Describes the assumptions and principles of emergent literacy and establishes the need to reconceptualize kindergarten practice in the area of literacy education. Conclusions drawn from a series of studies of current kindergarten practice in a large midwestern state are considered. (BB)

Harvard University Law School's redesigned first-year curriculum is organized to convey the tradition of the first year and also to allow for the introduction of alternative ways of knowing, in response to changes in legal reality. Coordinated teaching, "bridge periods," and newly developed materials characterize the changes. (MSE)

Presents a teaching approach developed by Edmund Feldman that encourages young children to talk about art through guided discussion. A dialogue with a small group of four- and five-year-olds about the painting, "The Countess of Sussex and Her Daughter," by Thomas Gainsborough, is included. (BB)

A meeting of Project 30, an effort to redesign teacher education so that it is multicultural, concentrated on five issues including cultural awareness, general knowledge, knowledge about specific subjects to be taught, teaching ability, and recruitment of minority-group members. (MLW)

Describes the curriculum reorganization and staff training involved in the desegregation of the Holyoke (Massachusetts) public schools. Suggests strategies for successful integration of a multicultural curriculum. (FMW)

Problems with public education and workforce preparation require a new partnership between business and education. Beyond education reforms already proposed, the following initiatives are urged: (1) greater parental involvement; (2) greater community involvement; (3) a fundamental restructuring of schools; (4) greater attention to early education…

Considers the leadership role played by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) in curriculum development. Reviews AACJC's public policy agenda for 1987. Traces the organization's role in establishing economic development as a curricular priority for two-year colleges, and briefly describes award-winning partnerships…

Explains how IBM and Apple microcomputers are being used in U.S. history survey courses at Johnson County Community College (Kansas). Discusses development of the program and the use of software such as "U.S. Constitution Tutor" and "Microstudy." Describes the courses and the computer-assisted-instruction modules designed to go…

An innovative orientation program for freshmen at the University of Puget Sound called Passages and Preludes mixes outdoor fun with academic work. They meet in small groups with faculty members who introduce them to college-level reading and writing. For another two days the students hike, sail, fish and canoe. (MLW)

As North America increasingly becomes an urban society, questions surface as to the role and direction of environmental education programs. Such programs may hold potential in abating some of the problems inherent with contemporary inner city youth. Several successful on-going programs are reviewed. (Author/CW)

Major issues in medical school faculty promotion are examined, drawing on experience at Johns Hopkins University (Maryland). It is stressed that the promotions process is not simple or mechanistic and is aided by institutional memory and by the committee's knowledge of contributions made by leaders elsewhere. (Author/MSE)

In a case-managed university support system for students who are deaf or hearing impaired, a rehabilitation counselor with interpreting skills helps individual faculty, students, and staff manage the system of 10 integrated support services. The counselors' primary functions are assessment, planning, linking, monitoring, and advocacy. (MSE)

Describes South Africa's Molteno Project, an initiative devoted to primary-school and adult-education language teaching and learning materials. Its primary aim is to improve the English-language skills of Junior Primary students in anticipation of year-five English instruction. Courses are learner-centered and emphasize a natural approach. (SLD)

The affirmative action efforts of the College of Engineering at the University of California Davis campus demonstrate affirmative action at its best. Eight programs are described that represent positive and constructive affirmative action that gives women and minorities the opportunity to advance through hard work. (SLD)

Describes practical guidelines constructed by the staff of a large-scale self-access English language instruction project in Malaysia, focusing on the production of self-access materials in a situation where staff have limited resources, where both quantity and quality are required, and where there is a need to provide an in-house look to the…