Subject matter in general education is simply the vehicle for instruction. Beyond the disciplines themselves, general education should provide seven forms of competency: vocabulary, learning skills, methods of inquiry, perspective, understanding of limitations, ability to find implications, and sensitivity. (MSE)

The learning process and ways in which it can hinder or contribute to intellectual development, the development of "critical consciousness," and social change are reviewed. Questions are raised about the relationship between alternative educational programs and social change. (MSE)

Evaluation of academic programs in higher education institutions has existed in the United States since 1640. In the succeeding 34 decades, demands for program review and accountability have led to the present development of academic program evaluation as a primary means to revise, curtail, or eliminate degree programs. (Author/MSE)

West Chester State College's pilot project to improve writing builds on writing skills established in the freshman English courses and extends these skills through writing practice and instruction in the humanities and other disciplines. Obstacles encountered in developing the program, program design, instructional techniques, and spinoff projects…

The key to teaching history successfully is giving students the ability to apply the process of historical analysis to any material they encounter. A special interest history course at Boston College focused on assassinations in Europe and America in the twentieth century. (MLW)

Students with good listening skills in selected areas may gravitate to particular fields. Listening may be a very crucial factor in terms of grades earned by students and how students evaluate their faculty. (Author)

California requirements for professional continuing education in estate law for certified public accountants, insurance agents, and attorneys are outlined. The curriculum of the American College of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in life insurance and related financial sciences, is discussed. Available from 6285 Barfield Rd., Atlanta, GA 30328, $3.50.…

Nine model programs for relating curriculum to the needs of society are presented. These come from a number of countries and are designed to benefit both society and the individual student. (JMF)

An analysis of the undergraduate transcripts of 465 students from the University of Rochester who applied to medical school indicates a surprising breadth in undergraduate training, which is inconsistent with critics' claims of narrowness in premedical education. Medical educators are called upon to further specify the desired role of nonscience…

Reviews community college international education programs supported by the National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Title VI grants, international theme conferences, foreign curriculum consultants on campus, and exchange and travel abroad programs. Presents recommendations for starting or promoting the internationalization of the college curriculum.…

Today's conservative political and economic climate is a poor one for higher education. Colleges are being forced to cut their budgets and vocationalize their curriculum. (SJL)

College reading programs can be designed for limited departmental budgets and integrate reading, writing, speaking, and thinking within content areas. To teach reading successfully within content areas calls for careful coordination with the students' other academic courses. A description and evaluation of a program used at Douglass College is…

The liberal arts are described as the ideological framework for colleges of arts and science on which hangs the curriculum. A definition of liberal arts is proposed that views the liberal arts as a perspective consisting of seven elements: holism, humanism, history, analysis-belief, creativity, recreation, and values. (MLW)

Reports on a 1974 survey of administration and teaching in history departments in 56 Texas postsecondary institutions, which covered American history survey courses offered, pedagogical practices, materials, course and instructional evaluation, objectives, and recommendations. Survey instrument is appended. (DR)

Surveys the kinds of business communication courses and programs available at United States colleges and universities. (RL)