The paper examines the STEM approach as one of the revolutionary tools for transforming education. This paper discloses the content of the concept of "STEAM-education", substantiates its importance and prerequisites for its appearance. The author elucidates a comparative analytical review of trends and prospects for the development of…

Most students enter Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) poorly prepared to face the challenges and seize the opportunities of an American-style education grounded in the liberal arts owing to their inadequate preparation in grade school. NU-Q's mission is to produce graduates who will be leaders and innovators in the media industry and the…

Think of the United States Military Academy and the typical images are of duty, character, leadership, and possibly even regimented conformity. Intellectual liberation, integrative innovation, and holistic development--hallmarks of a liberal education--are not always associated with the public's perception of the West Point experience. Yet,…

Curricular innovation is at the center of the challenges many colleges and universities face as they seek to help students address more successfully than previous generations the complex, multi-faceted, systemic challenges of global climate change, population growth, loss of biodiversity, environmental justice, toxic wastes, and food insecurity.…

Creativity is the process of generating something new or original that has value to an individual, a group, an organization, an industry or a society. Improvisational theater techniques are used to enhance creative thinking and action in a variety of disciplines as broad as education, theater, dance, painting, writing and music, law, business, and…

This report, directed toward junior college board members, presidents, deans, department heads, and teachers, as well as legislators, attempts to stimulate thought and action to improve general education in occupational programs offered by junior colleges. Following a review of the unsatisfactory status of present curricula, a rationale and…

This 3-year report on an Educational and Cultural Development Program (ECD) is in four sections: (1) rationale, (2) description of the five subject areas, (3) data evaluation, and (4) recommendations. Three student groups were compared: 156 liberal arts and 393 ECD students for fall 1965 and 561 ECD's for fall 1966. Each subject area showed the…

In 1965, the Policy Committee of the University of Utah was asked to evaluate the general education program (the basic courses required for graduation), and to make recommendations for its improvement. Students had found the old program rigid, a hurdle, irrelevant, and taught by left-over teachers. The Committee proposed that a new position of…

Six selected nontraditional approaches to curriculum at the University of Minnesota, each leading to a baccalaureate degree, are described. The programs are designed to provide flexibility to students enrolled in the university or to extend a university education to people not otherwise served. Each involves individual student selection of work to…

Reports on research that shows that people with nerve or limb injuries may one day be able to command wheelchairs, prosthetics, and even paralyzed arms and legs by "thinking them through" the motions. (Author/MM)

Describes the effectiveness of offering a large number of one-credit science courses during the reformation of a college science program, thus catering to students with a need for courses supporting their major fields as well as providing socially relevant courses. (AL)

Federal action that has influenced, either directly or indirectly, the curriculum of higher education is examined. The purpose is to better comprehend the process by which educational policy decisions are reached by the government and what institutions of higher education have to do with this process. A review of recent federal funding programs in…

The experiment with individualized General Education (IGE) at Newark State College represents a radical and comprehensive instructional innovation. During 1959-60, the faculty formulated a set of objectives for the general education of all students. The objectives were generally concerned with the need to develop vision, awareness and…

Special liberal studies baccalaureate programming for adults is discussed. Such programs may provide access through open admissions, have special seminar courses, recognize and grant credit for life experience, provide special counseling, schedule classes in the evening, and make available other desired options and services. (Author/MLW)

The author discusses a specific innovative partnership that meets the changing needs of employers, students, and educational institutions. Issues include executive education, recruitment activities in connection with graduates of area colleges, consulting and research projects, faculty and educational staff development, remediation, and general…