A National survey of 113 medical schools revealed that most have special programs in child psychiatry distinct from adult psychiatry. Content involves clinical evaluation of children, information on child development and psychopathology, assigned reading, and liaison with pediatrics. Most schools have full-time psychiatrists on the faculty. (JT)

At a time when academic deficits are growing, the conservative business community is trying hard to bring about an ideological alliance between campuses and corporations. Specifically, corporations are now underwriting college courses intended to teach the superiority of the free enterprise system. The author sees dangers in this arrangement.…

Explores the role of word processing in offices, and the reluctance on the part of executives to use dictating machines. Suggests that future executives should be taught the use and benefits of word processing machines as part of business communications courses. (JMF)

In April, 1978, 109 chairpeople of academic radio and television departments were surveyed concerning the instruction they provide in television aesthetics and criticism. From the 63 responses, these findings are discussed: courses offered, perceived importance of these courses, pedagogical goals, and operational definitions of television…

Examines 539 undergraduate course catalogs to determine the percentage of institutions offering courses in physiological psychology, biological psychology, both, or neither. Finds 64.1 percent of the institutions studied offered physiological psychology, and 11.3 percent offer biological psychology. Finds catalog descriptions reveal confusion over…

Over a three-semester period in a large undergraduate human development course, students were assigned to 5-7 member groups to work together in preparing for an exam in one of the five content units in the course. Their exam performance was tracked over three units: a baseline unit in which students worked only individually, a unit in which they…

This contribution to the "Comments" section first introduces a metric designed to estimate the amount of attention given to different countries of the world in academia using Internet "term paper mills". This metric is used to introduce a call for the incorporation of more geographic education regarding peripheral areas of the world into the…

The economics curriculum developed to fit Dominican College's new urban-international focus is outlined. Eight courses in the sequence are the nature of economics in a political context, comparative decision making systems, current issues, political economy in your experience, international political economics, economic development, macroeconomic…

Descriptions of over 300 courses offered during 1978-1979 at the two-year Fayette Campus of Pennsylvania State University are provided as a means of assisting students and academic advisors during preregistration. The course guide was designed for the second stage of academic advising during which courses are scheduled for each term, short- and…

A mathematics curriculum guide is presented for the purpose of offering statewide guidelines to colleges for determining the content of those courses which might be considered standard courses in the first two years of the college curriculum. Courses covered include: intermediate algebra, college algebra, trigonometry, analytic geometry,…

Serving as a useful reference tool for those interested in college film courses and in the audience for film scholarship, this guide lists 427 colleges and universities offering courses in film. It contains extensive information on the 96 schools where students can major in film. The institutions are listed alphabetically under states, and…

Where does course content fit into the context of modern theories and practices of a liberal arts education? Two camps within the academic community are described: those who feel responsible for the personal growth of their students and those who see themselves as dispensers of information. (LBH)

An approach to the teaching and selection of material in a technical mathematics course is given along with a list of topics basic to various technical programs. (MN)

Describes a seminar on German women writers of the twentieth century given in English translation at Stanford University. The purpose was to enable young college women to identify with outstanding individuals in their fields. By exploring their works they would have a source of information on suitable female models. (TL)

Discusses the necessity of teaching German culture in English translation and the difficulty of selecting relevant subject matter and appropriate materials. Some guidelines for the structure and content of such courses are suggested. (Text is in German.) (TL)