Why teach philosophy in secondary schools? The answer lies in the skills and attitudes that are needed and learned in philosophy--logic, critical analysis, and persistent inquiry--fundamental tools for all learning. (Author/RK)

Empire State College, a non-traditional unit of the State University of New York, conducted a series of seminars related to the Watergate Affair, at which 23 students took part in this intensive exploration of a Watergate. It provided tremendous opportunity for insight into the concept of seminars within a college. (Author)

Focuses on incorporating feminist thinking into teaching to show the limitations of mainstream analyses of a theory. Uses a democratic feminist theory in discussing environmental problems, and suggests projects that involve students in political activity. Provides a course syllabus and a reading list with applications of feminist theory. (NL)

Discusses the relationship between student assessment and instructional improvement. Describes the development and administration of a Teaching Goals Inventory, which helps teachers clarify what they want their students to learn and helps institutions discover teaching priorities among departments and within the college as a whole. (DMM)

Recommends that an administrative syllabus, a course calendar, and a detailed set of student objectives are necessary ingredients of the well-organized college music course. Suggests use of a word processor to develop these documents, allowing for easy revision. Includes guidelines for creating these materials. (LS)

Outlines a graduate course, "Microbial Systems Analysis," for students in chemical and environmental engineering or engineering mechanics, as well as microbiology, ecology and biotechnology. Describes the objectives, structure and laboratory experiments for the course. (YP)

Describes Europe Week, a one-week preservice teacher education course conducted during the summer at the University of Nottingham (UK). Students were encouraged to increase their knowledge and understanding of Europe, consider issues of European comparative education, plan ways to integrate a European dimension across the curriculum, and…

Relates highlights of the findings of the Modern Language Association's 1990 survey of upper-division literature courses. Discusses works consistently taught and recently added, literary criticism, educational goals, theoretical perspectives, course format, and respondent characteristics. (PRA)

Discusses in detail the findings of the Modern Language Association's 1990 survey of upper-division literature courses. Discusses works consistently taught and recently added, literary criticism, educational goals, theoretical perspectives, course format, and respondent characteristics. (PRA)

Describes a program of bibliographic instruction (BI) that was developed at Concordia University (Montreal) for first-year exercise science students. The use of BI in the classroom is described, aims and objectives of the course are explained, the librarian's presentation is discussed, and a relevant assignment is described. (13 references) (LRW)

Explores the inclusion of risk reduction, as it relates to the handling of hazardous materials, within the chemical engineering curriculum and current teaching efforts on this topic at the University of Louisville. Includes common course outlines, selected textbooks and other required materials, guest lecture list by topic, and examples of…

Describes a course on database construction that is given in the Department of Library and Information Studies at the General Polytechnic of Amsterdam. Objectives of the course are discussed, education for library and information science in the Netherlands is outlined, and a postgraduate course for practitioners is described. (LRW)

Provides a background to the establishment of virtual universities in Korea and presents a framework for course development. Highlights include the use of distance, or open education; reasons for rapid changes in higher education; course objectives; team building; and future possibilities. (Contains 33 references.) (LRW)

Reviews literature on changes that occur in students after taking women's studies classes. Changes include self-expression, sense of commitment and responsibility, critical thinking, empowerment, and acknowledgement of diversity. Review determined that students become more liberal in their attitudes toward women, and experience an increase in…