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Describes a study of general education at 700 colleges and universities, based on tabulation of credits and content analysis of goal statements. Examines degree requirements, the disciplines comprising general education, differences among majors, statements on general education, the use of labels, purpose and rationale, methods, and structure of…

This examination of the associate degree and its role within community college education in the United States begins with a historical perspective on the evolution of the associate degree since the beginning of the 20th century. Chapter II reviews the literature concerning the diversity of the associate degree and the ways in which it is perceived…

Based on the assumption that Britain is moving toward mass higher education while the U.S. is on the verge of universal access, the three papers in this volume summarize prospective changes in some of the major characteristics of students in the two countries. Forms of British expansion are discussed. One of these is the new 2-year Dipolma of…

A competency-based direct practice curriculum for graduate social work education is described based on: (1) interpersonal behavioral control; (2) judgment and decision making; (3) contracting and goal setting; (4) selection and application of change method; and (5) assessment of outcomes. (Author/LBH)

Program author describes is in English literature but the general principles of organization illustrated by the model are, with specific modifications, applicable in the design of Doctor of Arts programs in any field. (Author/CB)

Speech delivered at the National Council on the Humanities, on October 21, 1971, in Washington, D.C. Author is Executive Secretary of the Modern Language Association of America. (DS)

Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Teachers of French, December 27, 1970, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (DS)

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 given at a meeting of the Modern Foreign Language Association of Virginia in October 1970. (DS)

The principal concept of the Curriculum of Attainments (COA) is that college degrees are awarded on the basis of demonstrated competencies without regard to the amount of time required to attain them. The method of curriculum reform advocated in the COA project is the establishment and expansion of small pilot programs within existing departmental…

Discusses some basic assumptions and fears associated with the implementation of the Doctor of Arts Degree at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. Also examines the curriculum requirements of the degree and how those who have received the degree have fared as teachers. (Author/RK)