The handbook is presented in four major parts. In part one Arthur Chickering sees college curricular change as a continuing process made necessary by conditions that are both internal and external to the college. In part two David Halliburton builds on Chickering's rationale, shifting the focus to the curriculum itself. Here he deals with the…

Provides information about the degree program in business communication at the University of Southwestern Louisiana, including the objectives and rationale for the program, descriptions of the business communication courses, a list of other required courses, an outline for an eight-semester plan for the major, and notes on the faculty,…

This paper discusses vocationalism versus a utilitarian view of the university in the context of funding and inclusion of pre-professional writing courses in a liberal arts education. It begins by describing a situation in which pre-professional writing courses for medicine, law, and business might be eliminated, based on their vocational…

The growth of science has had impact on education through specialization and immediacy of scientific information. Some studies are reviewed to support this position and to provide projected consequences in curricula and lifelong education due to this scientific growth. (Author/TS)

Analyzes the current status of women's studies in the United States, emphasizing its ties to established education. Examines the National Women's Studies Association, scholarship and publishing in women's studies, interdisciplinary college programs, the autonomy and ideas of women's studies, and mainstreaming efforts. (LL)

Contends that a national revival of general education is taking place. Suggests nine curricular and structural imperatives for an effective revision of general education based on experiences with the national General Education Models Project. Concludes that reforms must take place within the academic mainstream. (DMM)

The economic, physical, social, and cultural interdependence of all nations demands that international study should permeate general education. To improve international education, fundamental international courses should be included in the curriculum, foreign language study should be promoted, and the qualifications of faculty and students for…

Reviews traditional approaches to women's history, questioning the value of historical periodization, categories of social analysis, and theories of social change. Outlines the biographical, political, historical era, family/community history, guest speaker approaches to women's history. Offers an extensive bibliography of women's studies…

A brief history of the trends in college curriculum is presented with a special focus on the present-day move toward core requirements. (DS)

Describes a recent experimental class format entitled Chemistry and the Human Environment, which was designed as an interesting yet comprehensive chemistry course for nonscience students. Topics illustrate chemical underpinnings of social problems of interest to students. Concludes that course content must change with time to remain effective and…

Examines the idea that greater clinical and research demands on faculty time threaten to diminish the use of problem-based learning in existing medical school curricula. (DDR)

Linking courses from three disciplines (biology, philosophy, and psychology) around a common theme, five faculty members at Carleton College (Minnesota) planned, implemented, and evaluated a course for first-year students. Analysis of student responses to the course leads to discussion of the effectiveness of such linkages and the importance of…

About 700 college programs, ranging from short workshops to degree programs, now specialize in leadership development, twice as many as four years ago. Critics wonder whether the subject has enough substance to warrant an academic minor or major. Others doubt whether the skills of leadership can be acquired through classroom instruction. (MSE)

Presenting an historical overview of the development of speech courses at Millersville University (Pennsylvania), this paper analyzes the past, present, and future status of speech communication within the context of the general education curriculum. The historical perspective treats the origins and definition of speech as a college course…