A study was undertaken to develop ways to internationalize the curricula of universities in a cost effective manner that will result in a recommended interdisciplinary studies program. An examination of the development of trade in the United States and the changing role and scope of higher education noted a golden age of higher education and peak…

This book reports a study which examined the concrete experiences of male and female university students in the United Kingdom, and the meanings students attach to them. It suggests that meanings arise from everyday discourse, which habitually uses oppositions such as masculinity/femininity and arts/sciences. Chapter 1 introduces the issue of…

The language-across-the-curriculum (LAC) movement in Britain began in the 1960s with a few secondary school experiments, from which developed more coordinated attempts to lower interdisciplinary barriers. This movement was characterized by emphasis on the language-learning link, the crucial role of discussion in the learning process, and the…