The goal of tourism education in Chinese undergraduate courses is to develop the student with ability of the application, the skill and meet the demand of the post for the administration of tourism. The tourism psychology took the core role of tourism specialty, whose educational model, the content, the teaching method, the way of examination and…

This study examined the addition and expansion of graduate programs at primarily undergraduate colleges. The primary approach of the study was quantitative, consisting of descriptive and multivariate analysis of master's degree programs at colleges that were classified in 1994 as Baccalaureate Colleges. Data came from the 1994 and 2000 Carnegie…

Explores changes necessary to internationalize undergraduate education. Addresses historic neglect, public support and student interest, the campus picture, institutional success stories (including intentional, integrative, and comprehensive approaches; leadership at the top and throughout the institution; faculty development and engagement;…

As the late Williams Sloane Coffin wryly observed that most churches and colleges were once wed and then most got divorced. Is it possible that a remarriage is in the works between these two estranged partners--and, of all places, at "Godless Harvard"? This article talks about cohabitation between the study and the practice of religion from a…

Report of the Commission on Liberal Learning of the Association of American Colleges efforts to stimulate changes in undergraduate liberal arts education. (PG)

Is the disciplinary college a model for restructuring the College of Arts and Sciences without sacrificing its main purpose: to educate undergraduates in the broad knowledge of mankind? (Editor)

Most want a more coherent curriculum. Few succeed. What works, and why?

Improving teacher effectiveness is high on the list of most education reformers in Colorado, as it is nationally. Effective teaching in the elementary years is of vital importance to ensure not only that children master fundamental skills, but that performance gaps narrow rather than widen beyond repair. Disadvantaged students can catch up…

One of the most vehemently discussed questions in the process of restructuring traditional long study programmes according to the Bachelor/Master model is how to develop first cycle curricula and degrees which are a meaningful preparation for a following Master programme as well as for the labour market--as stressed in the Bologna Declaration. It…

This article examines a six-year process of reforming the core curriculum at a midsize public research university, showing how a seminar for first-year students, a lengthy campus-wide dialogue, and a multidisciplinary community of faculty produced a new core curriculum focused on inquiry, communication, and undergraduate research. (Contains 1…

The purpose of this study was to examine the mathematics curricula in the undergraduate colleges in Maryland to determine the curricular changes which had occurred over a five-year period from 1962 to 1967 and to ascertain the amount of influence the Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics (CUPM) recommendations had on these changes.…

This study on reforms and new trends in medical undergraduate education in Europe consists of nine national reports. In these reports prominent medical educators assess the current situation in their respective home countries: Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. In…

This report considers the efforts of the Michigan State University (MSU) faculty to improve undergraduate education. The report is organized into 4 parts. Part 1 describes the function, organization, and operation of the Educational Development Program (EDP). Part 2 is a collection of summaries of educational development projects conducted by the…

This report is one in a collection of summaries of instructional development efforts by faculty at Michigan State University (MSU) to improve undergraduate education. Most of these exploratory efforts are aimed at improving the conditions for learning in a specific course or subject matter area, and were conducted by individual faculty under the…

The purpose of this study was to analyze an undergraduate curriculum course that was a required component of the core program of the College of Education. Each year several faculty members of the Department of Educational Leadership taught the course in 50 sections. Over the years, the changes by various faculty members resulted in wide variations…