A model for general education in the four-year university curriculum is proposed. The model, based on the Dutch experience, concentrates general education in the first year and provides a gradual transition to intensive study within the disciplines. Implications for the faculty and instruction are discussed. (MSE)

Principles for the administration and governance of interdisciplinary programs are drawn from several decades of experience in general education and in interdisciplinary centers, colleges, and schools. The principles are discussed in terms of the institutional context and include suggestions for garnering budgetary support, addressing faculty…

Charles Sykes' book "The Hollow Men: Politics and Corruption in Higher Education" is criticized as overreacting to trends in higher education and the college curriculum but also seen as potentially prompting educators to ask questions about the dominant politics on their campuses. (MSE)

A review of Charles Sykes' book "The Hollow Men: Politics and Corruption in Higher Education" focuses on the portion that chronicles the political history of Dartmouth College (New Hampshire) from 1769. It is found to be a comprehensive analysis of the college's decline resulting from a "radically politicized and…

Teachers for a Democratic Culture, a newly formed organization of humanities scholars seeking to broaden the undergraduate curriculum, is challenging criticism of scholarship and college teaching. Members maintain that such issues as political correctness and free speech on campus have been misrepresented and unfairly attacked by conservative…

Argues that epidemiology, the study of disease in populations, is an ideal upper-level course for undergraduate liberal arts curricula because it offers a forum for learning and applying critical-thinking skills, as well as other skills important for the liberally educated student, such as analysis of political, social, and demographic contexts…

Staying in the distance learning business requires keeping the faculty who teach the courses satisfied. There are three keys for recruiting and retaining expert faculty in distance learning programs: reassurance, respect, and reward. Each of these is discussed in detail. (AEF)

The rapid increase in the number of low-cost computers, the proliferation of user-friendly software, and the development of electronic networks have created the "informatics era." The Internet is a rapidly growing communication resource that is becoming mainstream in the American society. Computer-based electronic political advocacy by social…

Graphical plans for construction of machinery and architecture have evolved over the last 6,000 years beginning from hieroglyphics to drawings on printable media, from the "Golden Age" of engineering graphics to the innovation of computer graphics and prototyping. The evolution of engineering design graphics as a profession has also evolved. Years…

The diversity and interdisciplinarity of computer science and the multiplicity of its uses in other sciences make it hard to define computer science and to prescribe how computer science should be carried out. The diversity of computer science also causes friction between computer scientists from different branches. Computer science curricula, as…

Based on testimony delivered at a 1983 American Vocational Association (AVA) hearing on "Vocational Technical Education in the Community College," this draft AVA position paper examines the current status and future of the community college's role in the delivery of vocational education. First, information is presented on the hearing and…

Presented are papers and subsequent discussions from four junior college faculty in-service seminars held in the spring of 1968 and jointly sponsored by Illinois State University and four junior colleges (Illinois Central, Illinois Valley Community, Joliet Junior, and Sauk Valley). At each seminar, the moderator and three panelists appeared…

The author discusses some issues involved in teaching about women and family styles, including the benefits to students and the effectiveness of teachers. The benefits of exposing students to a variety of life styles include: (1) fostering of a greater understanding of diverse human situations and lifestyles; (2) challenging student perceptions…

As a result of forces both in society and in their professions, college faculty find it difficult to raise the question of moral judgment with students. However, it is the disciplines themselves that offer the method and substance for values education. (Author/MSE)

The honors program in public affairs at the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) consists of five seminars, an internship, and a senior workshop. Program goals, program content, instructional strategies, students in the program, and benefits of the program to CSM are described. (JN)