Since the end of World War II the public community college has grown in significance, and it is now the most rapidly multiplying educational institution in the country. This review of literature examines the role of these community colleges in occupational education in terms of methods of operation and extent of offering. Occupational preparation…

Describes the development and design of an undergraduate course which utilized a marketing principles class to teach students information gathering techniques as part of a college wide competency requirement. The materials and procedures used, roles of instructors and librarians in the course, and evaluation of the project are discussed. (CLB)

Students from 15 colleges compare their expectations of college with their experiences. (MSE)

Discusses the expansion of a two-year pre-engineering program into a four-year engineering degree program. States that faculty, administration, industry, and community must work together to meet the program's objectives. (RT)

A January 1986 UNESCO international conference on the role of higher education in promoting international understanding, cooperation, peace, and respect for human rights focused on the nuclear threat and conventional warfare, the role of international governmental and nongovernmental organizations, research and education for peace, and…

The emerging role of Kuwait University as a major institution, its position in Kuwait and in the Arab world, and its efforts toward program development and institutional research are discussed. Specific issues in admissions, curriculum emphasis, teaching methods, facilities, staffing, and long-range financial and administrative planning are…

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's report on collegiate education, "College," is discussed by Ernest L. Boyer. The undergraduate experience and quality, college teaching, assessment, the quality of campus life, student development, and general education are discussed. (MLW)

The present liberal arts degree does not provide the thinking skills and necessary knowledge for wise decision-making because it is not keeping up with the increasing pace of history and the expanding world of technology and knowledge, and does not directly teach synthesizing skills. Elements of a core curriculum are proposed.(MSE)

American universities can learn a lesson from the Japanese about how to educate individuals as professionals who work together effectively, a key to adapting higher education to the needs of a new, professional society. (MSE)

Northeast Missouri State University has developed a way of knowing its effectiveness through a method of assessment that focuses on the value added to the student's knowledge and personality. Competency testing and attitudinal assessment are used. The effects on curriculum and instruction are outlined. (MLW)

The evolution of the Harvard University undergraduate liberal arts curriculum and its relationship to contemporary concepts and discussion of the educated person is examined. A specific definition of the intended outcomes of liberal arts education in the 1980s is proposed. (MSE)

A discussion of the development of a team-taught course on World War II focuses on the students' reception of various aspects of course content, especially moral values and psychological dimensions, and the use of war-related poetry and prose in the syllabus. (MSE)

Introductory courses in biology are often either designed for majors or watered-down versions for nonmajors that are not stimulating. A course developed for nonmajors emphasizes the relationship of biology to the human condition and focuses on five basic concepts while being flexible enough to adapt to new research and technology. (MSE)

Recent Swedish reforms in higher education have as objectives increased access to education, diversification, and democratic organization, but they are also threatening an overemphasis on science and technology and a loss of the varied traditions of knowledge. A reassessment of admission policies, institutional organization, faculty…

This paper presents findings of a study on the gap between high-school academic content standards and the knowledge and skills needed for success in entry-level university courses. The study had two parts. The first described the development of standards of knowledge and skills for university success (KSUS) through a combination of a modified…