It is argued that educational psychology courses need not be restricted to the domain of research inquiry and teacher education. Instead, educational psychology can and should be part of an undergraduate liberal arts education. This thesis is defended on the basis of pragmatic and scholarly concerns. (Author/RD)

The widespread emergence of organized programs of environmental studies in American universities is discussed. Drawing on a national overview, the major problems and opportunities of these academic units and the diversity of their styles and organizational patterns are examined, and speculations about the future of environmental studies are…

The use of case studies as a teaching method--that is, presenting students with realistic problems to solve as part of the curriculum--is examined. Emphasis is on instructional materials, interdisciplinarity, and the complex relationships within the university and among faculty that help or hinder the method. (MSE)

Participation in any one of four types of composition courses or two types of reading methods courses failed to increase college students' reading comprehension or vocabulary development or to change their attitudes toward reading or writing. (MKM)

A course designed to educate individuals in the responsible use of prescription and nonprescription drugs, offered to the entire student body at the University of Minnesota, is outlined and evaluated. (MSE)

How best to organize the university in the interest of global awareness and ways in which existing and potential capabilities for international studies can be translated into reality are discussed. The world view, global awareness, and the international dimension, it is suggested, must grow out of a perceived need. (MLW)

Multicampus systems should proceed carefully in the process of academic program review, with an eye toward asking and answering questions most likely to cause institutions to confront the more fundamental questions of purpose and coherence. (Author/MSE)

A survey of 12 colleges and universities in California was undertaken to explore common complaints with regard to introductory philosophy courses. A lack of consensus and consistency in content and reading requirements, a lack of correlation with advanced courses, and charges of irrelevance are among the complaints. Corrective recommendations are…

Policy revisions by the Council on Social Work Education have sought to maintain relevance of curriculum content to changing practice and to simplify, integrate, and systematize a unified master's degree curriculum. The major categories used by the council to designate primary curriculum areas are discussed. (MSE)

Literature suggests that the factual approach to drug education may cause an increase in drug usage. The pharmacological approach was used in a college drug education course, and an assessment of students' drug consumption was made. No statistically significant changes were found for the substances surveyed. (Author)

Five-tiered conceptual model of a course on the history of the Holocaust is presented. The Holocaust is outlined in historical perspective as an example of inhumanity to humans, as a unique event in world history, as social science process, and as a moral and ethical problem. (MLW)

Describes a nationwide study to identify: (1) the representation of different areas within the social sciences (i.e. anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, social/ethnic studies, sociology, and interdisciplinary social sciences) in the two-year college curriculum, and (2) which courses were offered for transfer,…

Reports results of a national survey on undergraduate intern programs in sociology, discusses criteria used for and problems found with internships, and recommends strengthening the programs by formally integrating them into the curriculum. (Author/CK)

Describes four parts of a college composition program--the apprentice segment and the segments for future teachers, for students who need to discover in writing the self and the non-self, and for remedial students--and examines the processes of writing. (GT)

Among college students participating in psychology of women courses, male students maintained mildly antiliberationist attitudes toward women. Female students expressed significantly more liberal attitudes toward women and shifted from feminine-typed to androgynous self-descriptions over the course semester. (Author)