The curriculum of the future must take into consideration the fragmentation of knowledge and the altered position of the United States as a world power. The last decade has brought largely superficial, adaptive institutional adjustments whereas universities must undertake a new organon for comprehending global society. (Author/JH)

A consideration of the role of the university and of a liberal education emphasizes the university as a repository of values to be transmitted and acted upon by those who attend it. (JH)

Concerned about the lack of specific inservice programs for urban school administrators, the authors of this article describe how the Danforth Foundation's program helped its 15 participants from Cincinnati, St. Louis, and Louisville during the first year of existence. (Editor)

Offers an overview of the development of the teaching of Russian in the People's Republic of Poland since its introduction in 1945 and the support of the periodical "Jezyk Rosyjski" (Russian Language) in the attainment of the goals set by the Ministry of Popular Education of the People's Republic of Poland. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

College students received either one half of the objectives for a certain test or no objectives at all. The subjects with objectives performed better than those without on posttest items referenced to their objectives (relevant learning) and less well on items not covered (incidental learning). Findings conflict with previous research. (Author/SE)

Article discussed a learning center, focusing on science, an area in which self-discovery made an important difference and in which there has been increasing emphasis on individualization. (Author/RK)

This review of an art education program is the result of a continuing effort in New Jersey to develop policy and curriculum in meeting court mandates for defining more precisely the constitutional requirement for "Thorough and Efficient" education. (Editor/RK)

The United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's goal of achieving 100 percent international literacy by the year 2000 led the United Nations General assembly to proclaim 1990 as International Literacy Year. This proclamation was linked to the formulation of a plan of action to assist member states in all regions of the world…

An experiment involving 30 sixth graders with learning disabilities in mathematics tested the hypothesis that participation in goal setting enhances achievement outcomes. Ss received subtraction training that included instruction and practice opportunities over several sessions. Some Ss set proximal performance goals each session, others had goals…

A disturbing trend is developing in higher education which may jeopardize the quality and importance of the classical tradition in education. This trend is exemplified by demands that the liberal arts be made relevant and comprehensible to the student and that they be related in some way to the search for a good job. The great classical…

The major elements of the industry-based planning process can be successfully applied to the development and implementation of international projects in educational institutions. International education programs share the following fundamental structural elements with business and industry: they compete in the market place, and exist by managing…

The keynote address before the Community College Humanities Association (CCHA) Central Division Conference is presented in this publication along with a series of reports reflecting the activities of the CCHA for 1983-84. In his address entitled "Born Again Humanities or Here Comes the Sun," Landon C. Kirchner discusses the incipient…

The author discusses the status and role of foreign languages in general, and French in particular, in the German educational system. (Text is in German.) (TL)

By concentrating on minority needs and management problems, American educators have lost sight of their responsibilities to the nation. What is needed is honesty and self-confidence on the part of colleges and universities to assert their variety of qualities. (Editor/PG)

Faced with mounting criticism, a professor suggests that universities show that they still care about the respect, dignity, and worth of every individual. (Editor)