Explains, compares, and critiques the theories of knowledge offered by P. H. Hirst(1974) and S. Korner (1970). Concludes that the structure of knowledge presented in these theories provides valuable support for the goals of liberal education. (JDH)

Observations are made on the religious education programs of the Catholic University. (KM)

Reports on ACS conference concerned with current problems in chemical education such as the present imbalance between supply and demand, quality of students, and quality of curriculums. (DF)

Scholars in the foundations of education are still re-examining the state of their field. (CK)

Objectives of the study were to determine the relative value to students of secondary school programs involving technical courses as compared with the value of academic courses, and to check the usefulness of the various techniques used. (Author/MF)

Analyzes Wilson's speech. Considers his background and the following aspects of the speech: occasion, organization and ideas, proofs, delivery, style, and effectiveness. (PD)

The criteria of practical benefit and objectivity applied to the humanities cannot keep them from their rightful place alongside mathematics and sciences as a worthwhile endeavor. These criteria are misleading. The humanities forge a sense of beauty, compassion, honor, humor, and shape love, friendship, and enmity. (MSE)

Problems faced by counselor education programs is that of reconciling the split between the traditional academic emphasis on teaching and research and practical experience and personal growth. Contends counselors' failure to recognize the value of theories in counseling may pose some problems for our profession as a whole. (Author)

A graduate and an undergraduate student discuss whether students can write in their preferred style or must choose a style acceptable in academic writing. They address conventions of voice, use of first person, and the issue of saying what one should say or what one wants to say. (SK)

Student volunteer work is now being designed to enrich their academic coursework. Volunteer administrators are being challenged to infuse volunteer student placements with opportunities for service learning. (SK)

Competence has varied meanings in everyday, academic, and vocational contexts. The normative positions of competency-based training and cognitive psychology have gone through various cycles. Reconciliation of differences depends on acknowledgment of the normative nature of competence and recognition of the context for advocacy of a particular…