Discusses the various uses for the journal in an introductory course in the University without Walls (UWW) program. Discusses how the journal can be a means of discovering meaning in the chaos of the social world and how it provides an opportunity to integrate life and experience with academic life and theory. (JS)

Surveyed psychology majors and other graduates of Southeast Missouri State University for the years 1983-1985 regarding their evaluation of undergraduate education. Findings revealed psychology respondents, although resembling other majors in social and personal interests, differed in educational and career attitudes and were more likely to enter…

Two designs of undergraduate terrestrial ecology and behavior field courses are described and compared. These include using a variety of projects and using a single individual research project. The relative educational benefits of each are considered and the advantages of each type of course are discussed. (Author/CW)

Presented is an overview of the status of robotics education with information about activities and curricula for several European institutions. Some thoughts concerning the structure of a separate robotics curriculum at the university level are included. (Author/YP)

The effect of external factors on higher education curricula cannot be fully understood unless attention is paid to governing and controlling factors and to the historical, societal and economic context of the programs. The current market-orientation of regional colleges and the implementation of a nurse education reform are discussed. (Author/MLW)

Methods of assessing the general goals for the Pediatric Dentistry Department at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry are discussed. Goals are: (1) to prepare dentists to provide comprehensive dental care for the pediatric patient; (2) to create positive attitudes toward pediatric dentistry; (3) to encourage students to seek to…

Presented is an experiment which can be used in a first-year chemistry class to introduce the synthesis and analysis of compounds. Described are the experimental procedures, sample data, analysis, and discussion. (CW)

Proposed are preparation methods of the active and inactive forms of Cosalen. An experiment of heterogeneous kinetics that consists of following the time dependence of the oxygenation of the active solid and measuring the oxygenation capacity of the chelate is described. (CW)

Described is a case, a heterocyclic sulfoxide, which is useful for an introduction to first-order four-spin data analysis. Background of this technique for use with undergraduate students is given including a sample analysis, a list of supplementary materials, and experimental procedures. (CW)

Presents a short reaction sequence that allows the student to determine by spectroscopic methods the constitution and stereochemistry of the reaction products. Reports the interpretations needed to illustrate the usefulness of the spectroscopic method. Notes the products of the Michael-Aldol reaction have not been reported in the literature. (MVL)

Presents a procedure for an integrated first year chemistry laboratory class which provides an effective and colorful procedure to develop manipulative skills in synthesis and purification. Uses thin layer chromatography and NMR spectroscopy in the determination. Provides Rf values and representative NMR spectra. (MVL)

Examines the place of geomorphology in undergraduate programs in the United Kingdom. A questionnaire survey reveals that geomorphology is widely taught in all geo- and environmental sciences, but that teaching methods and the size of the curriculum vary significantly between disciplines. (LS)

Johnes and Taylor refute the criticisms of McPherson and Paterson on their paper about undergraduate noncompletion rates. Criticism centered on the use of the mean A-level scores of entrants as a measure of academic ability, definition of noncompletion, and omission of student/staff ratios. (MLW)

The spotlight on higher education has never been more intense than during the 1980s. Two central themes for response are the need to create greater campus community and cohesiveness and the need to tilt against rampant vocationalism and restore the liberal arts to the place of primacy in undergraduate education. (MLW)

Research and undergraduate teaching need not be mutually exclusive. Research is tied to a seventeenth-century conception of knowledge that divides the disciplines into disconnected chunks and thereby impedes education. The demands of knowledge are beginning to break down the partitions of the research university, hence interdisciplinary programs.…