Details the results of a survey of 133 University of Kansas journalism majors' reasons for choosing the field. (KS)

Describes how to use various types of licorice ropes to illustrate the similarities between RNA and DNA. Specifically addresses illustrations of replication, transcription, protein synthesis, mitosis, meiosis, mutations, and anomalies. (DDR)

Argues that acceptance then management of collective knowledge is increasingly important and that individual understanding and views toward the world are less valued. Considers the implications of this perspective for chemistry instruction. (DDR)

The effects of pluralism on today's college campuses are intense. The place held by religion in this context is often awkward, but as a dimension of diversity and a potent force in human interaction, it deserves the same tolerance as any other aspect of pluralism and should not be trivialized. (MSE)

Outlines the nature and benefits of curricular reforms designed to facilitate the development of students prepared for lifelong learning and responsible citizenship. States that these ends may be achieved via the integration, into existing curricula, of a comprehensive overview of the phenomena of interest to scholars, the types of theory and…

Tests the effects on student performance when using graphs as part of a University of South Carolina (Columbia) principles of economics lecture. Finds in 1995 that students in the lecture with graphs had significantly lower gain scores than those in the no-graphs lecture. Finds no significant difference in 1997. (RLH)

There are two approaches to multiculturalism in the college curriculum, the formally academic and the political. Few proponents of either have defined with precision what their multiculturalism would be in practice. The challenge is to describe the common culture while preserving integrity of cultures not yet part of traditional conformity. (MSE)

Presents data from a survey of continuing education in all higher education institutions in Australia (58 of 76 responded). Organizes courses in 11 fields of study and gives information on duration and frequency of courses, prerequisites, clientele, location, fees, and enrollment. (SK)

Four factors--the perceived needs of the faculty, the perceived needs of the market, the competition among institutions, and the competition within institutions--represent the major forces behind the development of new academic programs. Two case studies in Missouri and New England are described. (MLW)

Reports the results of a survey of business school administrators about communication course practices and preferences. Finds a trend for management departments within business schools to offer communication courses. (MG)

Explains the major features of curriculum alignment (the determination of the congruence between the written curriculum and work performance). Relates the principles of alignment to the adult learning environment and curriculum management. (DMM)

Articles on literary canon include: "Educational Anomie" (Stephen W. White); "Why Western Civilization?" (William J. Bennett); "Peace Plan for Canon Wars" (Gerald Graff, William E. Cain); "Canons, Cultural Literacy, and Core Curriculum" (Lynne V. Cheney); "Canon Busting: Basic Issues" (Stanley…

This article discusses some of the fundamental assessment problems facing the curriculum in higher education and makes a case for assessment in education from the standpoint of American pragmatism, arguing that methods of assessment are, at their core, methods of curriculum development. (SM)

A discussion of cultural pluralism in higher education examines the rapid diversification of the university, looks at four frameworks for comprehending and ordering diversity in the West, and reflects on the ramifications of these frameworks for higher education curricula and organization. (MSE)

Presents the theoretical foundation for discovery learning and argues that it is a version of science in the real world as scientists live it rather than science as calcified in textbooks. (DDR)