larger pattern in which the disciplines as such must occupy a central position, since they supply the forms and structures that support a heritage of learning. (Author)

States that when a college or graduate school toughens its curriculum, entry requirements, or graduation requirements, two opposite effects on enrollment occur: (1) students know more and command higher salaries which enhances enrollment and (2) the pool of eligible students diminishes which has a negative effect on enrollment. (JEH)

Reports the outcomes of a mentoring program for students in an introductory anatomy and physiology course. Exam scores and retention in the course improved as a result of the program. (Contains 17 references.) (DDR)

Discusses the importance of a course that teaches about the biology of women. Focuses on the interplay between the biological and social issues in the course. (DDR)

Describes an economics department framework that incorporates the William Lee Hansen curriculum proficiencies. Identifies tools students should be able to use to complete specific activities, significant prerequisite changes for upper division courses, and the development of a capstone project to employ student skills and knowledge. (JEH)

The University of Toledo College of Pharmacy has, over a four-year period, developed and implemented a biotechnology program that has been fully integrated into the professional division of the undergraduate program. Addition of new technologies provides an increasingly coherent curriculum stressing the value of ideas. (MSE)

In recent years, education has shifted its goals from acquiring a classical methodology to learning how to make a living. Students are taking fewer liberal arts courses; and at the same time, reading, thinking, and reasoning skills are declining. With the advent of Sputnik in 1957, the idea that hard science had the answers to the world's problems…