Abstract
ix solid papers responded to the call for Strengthening the Lower Division Curriculum. And one commonality is striking about them. All the articles in this special issue deal with the introductory course. Introductory Sociology embodies many of the problems facing higher education today: the challenge of depth versus breadth; the validity of prerequisites and sequenced curricula; heterogeneous student bodies reflecting demographic shifts; a greater range of student skills from the barely literate to the masterful; declining enrollments in the liberal arts; connections among liberal arts disciplines; ensuring quality instruction and accountability to undergraduate students. In the field of sociology, the problem has
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