Presents results from a survey of colleges and universities on writing across the curriculum (WAC) programs around the country--how they develop, the components that comprise them, and the premises that underlie them. Concludes that the WAC movement is a success. (HTH)

Describes Ball State University's "dual progression" curriculum for the small business management program. The program seeks to combine the best elements of entrepreneurial theory with the difficult facets of practical experience. The five major component courses (small business ventures, entrepreneurship, management information systems,…

Describes an "Accounting and Computing" program in Michigan that emphasizes computerized accounting procedures. This article describes the program curriculum and duty areas (such as handling accounts receivable), presents a list of sample tasks in each duty area, and specifies components of each task. Computer equipment necessary for this program…

The United States Office of Education, in cooperation with the Alliance for Arts Education of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, is administering a program of grants and contracts to encourage and assist the establishment of arts education programs. Guidelines for qualifying for a grant or contact are provided. (Author/RK)

A new role for industrial education allows the student to study industry and technology of the future through a sequence of industrial processes courses. (GR)

Offers a description of innovations in the sociology program at Santa Clara University (California) focusing on the three stage approach to program improvement: (1) mission/vision; (2) time budgets (continuity between goals and effort); and (3) effectiveness. Discusses additional lessons that may be useful for other campuses. (CMK)

Vision and mission statements are the foundation for the types of undergraduate degrees departments confer as well as other types of academic programs such as pre-major, certificate, and distance education curricula. Critical to each department should be careful administration of course selections and offerings and management of academic majors,…

Presents the philosophical basis and general characteristics of the Correlated Science Program and describes specific examples of curriculum and teaching techniques used. Explores problems encountered in developing and implementing the program. (Author/GS)

Describes the project from its inception in 1962 to its present state. Presents a topic outline and describes the variety of school settings and instructional methodologies that exist in the program. (GS)

The communications department at Lewis and Clark College (Portland, Oregon) has grown from two faculty with three declared communications majors in 1965 to six faculty with 135 declared majors in 1984. The department curriculum is subdivided into three central areas of study: rhetoric and public address, interpersonal/organizational communication,…

Producing a viable graduate program in curriculum requires identification of the audience for the program and determining new areas for professional participation. The program must be flexible enough to meet the individual needs of its participants and must make them capable not only of coping with change but also of using various methodologies to…

The unified science program at Monona Grove High School, Monona, Wisconsin, is a four-year, concept-centered program based on the premise that all science is concerned with the nature of Matter and Energy and with matter-energy interactions as a function of Time. The consequence of these interactions is Change and it is this "Process of Change"…

Intended as a guide to acquaint interested persons with the facts and developmental efforts surrounding the career education concept, this publication provides: (1) a definition of career education, (2) the goals and objectives of the program, (3) concepts upon which career education is based, (4) suggested action steps for developing a career…

This report summarizes information compiled at a Regional Workshop on Population and Family Education, organized by the UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Asia and held in Bangkok, Thailand, September 7 - October 7, 1970. The objectives of the workshop were to study how elements of population and family education can be incorporated in the…