Presents a course syllabus for English 315, Special Topics in Writing, a course at University of North Carolina-Wilmington under which department faculty may propose a focused study of a theme, issue, or genre in writing or rhetoric. Explores the relationship between writing and the self. Includes a critical statement evaluating strengths and…

Historical discourse on curriculum is most important in writing synoptic texts. Examined are two problems in the way historical material is presented: (1) the problem of ensuring comprehensiveness; and (2) the problem of representing a multidimensional understanding of curriculum. (SI)

A discussion of liberal studies in the pharmacy curriculum argues that integration throughout the baccalaureate program is needed, and teaching methods and goals, not course content, are primary factors in building coherent curriculum. Strategies used at Albany College of Pharmacy to avoid separation of the curricula are offered as illustration.…

This paper outlines a model for online course design aimed at the mainstream majority of university academics rather than at the early adopters of technology. It has been developed from work at Coventry Business School where tutors have been called upon to design online modules for the first time. Like many good tools, the model's key strength is…

Many teachers find developing a new lesson or course quite difficult. It would be nice to have all necessary information, lesson plans and assessment materials ready at hand. But most often, they find themselves on their own when it comes to lesson and course development. The author faced this situation when he was asked to develop a lesson on…

On the premise that corporate counsel must be an able diagnostician before he can focus on highly specialized and interrelated issues of business law, the author suggests an approach to corporate law curriculum in which the basic course balances the quality and quantity of material designed to create the needed sensitivity. (JT)

Among the institutions that are now in the firing line is the sixth form dominated grammar school. Here we give a pen-portrait of Manchester Grammar School. (Editor/RK)

A learning paradigm for teaching social work research is offered as an alternative to the consumership models, the researcher as technician models, and the integration of research into other curriculum areas. (Editor/KE)

Fracture mechanics is a multidisciplinary topic which is being introduced to undergraduate engineering students in such courses as materials engineering. At a recent Conference on Fracture held at the University of Waterloo, a session was devoted to fracture education. Some of the ideas presented at that session are included and discussed here.…

It is argued in this paper that the interdisciplinary course provides a setting for viewing the ordered relationships that exist among disciplines. The necessity of this approach is pointed out as it reflects the need for a highly disarticulated curriculum to address and find solutions to the complex problems facing the world community. A…

Considers some documentary evidence for the view that the U.S. is on the educational and cultural decline and contends that the principal symptoms of weakness have been with us for decades. Lays the responsibility for many of the problems in the present crisis in humanities education on the humanities faculty. (SED)

Reports results of a survey of graduate education in broadcast programs. Notes (1) a trend toward merging communication areas at the graduate level and (2) a clear identification of broadcasting as a discipline. (PD)

An interdisciplinary course can offer new dimensions to both teaching and learning, but along with freedom there must be discipline. (Editor)

Outlines a physical chemistry course which is designed for civil engineering juniors and seniors to solve environmental problems. (CC)

This article offers a curriculum scheme which responds to the nonverbal and intuitive character of learning in the visual arts and which is framed to deal specifically with content in the visual arts. (Author/SJL)