Attempts to map out the trends and possible prospects for the field of technical communications and writing. Considers technical communication's changing relationships with various other disciplines, such as schools of business, engineering, and communications. (HB)

Adult education as a field of study cannot be located in disciplines without negating the goal of empowerment. Adult education as a field of study is best located in adult education as a critical practice. (SK)

Discusses three types of interdisciplinary relationships related to library and information science (LIS): those within LIS itself; those among individual information-seeking disciplines; and those between LIS and other fields. Encouraging interaction with other disciplines so that information can be provided expeditiously and economically is…

Finds that the difference between the percentage of female authors in this journal and the percentage of women in the field was not significant for four of six sample years; and differences between the percentage of female authors in this journal and in the "Quarterly Journal of Speech" was not significant for any of the six years. (RS)

Presents university lectures as modeling the kinds of analysis by which ideas are presented and validated in the humanities and the social sciences. Suggests that students who are alert to this modeling function can use it to inform their general strategies for learning. Contains 28 references. (VWC)

The organizing motif of "Out of Our Minds" is the refusal of schools to claim an intellectual mission. Schools have developed an instrumental central purpose, rather than an intellectual one; they aim to turn out patriotic job holders. Dialog is invited about what constitutes stewardship of the intellect. (SLD)

Suggests that parenting is still invisible in the academy. Discusses commonalities between parenting and teaching. Concludes that academicians must bring their parenting selves and their children into their work and their workplaces. (RS)

Responds to Block's 1996 paper "Not So Fast: Some Thoughts on Theory Culling, Relativism, Accepted Findings, and the Heart and Soul of SLA," which deals in part with blackboxing, the practice of citing references in support of some given position. Maintains that Block raises an important issue but fails to demonstrate important…

Studied current policies and practices of scholarly journals on evaluating manuscripts for publication that had been previously published electronically. Discusses differences in practices among scholarly disciplines, and how the Internet and World Wide Web are affecting manuscript consideration policies of scholarly journals. (Contains 26…

Suggests that the expansion of knowledge and its relevance to experience and society once belonged to civic professionals. Specialization in the academy replaced them with the power and the limitations of inward-looking disciplines. It is concluded that, drawing on both these traditions, educational innovation is called for now. (EV)

Suggests that philosophy has established itself in academic departments, becoming professional, specialized, and technical. It is further suggested that by severing its ties with public culture, the discipline of philosophy has marginal status in addressing society's issues. It is concluded that the Internet, however, holds promise for a future in…

Notes that business communication has a long history, stretching back to the origins of rhetoric as a scholarly endeavor and to the origins of business practice. Adds that today, business communication exists in the United States at university level, emphasizing writing instruction for undergraduates. States that it should continue in this vein,…

Considers why communications departments are not considered central to the mission of universities and makes suggestions about what can be done. Maintains that labeling of communications departments as "communications departments" is ambiguous; communications departments lack intellectual unity and are isolated; and they do not address public…

Uses a South African university course on critical citizenship as case study of the challenges of interdisciplinary education. Shows how the process of identifying generic competencies across humanities disciplines may omit the necessary foundation for achieving those competencies. (SK)

Debate exists over the best place to locate English-as-a-Second-Language programs at the university. While programs have been placed within various departments, placements are essentially either academic or extended studies, both of which have advantages. It is important to determine who the program will attract and serve and how it is viewed…