Discusses benefits of combining traditional agricultural techniques with the concepts of "permaculture," a framework for revitalizing traditions, culture, and spirituality. Describes school, college, and community projects that have assisted American Indian communities in revitalizing sustainable agricultural practices that incorporate…

A survey of 96 United States and 9 Canadian medical schools found that the large majority accepted students with learning disabilities and claimed to make some academic accommodations. Most would administer nonstandard (i.e., nontimed) licensing examinations, and many reported that their affiliated postgraduate medical-training programs would also…

In a report entitled "Reshaping the Graduate Education of Scientists and Engineers" (National Academy of Sciences, 1995), the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy proposed a modified PhD training model that retains an emphasis on intensive research experiences, while incorporating additional experiences to prepare graduates for an…

Offers suggestions concerning the structure and content of "Introduction to German Literature" courses. (PP)

By reading negative criticisms of assigned books and stories, students may gain a better command of those works and of the processes of talking and writing about literature. (JH)

An experimental program was conducted in college-level German classes which involved all first- and second-year students in once-a-week, small-group, peer-teaching sessions, with the second-year students acting as leaders. Results showed that this approach helps all concerned. (Author/RM)

The need for substantial courses in culture and civilization has become crucial in the teaching of foreign literatures. The attempt to explain culture by means of organized courses raises a series of questions which may be grouped under two general headings, the form of the course and the relationship between literature and culture. A course in…

Suggestions are made of ways for colleges and universities to bolster enrollments by actively calling attention to their language programs. The intended audiences are high school students and teachers and students already in college. (RM)

The problem of the survival of foreign language study as it arises in small, four-year liberal arts colleges is discussed, taking as examples Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore. (RM)

Describes a survey of student interest in Spanish in the Houston, Texas, area and suggests a variety of practical courses to improve student motivation. (RL)

Describes undergraduate and graduate degree programs in "Foreign Language and Communication Media" at American University, Washington, D.C. (RL)

Continuing series on new methods of teaching languages at the larger universities. (DS)

Portion of an unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 1971. (DS)