The success of student government activities on any campus is significantly affected by the amount of student participation permitted in the institution's decision-making processes. The traditional" model of government--characterized by tokenism--often results in the separate jurisdictions" model-- characterized by fragmentation and interest…

The Watergate tapes reveal that Nixon and his aides were the prime victims of their own rhetoric in that they began to believe what they tried to sell the public. (JH)

Examines the meaning of the word "history" as used in the common phrase "literary history" by critics and scholars. Asserts the differences between historical scholarship and literary history. Argues that the grounding activity of literary history is insulated from the relativism insisted upon by poststructuralist theorizing. (HB)

Two examples of student prose are analysed as instances of the unreasoned, illogical thinking which the author considers prevalent at the university level today. Causes for student inability to communicate by means of objective argument are explored, and a course, "Investigation, Thinking, and Arguing," is outlined as a suggested replacement for…

A study (1) identified curricular areas administrators of vocational education considered helpful in strengthening managerial and administrative skills and (2) solicited response to special service areas considered helpful in expanding the delivery of postsecondary vocational education to the structurally unemployed and undereducated. From a…

Views purpose in writing as a complex web of meaning which writers build and which readers in their own, independently constructive way infer. (JAD)

Discusses the governance problems to be faced in the next decade due to the necessity for fiscal austerity and the demands of faculty and students for more executive power. (MJK)

The two teaching units in this document present listening and speaking as dynamic skills and emphasize learning through discovery and induction. "Listening to Understand" encourages the student to participate primarily as a member of a group rather than as an individual. Classroom exercises are listed for teaching students efficient listening, the…

Demonstrates several of the pitfalls inherent in traditional textbook definitions of the "formal essay" and academic discourse in the teaching of literary criticism. Suggests alternative approaches and assignments that make students aware of other ways to read and write about literature. (HB)

Two traditions are distinguishable in modern linguistic theory: the tradition of "universal grammar" which flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries, and the tradition of structural or descriptive linguistics which reached its peak 15 or 20 years ago. Universal grammar was concerned with (1) the relation of deep structure to surface forms and to…

In response to dramatic enrollment declines between 1991 and 1996, 19 division deans at Indiana's Vincennes University (VU) implemented the Pathways Project to renew their role as campus leaders and address the causes of the enrollment decline. In the project's first year, considerable success was achieved in involving over 100 faculty in five…

Much difficulty in teaching composition stems from the erroneous assumption that thought precedes writing. (JH)

A recounting of the author's experiences after becoming a gay activist at Kent State University. (JH)

Four major trends will be evident in the future of undergraduate education: (1) an increase in the enrollment of nontraditional students, (2) an increase in the number of alternative educational institutions, (3) a decrease in the emphasis on vocational preparation, and (4) a major reconsideration of compulsory education. (DC)