It is the authors' contention that there is no such thing as "thinking outside the box." However, the term has become an iconic phrase for a generation. The discussion presents the authors' thoughts on why there is no box in which to think outside. If there is a box, then accidental learning would never exist for students.

An introductory course is the discipline's handshake; it is the greeting that either seals the deal or in varying degrees convinces the learner that this discipline has little usefulness. Given the huge stakes in forming a strategy for the introductory course, how should we structure the course? The argument in this paper is that we should…

The delivered curriculum, or the curriculum the students actually experience has always been a function of teacher decision making. Since the inception of high stakes accountability, the curricula to which students are exposed have become a focal point of school reform efforts. This article argues that the null curriculum is expanding in ways that…

This paper discusses the critical relation between professor, student and technology in the process of encouraging graduate students to read required textbook sections. It discusses how using online management software, graduate students are required to submit weekly chapter summaries to the professor by 5:00 pm on Fridays. In addition to the…

By the end of the 1990s, the topic of spirituality as distinguished from religion was being discussed in higher education conferences and publications. Using qualitative research methods, this study examines definitions of spirituality in higher education literature. The researcher argues that (1) the emerging discussion of spirituality can be…

The ability to ask quality questions and to respond adequately and usefully are skills few are formally taught. These skills are learned haphazardly by some and by trial and error by others. Asking questions and responding to questions are vital to learning, relating with others, and in professional/vocational endeavors. This article advocates…

Higher education plays a significant role in shaping the culture of societies. As globalization becomes more prominent in all aspects of civilization, higher education must respond and lead in this endeavor. It is incumbent upon postsecondary institutions to train the leaders of tomorrow to lead in a world without boundaries, and to be able to…

There are multiple arguments for and against the policy of students judging the effectiveness of university teaching. The advantages of evaluative procedures are qualified by the susceptibility of data to misinterpretation. By representing support through rewards, student evaluation of instruction could be made amenable to every faculty. (Author)

Identifies some competencies and defines roles important to the successful operation of middle-management personnel in colleges and universities, specifically, the roles of deans and department or division chairs. (Author)

Leadership among educational executives is necessary to facilitate educational progress. Yet, leadership is rendered relatively inaccessible. Its absence in practice is as common as its presence in the rhetoric of education. As leadership becomes definable and schools and communities accept it, the illusion may be transformed into a salvation.…

This paper discusses the utility of integrated systematic design methods for promoting educational research and development projects. It argues that procedures pertinent to the integrated methodologies of research-evaluation, monitoring-formative evaluation, and planning-research can be successfully utilized to promote the execution and completion…

Examines the value of higher education. Demonstrates that higher education should not be understood as competing with alternative life goals, but rather either as the common element in all efficient means for achieving life goals or as, on its own, the best means for achieving life goals. (JAC)

Suggests that assistance to college students who are making career decisions should not be left to Placement Offices or Counseling Centers. Students would be better served if faculty, in concert with Placement and Counseling Offices, advised about graduate schools, employment opportunities, and the need for continuing education. (JAC)

Points out the growing need in business and industry for managers who are knowledgeable and skilled in Data Processing. College curricula should be redesigned and taught in a professinally-oriented way with a genuine concern for developing in students competence that is relevant to the real world. (JAC)

Explores the status of teacher preparation for environmental education and the needs for providing more effective environmental education. Gives recommendations for preparing teachers to provide effective environmental education for students. (RC)