Sandwich courses' survival depends on devising a procedure to assess industrial training meaningfully. The author proposes a list of specific procedures in such an assessment, including regular student inverviews with an assessment panel consisting of both his academic and industrial teachers. (Author/JB)

Based on a paper presented at meeting of the Modern Language Association (Denver, December 1969). (Author/RD)

Relating curriculum education to the practice of teaching, the author proposes and describes the education and role of chairman of school curriculum groups. Such chairmen would shift the school curriculum initiatives from theoretical research to local practice and would reflect the policies of curriculum educators at the graduate level. (JW)

Chief academic officers of public universities in Texas were asked to comment on trends affecting general education on their campuses. The role of academic departments in furthering--and inhibiting--changes in general education curricula is analyzed. (PP)

Presents a justification for courses in Western American literature at the university level. (AEA)

Considers St. Louis Community College's interdisciplinary efforts in terms of teaching strategies used and the programs and activities at particular campuses, including the development on an interdisciplinary studies program and an interdisciplinary core course; the use of weekend, evening, and telecourse instruction in the Program of Liberal Arts…

The problem in promoting general education across the college curriculum is fundamentally attitudinal. Faculty must (1) recognize that general education coupled with a major is good vocational education, (2) prepare themselves to teach general education, and (3) convince students of its value. (MSE)

The purpose of the university is enough different from that of the liberal arts college that there exists a systematic bias against and neglect of liberal arts in the former. Insights are given into the causes of and solutions to this problem. (MSE)

Colleges must seek a curriculum that prepares a student for a career as well as citizenship. A trilinear curriculum is suggested that combines equal parts of general, integrative (theme-oriented, interdisciplinary, and elective), and vocational courses and that begins with precollegiate education. (Author/MSE)

Undergraduate research course content is examined in a survey of 131 programs. A need is seen for integration of research content with the entire social work curriculum and for clarification of research content guidelines, since research use affects the development of social work theory, practice, and accountability. (MSE)

A course is described that involves a comparative study of Philadelphia rowhouses. Students each visit a house and complete its architectural drawing according to established guidelines. The drawings are later reduced and offset printed for sale. A series of exercises focuses on a number of design elements. (MSE)

Describes a study, based on nationwide data and a survey of state directors of two-year college education, investigating national funding patterns; relationships between population factors and full-time enrollments; average costs of public two-year college education; and national program patterns in terms of occupational versus other curricula.…

The success of distance teaching depends largely on students' comprehension and appreciation of print communication. A communication gap exists, and many students are unable to recognize levels of complexity presented to them. Changes in course structure can help alleviate this learning problem. (MSE)