Continuing problems, troubling trends, and many opportunities face writing-across-the-curriculum planners in the future. Proponents must continue to believe in the benefits of writing-across-the-curriculum programs and widen and intensify networks of support. (MSE)

Qualitative aspects of human resource management and leadership are seen as most essential. Based on observations of problematic department management, recommendations are made with respect to selection, training, evaluation, and research and development. (MLW)

A study investigated whether Biglan clusters of academic disciplines (hard/soft, pure/applied, life/nonlife) could be used to explain disciplinary differences in college student ratings of instruction. It was found that Biglan clusters do not explain the differences, many disciplines still emphasize knowledge acquisition over higher-order skills,…

Reports the major findings of the Pedagogical Relations between Adult Literacy and Communication project, which examined the relationship between the fields of adult literacy education and communications. It was found that the knowledge each field has of the other is, overall, very limited and often erroneous. (six references) (MDM)

Reports on a study of trends in the segregation in fields of study by sex for recipients of college degrees in the 1980s. Examines three dimensions of segregation: (1) unevenness; (2) concentration or crowding; and (3) intergroup academic contact. Finds a slowdown in the trend toward gender integration after 1985. (CFR)

It is argued that scholarship is the primary teaching resource for college faculty: the content, structure, and process knowledge inherent in scholarship can contribute to effective teaching and learning when explicitly taught to students by the scholar-teacher. Instruction may be designed to approximate the ideal of apprenticeship. (MSE)

Results of 2 experiments involving 305 college students suggest that instructor gender role is more important than instructor gender in affecting student evaluations and that both female and male students prefer instructors with both feminine and masculine characteristics, regardless of gender. (SLD)

A framework connecting features of subject matter with curricular activities was tested with 399 survey responses from high school teachers of 5 different subjects. Teachers differed in their perceptions of their subjects as defined, sequential, and static, but some curricular activities did seem to differ depending on subject features. (SLD)

Examines the pattern and distribution of secondary information systems and services in China. Topics include the role of government, government policies and relevant standards, distribution of discipline-oriented bibliographies and indexes, the change from printed materials to databases, and the transition to a market economy. (Author/LRW)

This paper reports on a survey from economics departments (n=57) in the United Kingdom which found the major course objectives to be liberal education, training for graduate school, and vocational training. The discussion examines links between functions of economics degrees as seen by educators, course structures, and entry qualifications…

A model for a proposed African-American studies discipline is based on the assumptions that African-American experiences are worth studying, historical experiences of peoples of African descent can inform others about human issues, and distinctive historic and cultural African-American experiences exist. Five steps in a African-American studies…

The ways in which Miami University (Ohio) has addressed some issues of interdisciplinary study are reported. Issues include disciplinary background needed by students before interdisciplinary study and by teachers before interdisciplinary teaching; the roles of the individual disciplines; intellectual skill development; and interdisciplinary study…

The American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) has liberalized its employment and evaluation standards for business administration faculty with doctorates from nonbusiness disciplines. The guidelines are examined and interpreted for use by deans who must make employment decisions and counsel these faculty concerning their status.…

The field of Black Women's Studies has developed because of the failure of Black Studies or Women's Studies to address the unique experiences of African-American women adequately. The history of this new discipline is traced, and some significant works and scholars are identified. (SLD)

Argues that educational computing is a discipline and discusses issues that need to be addressed in this discipline, including similarities with experimental psychology; networks and integrated learning systems; problem-solving software versus domain-specific software; computer labs versus classroom integration; software quality; computer equity;…