Beachhead college, an experimental program of the College of Business Administration of the University of Oregon, was designed to combine a learning situation with community service in Urban core areas. This article describes and evaluates the successful program, which included Preparation for Field Work (3 credits) and Field Work Experience (15…

A course using English literature and urban geography to study the development and lifestyle of the city is described. (DE)

This course uses urban geography and literature to involve students in the urban environment. Six humanities units on the topics of individual identity in the city, history and growth, form and fiction, urban living, urban problems, and individual creativity in the city are described. (DE)

The use of quantitative data and computer analysis in an undergraduate American social and urban history course is described. (DE)

In order to appraise the quality of life (Q.O.L.) in American cities, the fifty largest American cities were examined according to twenty-six socioeconomic variables. These variables were arranged under seven headings: housing, crime, education, health, social disorganization, economic status, and amenities. The results of this study, when…

Eight essays prepared for the Aspen Conference of August 1974 are collected, with comments from the discussions of the leading humanists who attended the conference and reviewed the preliminary drafts. Included are essays on the medium as a social and cultural force, criticism from the viewer's position, a comparison of newspaper and television…

This research identifies urban-oriented interdisciplinary instructional programs currently being offered at colleges and universities throughout the United States, presents an overall analysis of these programs, and ascertain the vocational and educational areas of pursuit chosen by graduates of these programs. Following a description of the…

Despite large rural areas, the United States is basically an urban nation, particularly since the extensiveness and variety of communication networks, rather than open spaces, determine the true degree of urbanization of a region or community. A region is urban to the extent that its interpersonal and media channels are developed. The metropolitan…

The Higher Education Opportunities/Career Ladder Program is designed to provide opportunities to pursue higher education and thus to insure upward and lateral mobility for residents of the Model Neighborhood area and for eligible staff of the City Demonstration Agency (CDA) and of related agencies and programs serving the Model Cities area.…

The urban studies learning model described in this article was found to increase students' self-esteem, imbue a more flexible and open perspective, contribute to the capacity for self-direction, produce increases on the feeling reactivity, spontaneity, and acceptance of aggression scales, and expand interpersonal competence. (Author/WI)

Traces the development of urban geography since 1920 as a subfield of geography, explores the relationship between urban living and urban geography, and identifies major research concerns of urban geographers. Reviews geography literature relevant to the study of cities. (Author/DB)

Recommends study of cities in the Soviet Union which are being considered as sites for higher education centers. Suggests that social production will be encouraged by establishment of combined scientific, educational, and production complexes in well chosen sites. (Author/DB)

Describes objectives, content, and teaching procedures of an introductory college-level urban geography course. Lectures, student papers, and role playing are designed to help students learn about central place theory, space economy, land use, and social geography. (Author/AV)

Presents a case study showing how Seattle, Washington, has transformed a freeway into an attractive addition to the city. Students are directed to study roadways in their communities and suggest ways of beautifying the less desirable ones. (Author/DB)

Describes the efforts of the Toronto Board of Education in providing both day and residential programs for students. Relates how the field facilities promote the goals of teaching about, for, and from the environment. Mention is also made of the board's encouragement and support of field tripping and summer programs. (ML)