Summarizes the findings used in developing a directory of interpretive curricula in colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. Reports on the numbers of schools offering courses, majors, specializations, and degrees in interpretation, as well as the texts, and the areas of content that are emphasized in the curricula. (TW)

Describes a group exercise whose goal was to reinforce students' ability to write--and to recognize--organized, easily readable, business reports which use graphic aids as supplements to words. (NKA)

The Association of American Colleges has made grants totaling $135,000 for the development of pilot courses relating to philanthropy and its role in shaping the history and character of American society, preparing students for civic responsibility and public service and helping to insure the future leadership of philanthropy. (MSE)

A senior seminar in corporate responsibility that emphasizes critical thinking and value-based judgment and includes pre-interviews, team presentations, a life-goal inventory, and a final interview is described, and its success in preparing students for employment interviews and in promoting student-teacher rapport is discussed. (MSE)

According to speakers at the annual meeting of the American Association for Higher Education, better college teaching requires closer attention to how students learn, but colleges set a poor example for such values as empathy and cooperation. Institutions should encourage student-faculty contacts, emphasize collaboration among students, use active…

Reviews the history of Black women's higher education and focuses on three issues: (1) coeducation versus single sex institutions, (2) curricular needs, and (3) psycho-social needs of Black women. Cites examples from two major Black women's colleges. (KH)

"Library Journal" issues (1910, 1920) were examined to identify professional concerns having curricular impact on library education: management, public service, technical service, book sciences, Americanization. Six major educational concerns are discussed: role of on-the-job training; specialization; certification; leadership role of…

The balance between traditional, disciplinary education and practical instruction has shifted toward the latter with social, industrial, and economic change; and college graduates will continue the trend toward jobs of lesser status that they would formerly have ignored. The college curriculum increasingly will reflect this. (MSE)

The development of an interdisciplinary Master of Public Admnistration program at the University of Vermont is chronicled, emphasizing the challenges of strategic management, managing academic units to promote the best interests of the institution as a whole while preserving each unit's right to frame its own educational mission. (MSE)

Points to several influences on the current and future status of the humanities in community colleges--e.g., the tendency for students to take most of their humanities credits in their first years of college; the increasing vocationalism in higher education; and the variability in individuals' readiness for particular humanities experiences. (DMM)

A survey of heads of collection development in 104 academic libraries was conducted to determine usefulness of information sources on curriculum change for selectors and extent of library involvement in planning such changes. Procedures developed at University of New Mexico and other universities are highlighted. Questionnaire is appended. (24…

Asserts that program evaluation can identify weaknesses in a community college's curriculum and ways to overcome these weaknesses. Discusses reasons for program evaluation, state-level evaluation efforts in Florida, and two examples of campus program evaluation plans. Offers a curriculum planning model for the 1980's. (AYC)

Massive growth in British higher education since the 1960s did alter the social composition of the student body, but not in the ways many people imagined. Neither the worst fears nor the highest hopes were realized. New inequalities of educational opportunity have appeared, and the greater access gained in the 1960s has led to more limited student…

Bibliographic instruction can do more than provide directions on library use for a specific assignment; it can contribute to the objectives of liberal education by teaching skills in asking questions, critically analyzing information, and answering questions. (MSE)

This self-study report from Metropolitan Community College (MCC) (Nebraska) was submitted to the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools for continuous accreditation. Report highlights and statistics include: (1) the College's 3 campuses and 2 centers serve an area of 1,496 square miles and an estimated…