This directory lists and describes projects at colleges and universities that are designed to integrate the work of feminist scholars into the higher education curriculum. The directory is designed to provide a support system among the coordinators of these programs by informing them of each other's existence and progress. The directory also is…

This paper is a status report and an extension probing further into the issue of internationalizing the undergraduate business school curriculum. The research analyzes the responses (n=123) to a 1992 survey of business schools and programs that were members of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) to determine to what…

This document addresses the role of what is termed "general education" in the present university system. The teaching of the liberal arts is of primary importance in order to preserve an accurate knowledge of the past. If universities do not satisfy this need, the population will be easy targets for business and political communities peddling an…

In the future, American higher education will become more flexible, open, and egalitarian while it moves toward the European pattern of increased student responsibility. (Author/DW)

Using a specific course as an example, article presents a general approach to curriculum design, the computer techniques employed, the results obtained and the changes and adaptations which might be useful. (Author)

Higher education is undergoing rapid change, and institutions of higher education are reexamining their role. Graduate institutions are being attacked for not producing competent teachers, undergraduate institutions are criticized for lack of relevance. The traditional functions of the undergraduate school have been remedial, liberal and in some…

The question dealt with in this report is whether a general and introductory principles of economics class can be conducted without traditional lectures and yet achieve the goals of the survey course at least as well as the typical lecture approach, while continuing to be at least as attractive to undergraduate students enrolled therein. The…

The demise of liberal education is assured if colleges and universities continue their present course of action. New models, consistent with traditional ideals yet suited to present realities, are needed. (Author/LBH)

Introduces Nicholas Silvaroli, founder and Program Coordinator of the Reading Program at Arizona State University. Discusses what he believes to be critical issues of concern to all of us, including the quality of tomorrow's teachers and recent trends in reading instruction. (JK)

The American undergraduate arts and sciences curriculum is a great accomplishment, but is in danger of collapsing under the weight of its own successes, to its own detriment and society's. Its cultural and intellectual foundations are crumbling and must be reestablished. (MSE)

How one sociology department in an urban university has responded to the enrollment crisis by returning to a somewhat more traditional and structured curriculum is described. Areas of concentration were developed, and a paralegal program was grafted onto the undergraduate sociology program. (Author/RM)

Changes made in the Czechoslovakian system of undergraduate study to accommodate individualized and independent study as a major form of instruction are outlined, including the use of learning modules, instructional objectives, student-teacher communication through written instructions, self-grading and self-correction, and grading and promotion…

Presented is a discussion of the need to update and diversify university educational systems to improve their effectiveness. Various learning alternatives are discussed. (SL)

Describes the development and implementation of an investigative laboratory class. The new laboratory design has been determined to be a success by faculty, teaching assistants, and students. Includes a sample laboratory description. (DKM)

Argues that graduate students who are expected to be physics instructors require training to be effective in the physics teaching environment. Describes and documents the content and fiscal components of a successful graduate student teacher-training program. (DDR)