Points to weaknesses in the current educational system and outlines proposed standards and curriculum requirements for an ideal program for English majors. (GT)

Women today receive more education, marry later in life, have fewer children, and pursue longer careers than in the past. Undergraduate schools must expand educational studies for women beyond teacher training to include skills in social services, recreation, administration of senior citizens' programs, and adult education. Available from: College…

A description of the geography curriculum at the University of Bucharest, Rumania. Educational program is controlled by the Communist Party. The approach is practical and emphasizes factual learning. It is highly ideological and strongly atheistic. Course work is structured and there are no student options or electives. (Author/BC)

A random sample of instructors (N=20) indicated that phenomena such as academic grade inflation, erosion of academic standards and student achievement levels, and too little emphasis on cognitive learning have to some degree been the consequence of many so-called innovative programs. (Author)

Discusses a survey of psychology departments in 43 small liberal arts colleges in the United States. Information was obtained about demographic patterns of students and faculty, administrative support for faculty research, library budgets, expenditures for new equipment, components of a core psychology curriculum, and student interests and career…

Multidisciplinary language courses offer hope for integrating language courses into a university undergraduate curriculum. Such courses use a target language, such as French, to explore problems in another discipline. (Author)

The need for a mathematics course sequence designed especially for the undergraduate social science student is expressed, along with a discussion of the objectives, content, approach, and implementation of such a sequence. (MN)

After citing the new acceptance of telecourses and the potential of public television for reaching the masses, the following factors are discussed: student attitudes, academic effectiveness, flexibility of usage of television and printed materials, diversity in the learning experience, cost effectiveness, and the opportunity for faculty and…

An innovative graduate course in education devoted to the development of techniques utilizing direct experience in the history curriculum, the 6-weekend course took a level of local cultural history each weekend, showed how that culture related to and changed the land, and whenever possible, communicated that with experiential learning. (NQ)

Examines the several questions concerning Women's Studies, including the purpose and rationale for these courses. (HMV)

A description of the syllabus of a course in ancient and modern tragedy given in English at the University of Illinois. An annotated list of the plays studied, suggested films, recordings and commentaries, and sources for audio-visual materials are included. (AMH)

If the United States is really serious about improving education, it must do a better job of curriculum planning at several different levels and involve all imterested parties, including the students, in defining the school's mission and forming a consensus on educational needs and options. (MSE)

Arons's article on the role of critical thinking in the liberal arts curriculum is criticized for its assumptions about the high level of intellectual development of faculty and its condescension toward students. It is suggested that Arons's proposals for faculty development in critical thinking be extended to include both teaching and scholarly…

Poland's system for identifying and developing talent in its youth is described, including the experimental flexible curriculum that is now being extended to all students. (MSE)

The call for excellence in education must be made together with a commitment to a just distribution of opportunity for education that prepares individuals to participate in a just society. (MSE)