Characteristics of disciplines that affect undergraduate lecturing and teaching approaches were studied in the fields of the physical sciences, life sciences, humanities, and social sciences. A 1981 questionnaire on the lecture method of instruction was completed by a random sample of 820 teachers in the undergraduate liberal arts divisions of…

The method presented is a means of determining the communality of the content of two or more texts in the same knowledge domain. The discipline studied was physics. Undergraduate curricula at 59 colleges were studied to determine consensus among the textbooks with respect to general program requirements and specific course offerings. Chapter…

An explanation of the roots of the current movement to reform undergraduate education is presented. It is suggested that the reform movement is a reaction against the dominance of the research university. Several reports about the state of undergraduate education are cited, including "Involvement in Learning,""To Reclaim a…

The nature of undergraduate enrollment in engineering has raised questions about the ability of the United States to retain the leadership necessary to provide for a healthy economy in a technological age. Also, some people are concerned that new graduate enrollments are not keeping pace with the near-doubling of the number of engineering…

The results of the most recent survey on foreign students in regionally accredited institutions of higher education in the United States are provided. In-depth information is included on such topics as: what proportion of students from a specific country are graduates or undergraduates; what proportion of students in different fields are graduates…

The papers presented in this conference proceedings describe specific strategies and techniques that can be used to enhance and improve undergraduate psychology instruction. The following papers are included: (1) "Playing the Dating Game: An Experimental and Empirical Exercise on Sex-Roles," by Ann L. Saltzman; (2) "Small Group Research Experience…

Articles in these proceedings of a conference of the Council for Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication represent the views of professional communicators and academicians who share a concern for providing breadth and quality of preparation for present and future technical communicators. The 10 papers discuss the following topics: (1)…

The complexities of assessing undergraduate program quality and outcomes in professional schools are reviewed, and the use of comprehensive assessment models is advocated. Two assessment models are described, that of the National Center for Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning (NCRIPTAL) and that model developed by Conrad, et…

The development of a national database describing the real undergraduate curriculum, the courses that college and university students actually take, is reported. Based on analyses of student transcripts from 30 public and private institutions of varying sizes, this report provides a rationale for the database; analyzes student choices across the…

This study evaluated and compared two models of teacher education, a traditional certificate-only and a fifth-year Master of Arts in Teaching program, to determine their effectiveness in producing desirable outcomes in preservice teacher candidates. The salient characteristics of each of the programs are described. Most of the subjects of the…

Undergraduate volunteerism work is discussed, noting volunteer service can be a vital part of an undergraduate education. This service has taken many forms over the years, from folding bandages for soldiers at war, to providing tutorial services for elementary and secondary school children, to staffing medical programs in Appalachia. It…

The value priorities of students engaged in teacher education programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels were studied. The research attempted a qualitative analysis in order to interpret quantitative results previously obtained and reported. Three research topics guiding the study were: the value priorities of undergraduate and graduate…

A background for discussion of curriculum reform and some concrete examples of what is occurring in parts of the United States are presented. The current debate over the undergraduate curriculum is reviewed, summarizing the criticisms and key recommendations of the most influential recent reports. State and institutional responses to these reports…

Higher education in Bahrain and background information on this Arab Gulf country are considered. Bahrain, similar to other Gulf States, depended heavily on expatriates as teachers, most of whom were from Egypt, Syria, and Lebanon. Bahraini students have pursued college studies in other countries. Higher education in the country started as separate…

A discussion of the field of clinical linguistics outlines the scope of the discipline, notes its relationship to other speech- and language-related fields, and describes the components of an undergraduate program for individuals in a linguistically relevant clinical field. It suggests general linguistics curriculum components for clinical…