Over the past decade, three rationales have emerged for emphasizing the reinforcement of the United States' science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) pipeline. The first rationale pertains to U.S. global competitiveness, the second revolves around the benefits of a diverse workforce, and the third argument points to social justice…

Although knowledge management (KM) has gained worldwide recognition as an important strategic imperative, its integration into academia has lagged. A review of the literature, as well as an examination of information systems (IS) curriculum models, was performed to determine how KM related courses are being integrated. The analysis revealed that…

Since the late 1990s, enrollments in Information Technology and Information Systems-related academic programs have declined sharply. This paper addresses possible causes of the enrollment decline, and some of the "myths" regarding careers in IT/IS are dispelled. A number of efforts underway at various universities and professional organizations in…

Exploring students' perspective on feedback is high on the research agenda following the comparatively lower satisfaction scores for assessment and feedback in the National Student Survey. However, limited research examines how teachers and students perceive the same feedback events in the post-secondary context. This case study fills the gap by…

A critique of Super-Competitive, National Prestige Oriented intercollegiate tournament debate. (CH)

A list of plays on the 1974-75 production schedules of United States colleges. (CH)

This guide profiles 36 Puerto Rican Studies programs at colleges, universities, and research centers throughout the United States, which comprise the majority of such programs that are available. Only those courses dealing specifically with Puerto Rican issues, and only faculty and staff members who work full-time, are listed. Each profile…

A study of 22 Texas state-assisted senior college and university library collections analyzed collection "duplication" or "overlap" with respect to common degree programs. (Author/PF)

This article asserts that more efforts must be made to increase the number of health education programs at the collegiate level. (JS)

Suggests that English graduate departments ought to begin discussing what will make graduate education more organic to the teaching experience of the graduate student. (RB)

Intended as a reference for students in film and television, this guide for 1975-76 contains pertinent information on media courses in over 80 Canadian colleges and universities. The schools are arranged according to provinces and a complete description of individual course offerings is given. A listing of filmography monographs, and brief…

This headcount summary is designed to highlight certain significant facts concerning college growth over a four year period from 1970-71 through 1973-74 in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District. Enrollment totals for vocational, technical, academic, summer school, and "other" programs are given for all four school years.…

Topics and practices related to college reading instruction are discussed. Reading is seen as a skill which permeates the entire process of study. Speed reading techniques such as increasing eye span, ceasing vocalizations, and reading vertically down the page are criticized as hampering rather than facilitating the comprehension process. The most…