In the 1980s, dance split from physical education and began to earn credibility as a serious, independent discipline with special characteristics fostering many kinds of learning. K-12 curricula should include dance, as the National Education Goals specify. Dance education also has great cognitive and transfer-of-learning potential. (MLH)

Illustrates recent concerns about the fields of sociology, sociology of education, and women's studies through means of an autobiographical account of a career of a British teacher and researcher in these fields. Discusses the nature of sociology of education as a marginal and border-academic territory. (DSK)

Studied the effects of subject and track level on the definitions of knowledge used by teachers in secondary education. Judgments of the characteristics of their own subjects as they taught them at one or more track levels were provided by 202 teachers. Teachers generally maintained a single definition for the subject for all track levels.…

Landeskunde, or cultural studies, in Germany is a discipline trapped in a circle because the only avenues of development open to it relegate it to a subsidiary role within language education. If it is to develop in the long term, it will be necessary for it to define its objectives independently of language learning. (Contains five references.)…

The professional core of civilization/cultural studies (CCS) lies in the study of the relationship between context and discourse. Here, the necessity for the perspective of the outsider, combined with linguistic competence, creates the possibility of a distinctive disciplinary basis for CCS. (Author)

The effects of the knowledge revolution on the disciplinary structure of the humanities and social sciences are examined, particularly as they concern pedagogy surrounding the doctoral degree, the highest level of accreditation for university teaching. Potential changes in the doctoral dissertation are discussed in this context. Application of the…

Each issue of this journal presents a statistical record of the progress of African Americans in U.S. institutions of higher education. An analysis is presented of all applicable vital statistics in order to present a running record of African American progress in postsecondary education. (SLD)

When a Department of Computer Science (CS) recently formed stronger ties with the College of Engineering and weaker ties with the College of Arts and Science, CS faculty began encouraging CS majors to switch to the former college from the latter. Analyzes the decline of females in the CS program as a result. (Author/PVD)

This subject guide to weather resources includes Web sites, CD-ROMs and software, videos, books, audios, magazines, and professional resources. Related disciplines are indicated, age levels are specified, and a student activity is included. (LRW)

Focuses on the question "What kind of learning processes are intended in the subjects 'Care' and 'Technology' in the Dutch common curriculum?" Demonstrates that Care and Technology are not 'practical' subjects in either the learning-domain dimension or in the learning-outcome dimension. Includes references. (CMK)

Presents ordered lists of the numeric totals of degrees conferred to students of color, featuring listings for all minorities as well as for each racial/ethnic minority group. Institutions are ranked according to total number of degrees awarded to minority students across all disciplines and in specific disciplines. The lists include a breakdown…

Presents results of research into the best of the academic subject directories, based on three general category searches--one historical, one in literature, and one in the field of science. Describes the 11 winning selections in three divided groups: winners, runners-up, and third-place contenders. (AEF)

Describes the emergence and the content of what is referred to as "disability studies," an emerging field of critical inquiry in literary and language studies that is helping to forge a more tolerant academic community. (Author/VWL)

Argues that as higher education has grown, colleges and universities have systematically disinvested in the humanities and developed a culture of credentials. Now market-driven colleges pursue trophies (star faculty, plush facilities, reputation). Academic fields that offer a promise of money, knowledge of money, or a source of money are prized,…

The paper draws on an extensive literature search about the 'research-teaching nexus', insights from interviewing twelve university history lecturers about student progress in undergraduate degrees, and ideas about the role of disciplines in student learning to argue (i) that the educational goal for students of 'becoming a practising historian'…