It is argued that top priority within the field of history should be reserved for the survey course. Structure in a history survey is analyzed from the aspects of critical thinking and the nature of history as a discipline. (KM)

American society requires leaders with depth of vision; such individuals will arise from an education that endeavors to cultivate the intellect and provide the occasion for the acquisition of virtue. (Author)

With the conviction that a student needs purpose in life and that the humanities as a discipline can contribute most significantly to this achievement, research to determine the extent of higher education programs in this country was undertaken, with the encouraging conclusion that humanities are offered in some form in all institutions surveyed.…

A centran theme, running through arguments for change in the discipline of psychology, is that academic psychology misses many of the essentially human aspects of life. This theme may be stated in terms of three main dimensions of differences: mechanistic-experimental, pure-applied, and individual-social. (Author/JB)

A paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 27, 1970). (Editor)

Traces the major developments in libraries from ancient times and concludes that another major development is overdue--the establishment of an organized body of scientific principles as a foundation for the study of librarianship as an intellectual discipline at first-degree level, for the development of pure and applied research, and for the…

Eight strengths which offer the discipline of geography potential for sustained growth and development are discussed. For example, geographic training can develop skills that have numerous vocational applications. (RM)

Defines and explains organizational and conceptual problems encountered by practitioners of academic history today. An argument is presented for more systematic and self-conscious links between academic history and other academic disciplines that use historical data extensively. (Author/DB)

Responses from 18 of 68 college professors who are members of the editorial boards of the "Economics of Education Review" and the "Journal of Education Finance" list the books and journals they consider essential reading for students of educational finance and give the two research issues they consider most important. (MLF)

Discusses the difference between education professors who are involved with the intellectual discipline of education and those who are involved with practical studies such as teacher education. Historical and philosophical reasons for the division are examined. The consequences of intradisciplinary conflicts on the future role of professional…

Historically, physical educators were selected as instructors for health education courses. However, physical education and health education should be separate disciplines which require special and unique professional preparation. The relationship between the two disciplines should be one of cooperation as both share similar educational goals. (JN)

Examines the contributions of John Churton Collins of Birmingham University to the establishment of English literature as an academic subject in the universities of late Victorian England. (SJL)

Results of an American Council on Education survey on tenure practices are reported, including tables of tenure approval rates, tenure status (tenures, tenure track, and nontenure track) and tenure approval by type of institution. Data are divided by general academic field. (MSE)

Although some effort has been expended toward the development of physical education as a discipline, the nature of physical education reveals that it is more a professional field. A model is described which provides a means to draw from several contributing disciplines and subdisciplines in order to improve the practice of physical education.…