In response to various pressures for change, the university will have to adopt a new purpose that may be recognized as a means of increasing the capability of society for continuous self-renewal. (Author/HS)

Paper delivered at the ADFL Summer Seminar for Chairmen, June 21-25, 1971 at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. (DS)

Suggests that ethics be used in place of law as the subject matter of the writing class when students are not prelaw majors. (RL)

Through developing a way to assess quantitatively family interaction by examining activities in the family, relations between family interaction, and certain characteristics of the family environment were investigated. Identified significant relations that existed between total interaction and those activities categorized as social, eating, and…

Suggestions for teaching main idea, thesis, theme, topic sentence, and clincher as related concepts are provided. (MKM)

Reports results of a questionnaire surveying opinions of university chemistry departments (N=34) that used integrated experiments in lower- and upper-level chemistry courses. Reviews general problems and advantages inherent in the use of this kind of experiment, which brings together material from several different areas of chemistry. (CS)

Advises school librarians to integrate print and non-print catalogs and offers detailed cataloging information. (Author)

Presents activities for students to explore mathematical literature. Argues that through books, students come to view mathematics as a meaningful and valuable tool for solving problems. Highlights books that present an authentic and real context for using mathematics and literature to support open-ended exploration of mathematics in real life.…

Presents activities that engage students and promote discussion emphasizing the history of mathematics, diversity, and multiculturalism. Six activities included are Crossword Puzzle, Date of Event, Quotes Matching, Famous Mathematical Expressions, Calendar Scramble, and Map Puzzle. Also lists related World Wide Web sites. Contains 15 references.…

Examines the integration of face-to-face tuition with open learning methods based on experiences at the Sheffield Business School at Sheffield Hallam University (United Kingdom). Analyzes the ways in which such approaches provide competitive advantage in the higher education environment in the United Kingdom. (Author/LRW)

Evaluates the long-term use of integrated laboratories in undergraduate chemistry programs. Reports that this approach offers a number of advantages over conventional laboratories, including an improvement in the amount of student knowledge and experience gained, better preparation of students for research, and more efficient utilization of lab…

Described the integration of a service-learning elective into a preexisting course at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, in which there was little room to maneuver in an already crowded curriculum, and presented some preliminary evaluation findings based on reports on 206 participating students and 254 who did not participate in the…

Presents a problem-solving investigation on coal mining that integrates science and mathematics with geology. Engages students in a scenario in which they play the roles of geologists and mining engineers. (NB)

Suggests several activities integrating mathematics with literature, the poems of Shel Silverstein in particular. Activities can also be used as part of a classroom's Earth Day celebration to help make an impression about responsibility to care for the earth. (AIM)

Discusses approaches for helping upper elementary-age children learn about words through integrated study of spelling, grammar, and meaning. Describes what word study is, discusses word study in an integrated language arts unit (providing several examples), and offers reasons for including word study in a language arts program. (SR)