Asserting that liberal education initiatives are proliferating around the world, along with other globalizing trends, discusses how this trend requires a new understanding of reciprocity between U.S. institutions and developing countries and a rethinking of study abroad programs and collaborative initiatives. Describes such initiatives at Bard…

A study described characteristics of education for the professions and used these characteristics to assess the course syllabi for nearly 40 public personnel administration courses. Found that most of these courses lack the requirements for courses in professional education. Suggestions for instructors of public personnel administration were made.…

Presents a theoretical description of public relations for scholars, practitioners, and students. Suggests it is useful to view public relations as an area of study. Describes how the public relations process has applications in research and theory development, pedagogy, and practice. (MS)

Examines the rise to professional status of the fields of medicine and engineering. Examines the rise of professionalism in technical communication, and looks at the implications of greater professionalism for future directions of technical communication. Considers the role of academic programs and professional societies in setting standards and…

Discusses the synergies and possible contradictions between general education and mass higher education. Explores whether they are complementary ideas because mass higher education must inevitably be general, or opposed ideas because general education espouses generic, holistic approaches to learning while mass education endorses eclectic, even…

Asserting that liberal education is at risk in Canadian universities, attempts to explain why such policy shifts are occurring; points to the continuing cultural, social, and intellectual value of liberal education; and, drawing from recent census data, demonstrates that liberal education produces generally positive economic benefits to the…

University education was originally intended for an elite group; the campus environment and teacher-student relationships were as important as study. Now access has widened and fewer students live on campus. Failure to distinguish between various forms of higher education (e.g., vocational qualifications) is harmful to the status of the college…

Higher education must find an appropriate mix between liberal and vocational education to assure that every individual, upon leaving postsecondary institutions, will understand society and how it functions and will be able to earn a living. Dewey's thoughts on integrating the two are still relevant today for dispelling the false notion of…

The need for interdisciplinary education has been brought about by the disintegration of traditional academic boundaries. Presently, for example, archeologists destroy valuable botanical, zoological, and stratigraphic evidence as a result of insufficient multidisciplinary skills. In establishing an interdisciplinary study, the field of…

This report of the sixth annual study of employment trends for the graduates of media programs is based on data from 13 schools. Results indicate that a new trend may be developing, with business and industry emerging as a viable placement category. (CMV)

This study involves an analysis of problems associated with current advising systems, an investigation of the organizational aspects of advising systems found in community colleges, and the establishment of the components necessary for effective advising. (Author)

The author presents the historical development of the department of student personnel work at the University of Minnesota, as well as his own contributions to the field. (HLM)

Offers six organizational principles for restructuring liberal education focusing on educational coherence and commonality, institutional commitment, alternative models, undergraduate educational needs, and political responsiveness. (DMM)

Details the process used to evolve a significant comprehensive liberal arts program at The University of Iowa. The process included four evolutionary stages: reassessing cooperative education, reappraising the University and its changing needs, building consensus among faculty and the administration, and integrating cooperative education into the…

If planning is to succeed in higher education, radical changes must be made in the way in which the process is conceptualized and implemented. Philosophical assumptions and operational guidelines are identified, and a strategic planning process model is described. (MLW)