The fundamental aim of the Schools Council in Great Britain is to promote new approaches to curricula and examinations in the light of social, economic and educational changes. (Author/PG)

Although a degree in Professional and Technical Communication (PTC) is a "practical" degree, its hands-on nature does not preclude it from providing students with a sound liberal education. For one educator, those who major in professional/technical communication are better prepared to fill many of the jobs that are currently going to…

Examines academic and non-academic black studies Web sites and the need for links between the two types. Describes a study that investigated black studies Web sites and links between commercial home pages, personal home pages, and academic home pages and considers separate versus integrated black studies models. (LRW)

Article attempts to enhance administrative bargaining power through the effective use of information-based strategies. Strategies. calculated to achieve academic redesign are included in the text. (Author/HB)

In dealing with a small college theater production program the first thing to consider is the aim and purpose of the program and how this fits in with the goals and mission of the department and the college. The main goal of the program should be the education of students--both those involved in the production, and those who will see…

A combination of mathematical physics and legal science provide the means for deductively formulating theory and verifying it operationally. Such a combination provides the support onto which the rest of the college curriculum can be anchored. (HS)

Review of nursing education research revealed cultural factors that contribute to nursing's lack of equal status in higher education: antiintellectualism in nursing and academic denigration of practice. These factors are linked to the history of women's education, separation between intellectual and practical, and the low status of caring in the…

Describes how a personal discovery of universities around the world initiating liberal education programs led to a new understanding of the value of liberal education for international development abroad and curricular adaptation in the United States. (EV)

This book, written by authors representing 12 countries and five continents, is a collection of international perspectives on distance learning and distance learning implementations in higher education. The perspectives are presented in the form of practical case studies of distance learning implementations, research studies on teaching and…

The author questions the relevance of pedagogy as practiced in teacher education and argues that teacher preparation should be centered in the academic departments of colleges and universities. (MT)

Explains, compares, and critiques the theories of knowledge offered by P. H. Hirst(1974) and S. Korner (1970). Concludes that the structure of knowledge presented in these theories provides valuable support for the goals of liberal education. (JDH)

Analyzes Wilson's speech. Considers his background and the following aspects of the speech: occasion, organization and ideas, proofs, delivery, style, and effectiveness. (PD)

The criteria of practical benefit and objectivity applied to the humanities cannot keep them from their rightful place alongside mathematics and sciences as a worthwhile endeavor. These criteria are misleading. The humanities forge a sense of beauty, compassion, honor, humor, and shape love, friendship, and enmity. (MSE)

Problems faced by counselor education programs is that of reconciling the split between the traditional academic emphasis on teaching and research and practical experience and personal growth. Contends counselors' failure to recognize the value of theories in counseling may pose some problems for our profession as a whole. (Author)