The narrow research focus that graduate education has taken since World War II has resulted in research-trained Ph.D.s finding that, as they enter the professoriate, their main occupation is teaching undergraduates, for which they are unprepared. A greater emphasis on teaching in graduate schools is encouraged. (DB)

Describes and compares five major types of college learning-community curricular models: linked courses; learning clusters; freshman interest groups; federated learning communities; and coordinated studies. Characteristics of each model are outlined concerning institution size, basic unit of instruction, number of students involved, faculty roles,…