Surveyed 187 engineering colleges on composition/rhetoric courses required of engineering students, required and/or elective technical writing courses, and attitudes toward writing/writing instruction. Results from 108 responding institutions indicate that, although administrators support such courses, course implementation does not always reflect…

The history of undergraduate teaching in the United States is discussed in an attempt to determine whether the curriculum is now in a period of crisis. The most crucial ingredient in the excellence of higher education may be the admissions policies and the quality of the faculty teaching available courses. (MLW)

There are few required classes in the pharmacy curricula that uniquely relate to the elderly. Schools, it is suggested, should work within the community to identify opportunities for student exposure to the elderly and to incorporate these opportunities into a mandatory part of the curriculum. (MLW)

Describes the structure and content of a four-year physics/microcomputer degree program at the University of Surrey. (SK)

Describes an innovative dual degree program at the master's level to meet a nationally recognized need for trained specialists in learning resources given at the University of Oklahoma. Effective programs to train people to be both information handlers and instructional technologists are seen as rare. (MLW)

The President of Miami University of Ohio explains why he has proposed a test of basic reading and writing skills as a graduation requirement at his institution. (SJL)

Presents the author's personal impression of his one-year participation (1976-77) in the science education program at the University of California at Berkeley. The German author's suggestions for the adaptation of such program in West Germany or Europe are also discussed. (HM)

Most colleges and universities offer graduate programs for teachers. The idea of a graduate-undergraduate mix, plus internship, and multi-media projects may be an innovative model for many of us. (Editor)

The undergraduate surgery program planned for the University of Tennessee and utilized at Michigan State University is described. The first year focuses on basic sciences; second year, core of medicine; and third year, clinics. (LBH)

Indiana school speech-language pathologists (n=157) responded to a survey regarding their educational and clinical preparation and current clinical practices with people who stutter. Respondents reported receiving insufficient academic and clinical preparation to work with people who stutter. Nearly half reported that their clinical skills are…

Describes a computerized partial degree auditing system, MAPP (Monitoring Academic Progress Policy), developed at the University of Florida to monitor students' progress into appropriate majors and apply institutional policy concerning degrees. The system generates letters directing students to advisors when needed. Discusses advantages for…

The benefits and disadvantages in conducting universal infant hearing screening and in the transition of audiology from a master's to a doctoral level profession are discussed from an epidemiological point of view. Epidemiologic strategies which may inform decision making in these two important and controversial areas are presented. (Author/CR)