An evaluation of the educational effectiveness of video-tape courses is presented. (Author)

The writing of college catalog course descriptions in behavioral terms is urged, and examples of such descriptions are offered. (MJB)

The author discusses differences between the business data processing and the computer science curriculums in postsecondary education. The business data processing curriculum requires little math and science, and the computer science curriculum little business preparation. He cites characteristics of each discipline and suggests that both…

Twenty-seven studies are reviewed that investigate the effect of instructional methods, courses, programs, and general college experiences on changes in college students' thinking. The results did support the conclusion that college attendance improves critical thinking. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the growth of U.S. history programs in British universities since the 1950s, and their subsequent decline in the 1980s. Criticizes political and academic shortsightedness for closing or crippling American Studies departments despite strong undergraduate demand for courses. Forecasts further cuts throughout the 1990s resulting in a…

Richard J. Mahaffy, II, the only deaf student at Trinity College, and a senior who can hear are teaching a course called "Understanding Deafness." They have covered topics such as the causes of deafness, the advantages of sign language over oral communication, and the psychological implications of being deaf. (MLW)

College education is essentially concerned with argumentation about interpretations. It depends on and trains for the capacity to assume different points of view simultaneously in order to interpret and predict, and it should celebrate playful acts of imagination. (MSE)

Offers an introduction to honors work in American colleges and universities by considering: (1) definition; (2) history; (3) rationale; and (4) educational and institutional objectives. Also summarizes characteristics of successful honors programs. (JN)

Relates one woman's experience in teaching women about women, and presents statistics on and the experiences of both the women who teach and the women taught. Suggests that integrating new scholarship on women can have a potentially radical but deeply beneficial impact on university curriculum. (Author/BL)

Accuracy in Academia, an organization pledged to monitor college classrooms for evidence of left-wing bias, has had minimal impact on campuses and has turned instead to publication of a somewhat milder ideological student newspaper. (MSE)

Philosophy should teach respect for reason, respect for the classics, and respect for the radical criticisms of the twentieth century. It is the only university discipline that takes the development of informed discretion as its primary pedagogical task. (MSE)

Education for peace and international cooperation cannot be confined to a single discipline, but should be interdisciplinary and central to the university curriculum. Although UNESCO has begun development of a pedagogy of peace, other international organizations focusing on peace education need coordination to be effective. (MSE)

A system of college course modules, entire course units rather than small instructional modules within a course, is discussed in the context of the Dutch educational system. The applications of such a system and its implications for institutional planning in a changing educational market are examined. (Author/MSE)

Using results from three classes (n = 324) taught by the author, this study shows, among other findings, that students with high grade point averages, well-educated parents, and previous college experience tend to know more sociological facts, concepts, theories, and methods. Impact and advantages of pretesting are discussed. (JDH)