Examined data from 80 publicly funded colleges and universities offering bachelor's degrees in religious studies, religion, or comparative religion. Found disproportionately large amount of class time devoted to Christianity and Judaism, and a large percentage of instructors in departments holding professional theological degrees. (Author/NB)

A graduate course in fundamentals of curriculum is described. The discussion-centered course seeks to provide a historical/conceptual framework for treatment of curriculum issues, present a variety of approaches to curriculum construction, and help students create their own approach to curriculum. An appendix describing a paper assignment is…

Reports on a national survey of Association for Business Communication members to determine how extensively employment skills are being taught, what employment skills are being taught, how important they are, and what employment skills should be taught. (JAD)

One professor's approach to developing a course on French writers of the revolutionary era is presented. The lecture/discussion/oral report course was taught entirely in French and included a variety of literary genres. The syllabus, weekly log of lecture/discussion topics, and a bibliography are appended. (LB)

Describes the current status of photojournalism education, its impact on journalism and mass communication programs, and its role in the overall education of all students in those programs. Finds a gap between neglected and thriving photojournalism programs. (MG)

The Internet was integrated into course work to enable students to investigate contemporary issues in the area of communication technology. Students used three Web sites as primary information sources and assessed the value of the information they found. (Author/JOW)

Presents a framework for classroom discussion of innovation: advantages, risks, alternative strategies, and examples. Argues that such content could better prepare business graduates for success with workplace innovations. (SK)

Survey responses from 70 secondary agriculture teachers who included aquaculture in the curriculum indicated they averaged 4.5 years experience teaching aquaculture. Limited facilities, equipment costs, and low teacher knowledge were barriers. Only eight had used all of the aquaculture curriculum materials from the National Council for…

Students in a large human development course rated the accuracy of 50 developmental claims. Half of the claims were specifically embedded in the course content, but the remaining claims were not addressed in the course. Students also identified the major information source for each developmental claim rated. From the beginning to the end of the…

This study examines the comparability of sociology of aging courses, a core component in many undergraduate multidisciplinary gerontology minor programs. A content analysis of syllabi in the 5th edition of Teaching Sociology of Aging and the Life Course (Harris, 2000) was undertaken to determine the presence of 7 core sociological concepts. Among…

Concern about rigor is not new. Since the release of "A Nation At Risk" (National Commission on Excellence in Education, 1983) the debate about the quality of America's schools has grown exponentially. This debate calls for dramatically different schools, schools that are much more responsive to student need, and provide a rigorous…

The purpose of this article is to provide researchers and, in particular, practitioner-scholars of e-learning curricular designs and instructors with one conceptual model that supports more involvement and interaction within on-line courses. The "On-line Curriculum Interaction Model" posited by the author is informed by the foundational…

The current trend in First Year Experience (FYE) courses is to add critical thinking through reading and writing. Research now suggests this design for a learning strategy based FYE course improves retention rates. This paper provides methods of incorporating critical thinking through reading and learning into the FYE course curriculum through a…

We describe a learner-centered upper-level mathematics course where the students present the material to the class instead of the instructor, and the students make presentations on applied topics at the regional MAA meeting. After take-home examinations the students can discuss their answers one-on-one with the instructor. The students liked the…

To meet the current critical need for qualified nurses, many colleges have initiated online programs, primarily aimed towards registered nurse (RN) to BS students. Despite the growing number of online nursing programs, there is little research on instructor views of online learning. This study used interviews to investigate nursing instructor…