This study focused on the degree to which the clusters established as part of a new general education system at the University of California, Los Angeles promoted an opportunity for increased academic integration for first-year students enrolled in the clusters as compared to first-year students in the typical general education curriculum. The…

The industrial arts teacher can become involved in interdeperatmental cooperation with the English Department by sharing the students' written reports. (GR)

A setting needs to be developed in the classroom in which the child will be stimulated mentally, physically, and emotionally to broaden his horizons. Only in this way can a child's interest in learning be kept alive. (CK)

Three categories of learning structure are examined: formal, nonformal, and informal. Other possibilities for grouping the structures are also indicated, including learning for society and learning for oneself. Various modalities of articulation are presented, and a distinction is made between those appropriate for school level and those useful…

Offers advice on structuring the college technical writing course. (RL)

Discusses strategic planning in higher education and describes an integrated institutional planning system developed by a planning firm that guides administrators in developing, implementing, and monitoring a strategic plan. The system process uses an orderly sequence of activities assembled into five phases, from defining purpose through…

Presents an approach to the evaluation of family support programs that does not violate the principles of family support. Tailoring the evaluation to the program service philosophy ensures that the evaluation process is integrated with the program to provide a more accurate picture of the program. (SLD)

Discusses the enhancement of higher education in South Africa through technology, exploring some relevant aspects through learner-centered and managerial perspectives. Outlines some critical conditions to integrate technologies into teaching and learning. (SLD)

Explores how building comprehensive, integrated links among the many programs that have each found a small place in college life over the last decade (for example, curriculum improvement, diversity, learning communities, and service learning) could lead to a powerful "big picture" of undergraduate education that moves beyond these individual…

Describes how more colleges are synthesizing their various online offerings and support services into a single Web site. (EV)

The emergence of and relationship between two notions in personnel evaluation, merit and worth, are traced. How worth should be evaluated, and whether teacher evaluation is worth what it costs are discussed. Limitations of current approaches to teacher evaluation are reviewed, and the potential of a duties-based approach is noted. (SLD)

Compares classical literacy (which treats reading and writing as distinct from content subjects) with informational literacy. Discusses seven key informational-literacy teaching practices and class activities that middle grade teachers can use to prepare their students for life in the information age. (SR)

Students make connections in their social lives and expect teachers to do the same at school. Advocates connecting physics and biology in teaching as they are connecting more in research. Discusses some physics-based techniques used in biology and medicine. (YDS)