Findings of a study to determine which books are recommended as required readings for educational administration students are presented in this paper. Surveys were mailed to 275 educational administration department chairs, asking them to list up to 10 books other than textbooks suitable for required graduate reading. Fifty-five completed surveys…

The success of critical thinking courses poses a significant threat to the conception and status of the humanities. In an effort to remediate deficiencies in the writing and reading skills of students attempting to undertake college-level work, courses have been developed which aim to improve the cognitive skills needed for effective…

A practicum was conducted to develop a scientific management tool that would assist students in obtaining a systems view of their college curriculum and to coordinate planning with curriculum requirements. A modification of the critical path method was employed and the result was a time-based network model of the Industrial Engineering Technology…

Responses from 195 (89.4 percent) of 218 graduates during 1965-69 provided information which related to the present status and effectiveness of the industrial arts teacher education and the industrial technical/technology programs at Murray State University. Conclusions were: (1) 90 percent of the teacher education graduates and 60 percent of the…

Journalism is a profession, and the academic preparation for it whould be emulative of professional schools such as medicine and law rather than of liberal arts colleges. The purpose of education for journalism should be to produce the best possible newsgatherers, that is, reporters. In addition to preparing students in the basics of journalism,…

As part of its first-year activities, the Atlanta University Department of Chemistry, which started as Doctor of Arts degree program in September 1975, sponsored a conference on April 23-24, 1976 to which were invited 20 two- and four-year college faculty and administrators. The main objectives were to discuss the need and credibility of the…

Harvard's recommendation of a core curriculum is examined and related to the general status of American higher education. It is suggested that the Harvard curriculum offers insight into the crisis faced by academe, and that the so-called reforms reveal failures of imagination and will and offer too little too late. They fail to examine the…

This article discusses a review of teacher education courses by the British Department of Education and Science to determine which courses confer qualified teacher status. A classification of professional studies for Bachelor of Education courses was proposed, dividing professional knowledge into propositional and practical knowledge and…

Some of the issues related to developing a compatible integrated curriculum from the required courses of two schools are discussed. Consideration is given to: incorporating gerontological content; socializing students to public administration, social work, and gerontology; anticipating job types; and determining implications for curriculum…

Describes attempts at the University of California at Santa Cruz to integrate traditional and innovative educational practices through cluster colleges.'' Details the university's organizational structure and selected academic innovations, and forecasts future growth and development. (JH)

Speech delivered at the Association of Departments of English (ADE) meeting, at the Annual Meeting, Modern Language Association of America (MLA), December 26, 1969, in Denver, Colorado. (DS)

Speech delivered at the Annual Meeting, Association of Departments of Foreign Languages (ADFL), December 26, 1969, in Denver, Colorado. (DS)

Describes the anthropology department of Beloit College and the relationship of its own program to the educational mission of the small liberal arts college to which it belongs. Explores program alternatives such as multiple sections of interdisciplinary courses, judicious use of prerequisites, and cross-listed courses. (JS)

States that as a new institution, Klamath Mission Community College in Oregon (KCC) sought to develop an academically sound and conceptually viable curriculum in the context of emerging societal and workforce needs by examining issues of mission, service area, basic skills requirements, academic credit hours, degree programs, non-credit courses,…